Compare Imperva API Security vs. KrakenD

Imperva API Security safeguards your APIs using an automated positive security model, which identifies vulnerabilities in applications and protects them from being exploited. On average, organizations handle at least 300 APIs, and Imperva enhances your security framework by automatically constructing a positive security model for each uploaded API swagger file. The rapid development of APIs often outpaces the ability of security teams to review and approve them before deployment. With Imperva’s API Security, your teams can maintain a proactive stance in DevOps through automation. This solution equips your strategy with pre-configured security rules tailored to your specific APIs, ensuring comprehensive coverage of OWASP API standards and enhancing visibility into all security events for each API endpoint. By simply uploading the OpenAPI specification file created by your DevOps team, Imperva will efficiently generate a positive security model, allowing for streamlined security management. This capability not only simplifies API security but also enables organizations to focus more on innovation while maintaining robust protection.

Engineered for peak performance and efficient resource use, KrakenD can manage a staggering 70k requests per second on just one instance. Its stateless build ensures hassle-free scalability, sidelining complications like database upkeep or node synchronization. In terms of features, KrakenD is a jack-of-all-trades. It accommodates multiple protocols and API standards, offering granular access control, data shaping, and caching capabilities. A standout feature is its Backend For Frontend pattern, which consolidates various API calls into a single response, simplifying client interactions. On the security front, KrakenD is OWASP-compliant and data-agnostic, streamlining regulatory adherence. Operational ease comes via its declarative setup and robust third-party tool integration. With its open-source community edition and transparent pricing model, KrakenD is the go-to API Gateway for organizations that refuse to compromise on performance or scalability.