API Management · head to head
Akana vs Cypress
Akana
API Management
Enterprise API lifecycle management platform
- From
- $2500/monthly
- Rated
- -
Cypress
Testing & QA
JavaScript end-to-end testing framework with browser-based runner and cloud service
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Cypress has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Akana owned by Perforce and sold within their portfolio rather than independently, and akana.com redirects to perforce.com; Cypress limited to web applications; mobile and desktop app testing not supported
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Akana and Cypress actually diverge.
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Akana
- API Lifecycle Management
- API Security
- Governance Controls
- OAuth
- SAML
- LDAP
- Active Directory
- Cloud support
Only in Cypress
Nothing recorded that Akana does not also cover.
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Akana
- API lifecycle management across REST, SOAP and GraphQLnot Cypress
- Applying OAuth, JWT and SAML policies at the gatewaynot Cypress
- Running the same platform on-premises, in Kubernetes or across cloudsnot Cypress
- Developer portal and API monetisationnot Cypress
- Monitoring API traffic and enforcing quotasnot Cypress
Cypress
- End-to-end testing for modern JavaScript web applicationsnot Akana
- Continuous integration pipelines with parallelised test executionnot Akana
- Visual regression testing and accessibility verificationnot Akana
- Flaky test detection and eliminationnot Akana
- Team collaboration on test maintenance and debuggingnot Akana
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Akana
- Owned by Perforce and sold within their portfolio rather than independently, and akana.com redirects to perforce.com
- Pricing is not published; only a 30 day trial is offered
Cypress
- Limited to web applications; mobile and desktop app testing not supported
- Free tier capped at 500 test results/month; insufficient for most development teams
- Paid features (flake detection, analytics) not included in free tier
- JavaScript/TypeScript focused; less suitable for polyglot organisations
Pricing, plan by plan
Akana
$2500/monthly- Professional$2500/monthly
- API Gateway
- Developer Portal
- Basic analytics
- Enterprise$5000/monthly
- Advanced governance
- Multi-cloud support
- Premium support
- Custom$undefined/monthly
- Custom solutions
- Dedicated support
- SLA guarantee
Cypress
Free- Starter (Free)Free
- 500 test results/month
- 100 prompt executions/month
- Parallelisation
- Team$67/month
- 120k test results/year
- 9k prompt executions/year
- Flake detection
- Business$267/month
- 120k test results/year
- 24k prompt executions/year
- Spec prioritisation
- Enterprise$null/custom
- 1.8M test results/year
- 60k prompt executions/year
- Unlimited users
Which should you pick?
Choose Akana if
- You need api lifecycle management.
- You work on Cloud, On-premise, Hybrid.
- You also want api security.
Questions people ask
- Is Akana or Cypress better?
- Neither clearly leads. Akana starts at $2500/monthly and Cypress at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Akana or Cypress?
- Cypress has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $2500/monthly for Akana and Free for Cypress.
- Does Akana or Cypress run on more platforms?
- Akana runs on Cloud, On-premise, Hybrid. Cypress runs on macOS, Windows, Linux.
- Can I use Cypress for free?
- Yes. Cypress has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Akana starts at $2500/monthly.
- What is Akana best used for?
- Akana is most often used for api lifecycle management across rest, soap and graphql, applying oauth, jwt and saml policies at the gateway, running the same platform on-premises, in kubernetes or across clouds, developer portal and api monetisation. Of those, api lifecycle management across rest, soap and graphql and applying oauth, jwt and saml policies at the gateway are not what Cypress is typically brought in for.
- What can Akana do that Cypress cannot?
- Akana covers API Lifecycle Management, API Security, Governance Controls, OAuth.
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