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Akana vs Razorpay

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Akana

Software

Enterprise API lifecycle management platform

From
$2500/monthly
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Razorpay

Software

Accept, process and disburse payments with India's leading payments platform

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Akana owned by Perforce and sold within their portfolio rather than independently, and akana.com redirects to perforce.com; Razorpay international card payments cost up to 3% per transaction versus 2% domestically, per razorpay.com/pricing (Aug 2026), and an 18% GST is added on top of the platform fee

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Akana and Razorpay actually diverge.

Attributes where Akana and Razorpay differ
AttributeAkanaRazorpay
Starting price$2500/monthlyOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptiontransaction
PlatformsCloud, On-premise, HybridWeb
Founded2001Unknown

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

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 Razorpay

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 Razorpay
  • Applying OAuth, JWT and SAML policies at the gatewaynot Razorpay
  • Running the same platform on-premises, in Kubernetes or across cloudsnot Razorpay
  • Developer portal and API monetisationnot Razorpay
  • Monitoring API traffic and enforcing quotasnot Razorpay

Razorpay

No use cases recorded yet. See the Razorpay review.

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

Razorpay

  • International card payments cost up to 3% per transaction versus 2% domestically, per razorpay.com/pricing (Aug 2026), and an 18% GST is added on top of the platform fee
  • Instant refunds cost between Rs. 7.99 and Rs. 14.99 per refund on top of the transaction fee, per Razorpay's own pricing page; standard refunds are free but instant ones are not

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

Razorpay

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Razorpay review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Akana if

  • You need api lifecycle management.
  • You work on Cloud, On-premise, Hybrid.
  • You also want api security.
Akana review

Choose Razorpay if

Nothing in the data separates Razorpay from Akana on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Razorpay review

Questions people ask

Is Akana or Razorpay better?
Neither clearly leads. Akana starts at $2500/monthly and Razorpay at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Akana or Razorpay?
Akana starts at $2500/monthly and Razorpay at On request.
Does Akana or Razorpay run on more platforms?
Akana runs on Cloud, On-premise, Hybrid. Razorpay runs on Web.
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 Razorpay is typically brought in for.
What can Akana do that Razorpay cannot?
Akana covers API Lifecycle Management, API Security, Governance Controls, OAuth.
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