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Akana vs SamCart

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Akana

Software

Enterprise API lifecycle management platform

From
$2500/monthly
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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SamCart

Software

The number one checkout 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; SamCart plans start at $79 per month, and features like subscription saver and A/B testing are reserved for the higher $199 per month Scale tier

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Akana and SamCart actually diverge.

Attributes where Akana and SamCart differ
AttributeAkanaSamCart
Starting price$2500/monthlyOn request
PlatformsCloud, On-premise, HybridWeb
Founded2001Unknown

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), 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 SamCart

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

SamCart

No use cases recorded yet. See the SamCart 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

SamCart

  • Plans start at $79 per month, and features like subscription saver and A/B testing are reserved for the higher $199 per month Scale tier

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

SamCart

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the SamCart 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 SamCart if

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

SamCart review

Questions people ask

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