Akana

Enterprise API lifecycle management platform

As of 30 August 2026, Akana starts at $2500/monthly. Akana is an enterprise-grade API lifecycle management platform that enables organizations to design, secure, and manage APIs at scale. Softwr lists it under APIs. Akana is made by Perforce Software, launched in 2001, available on Web, Self-hosted.

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Overview

What Akana does

Akana is an enterprise-grade API lifecycle management platform that enables organizations to design, secure, and manage APIs at scale. It provides comprehensive API gateway, portal, and analytics capabilities with strong governance features.

What people use it 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
Monitoring API traffic and enforcing quotas

Where it falls short

Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about 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

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Pricing

What Akana costs

Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.

Professional

$2,500 /mo

API Gateway
Developer Portal
Basic analytics

Enterprise

$5,000 /mo

Advanced governance
Multi-cloud support
Premium support

Custom

On request

Custom solutions
Dedicated support
SLA guarantee

Capabilities

Features

API Lifecycle Management
API Security
Governance Controls
OAuth
Integration with OAuth
SAML
Integration with SAML
LDAP
Integration with LDAP
Active Directory
Integration with Active Directory
Cloud support
Available on Cloud
On-premise support
Available on On-premise
Hybrid support
Available on Hybrid

Answered, with sources

Questions people ask

Each answer names the page it came from, so you can check it rather than take our word for it.

What does Akana API Platform include?

Akana provides mediation and integration capabilities for creating easy-to-consume API products from API code, with features for API governance, security, and operational management.

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How does Akana help secure APIs?

Akana addresses the security challenges that come with more APIs and more endpoints, providing tools for enterprise API governance and compliance management.

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Behind it

Who makes Akana

Company: Perforce Software
Based in: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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