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RapidAPI
API marketplace and management platform for discovering and publishing APIs
As of 30 August 2026, RapidAPI is free to use. RapidAPI is the world's largest API marketplace and management platform that allows developers to discover, test, and integrate thousands of APIs. Softwr lists it under APIs. RapidAPI is launched in 2015, available on Web, iOS, Android, Windows.
Overview
What RapidAPI does
RapidAPI is the world's largest API marketplace and management platform that allows developers to discover, test, and integrate thousands of APIs. It also provides tools for API providers to publish and monetize their APIs.
What people use it for
- API Development
- API Gateway
- API Testing
- API Documentation
- Microservices
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The honest half
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 RapidAPI.
- RapidAPI Enterprise Hub minimum seat requirement is 5 seats per the embedded pricing page configuration (SEATS_MINIMUM: 5).
- RapidAPI places a $0.50 USD temporary credit card authorization hold when subscribing, refunded only if no overage charges occur within 7 days.
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Pricing
What RapidAPI costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Free
Free
- Access to APIs
- Basic management
- Testing tools
Pro
$50 /mo
- Advanced features
- Analytics
- Dedicated support
Enterprise
On request
- Custom solutions
- SLA
- Custom integration
Capabilities
Features
API Marketplace
API Management
Testing Tools
Multiple third-party APIs
Integration with Multiple third-party APIs
Webhooks
Integration with Webhooks
REST APIs
Integration with REST APIs
Web support
Available on Web
Mobile support
Available on Mobile
Desktop support
Available on Desktop
Behind it
Who makes RapidAPI
- Company
- RapidAPI
- Based in
- San Francisco, California, USA
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