G2 Vendor Directory

Akto API Security Platform vs. Cobalt

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricAkto API Security Platform

by Akto.io

Cobalt

by Cobalt

Overall rating4.54.5
Review count55183
Ease of use8.89.3
Ease of setup8.99.2
Quality of support9.29.4
Meets requirements8.69.4
NPS66.66666770.879121
Small Business34.5%24.0%
Mid-Market43.6%55.6%
Enterprise21.8%20.5%
Total page views5821,413
Total LLM citations1,29513,393

Akto API Security Platform

Akto is a trusted platform for application security and product security teams to build an enterprise-grade API security program throughout their DevSecOps pipeline. Our industry-leading suite of — API discovery, API security posture management, sensitive data exposure, and API security testing solutions enables organizations to gain visibility in their API security posture. 1,000+ Application Security teams globally trust Akto for their API security needs. Akto use cases: 1. API Discovery 2. API Security Testing in CI/CD 3. API Security Posture Management 4.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Security
  • Automation Testing
  • API Testing
  • API Management
  • Features

Cobalt

Cobalt is the pioneer in pentesting as a service (PTaaS) and a leader in continuous offensive security testing grounded in human expertise. The Cobalt Offensive Security Platform spans the full spectrum of offensive security, from targeted, human-led pentesting to high-frequency, AI-driven autonomous security testing. Only Cobalt brings together the four critical elements of modern offensive security: elite human expertise, a context-aware platform, AI-powered orchestration, and the industry's largest dataset of real-world pentest results.

Pros

  • Pentesting Efficiency
  • Customer Support
  • Ease of Use
  • Communication
  • Reporting Quality
  • Team Expertise