# Akto vs FireTail

| Attribute | Akto | FireTail |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 53.3 (13% (low)) | 47.7 (54% (medium)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"An open-source platform that builds an inventory of AI agents, MCPs, and APIs running across infrastructure while testing for security vulnerabilities including OWASP Top 10 categories. It is indexed under API Security.","source":"https://www.akto.io","question":"What is Akto?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Akto is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.akto.io","question":"Is Akto free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Akto supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.akto.io","question":"What platforms does Akto support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Akto can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.akto.io","question":"Can Akto be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 52 integrations for Akto, including AWS Bedrock, Azure AI Foundry, Google Vertex AI, Databricks, IBM Watsonx, LiteLLM, Copilot Studio and Langchain, plus 44 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.akto.io","question":"What does Akto integrate with?","confidence":0.6}]` | `[{"answer":"Provides real-time visibility into all AI model usage and API activity throughout your organization, enforces security policies automatically, and detects and responds to threats before they can cause harm. It is indexed under API Security.","source":"https://firetail.io","question":"What is FireTail?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"FireTail offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://firetail.io","question":"Is FireTail free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to FireTail. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://firetail.io","question":"What platforms does FireTail support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. FireTail can be deployed cloud / SaaS and on-premise, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://firetail.io","question":"Can FireTail be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 4 integrations for FireTail, including AWS, GitLab, Elastic Cloud and Wiz. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://firetail.io","question":"What does FireTail integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and GDPR for FireTail. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as FireTail not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.firetail.ai/blog/ai-compliance-tools","question":"What security certifications does FireTail have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"FireTail is available worldwide. Its primary markets are the United States and the EU. The vendor is headquartered in Ireland.","source":"https://firetail.io","question":"Where is FireTail available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true}` |
| description.long | Platform for security teams to automatically discover and catalog AI agents, MCPs, and APIs; test for vulnerabilities with 1000+ security checks; enforce real-time protections; and maintain audit trails for compliance with AI governance frameworks. | A comprehensive platform that provides enterprise-wide visibility into AI usage—from applications to user-initiated tools—and enables organizations to implement governance policies aligned with security frameworks like OWASP Top 10. |
| features.capabilities | `{"deployment_model":"out_of_band_mirror","graphql_grpc_support":true,"ci_cd_shift_left_testing":true,"owasp_api_top_10_coverage":true,"pii_phi_data_classification":true,"shadow_zombie_api_discovery":true,"ebpf_kubernetes_traffic_capture":true,"bola_idor_vulnerability_detection":true,"automated_threat_blocking_remediation":true}` | `{"soc2_type_ii":true,"deployment_model":"inline_proxy","ci_cd_shift_left_testing":true,"pii_phi_data_classification":true,"shadow_zombie_api_discovery":true,"openapi_swagger_schema_validation":true,"automated_threat_blocking_remediation":true}` |
| integrations.count | 200 | 3 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"AWS Bedrock"},{"name":"Azure AI Foundry"},{"name":"Google Vertex AI"},{"name":"Databricks"},{"name":"IBM Watsonx"},{"name":"LiteLLM"},{"name":"Copilot Studio"},{"name":"Langchain"},{"name":"n8n"},{"name":"TrueFoundry"},{"name":"Snowflake"},{"name":"Arcade"},{"name":"Salesforce"},{"name":"Claude"},{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Gemini"},{"name":"Llama"},{"name":"DeepSeek"},{"name":"Grok"},{"name":"Portkey"},{"name":"Kong"},{"name":"F5"},{"name":"Azure API Gateway"},{"name":"Apigee"},{"name":"Mulesoft"},{"name":"Istio"},{"name":"NGINX"},{"name":"Cloudflare"},{"name":"Envoy"},{"name":"GitHub Copilot"},{"name":"Cursor"},{"name":"VSCode"},{"name":"IntelliJ"},{"name":"Neovim"},{"name":"CrowdStrike"},{"name":"SentinelOne"},{"name":"Microsoft Defender"},{"name":"Zscaler"},{"name":"Cloudflare WARP"},{"name":"Chrome Extension"},{"name":"Firefox Extension"},{"name":"Safari Extension"},{"name":"Ollama"},{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"vLLM"},{"name":"AWS Lambda"},{"name":"AWS ECS"},{"name":"AWS EKS"},{"name":"Google Cloud Run"},{"name":"Burp Suite","native":true,"direction":"inbound"},{"name":"AWS","native":true,"direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Postman","native":true,"direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Google Cloud Platform","native":true,"direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Heroku","native":true,"direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"ChatGPT","native":true,"category":"ai_assistant","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Anthropic Compliance API","native":true,"category":"ai_platform","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"OpenAI Compliance API","native":true,"category":"ai_platform","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"AWS API Gateway","native":true,"category":"api_gateway","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Layer 7","native":true,"category":"api_gateway","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"AWS Fargate","native":true,"category":"cloud","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"GCP","native":true,"category":"cloud","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Azure","native":true,"category":"cloud","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Microsoft Intune","native":true,"category":"endpoint_management","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"NinjaOne","native":true,"category":"endpoint_management","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Automox","native":true,"category":"endpoint_management","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"SIEM","native":true,"category":"security","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"BurpSuite","native":true,"category":"security_testing","direction":"bidirectional"}]` | `[{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"Elastic Cloud"},{"name":"Wiz"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":["US"],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"quote","summary":"Usage-based enterprise pricing. Contact sales for specifics.","currency":"USD","sourceUrl":"https://www.akto.io/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-09-24T12:09:03.486Z"}` | `{"type":"quote","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://firetail.io","retrievedAt":"2026-09-24T12:07:11.844Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | quote | quote |
| pricing.price_level | unknown | low |
| pricing.transparent | no | no |
| security.certifications | - | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","status":"active"}]` |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.trust_center | https://www.akto.io/openai-compliance | https://www.firetail.ai/blog/ai-compliance-tools |

## Capabilities (API Security)

| Capability | Akto | FireTail |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Deployment model | Out of band mirror | Inline proxy |
| Shadow zombie API discovery | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pii phi data classification | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bola idor vulnerability detection | ✓ | - |
| Openapi swagger schema validation | - | ✓ |
| Ci cd shift left testing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Ebpf kubernetes traffic capture | ✓ | - |
| Automated threat blocking remediation | ✓ | ✓ |
| Owasp API top 10 coverage | ✓ | - |
| Graphql grpc support | ✓ | - |
| SOC2 type ii | - | ✓ |
| ISO 27001 | - | - |
| Pricing model | - | - |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:59:33.084Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*