About
Wallarm is a comprehensive API and web application security platform that delivers automated, real-time protection for APIs, microservices, and cloud-native applications. Its unified platform covers the full security lifecycle—from discovery and testing to runtime protection and governance. Key capabilities include Advanced API Security for detecting and stopping API attacks at speed, API Discovery to surface all known and shadow APIs, API Security Testing for proactive vulnerability scanning, API Abuse Prevention, and Credential Stuffing Detection. Wallarm also extends protection to Agentic AI workloads, making it future-ready as AI-driven architectures become mainstream. On the infrastructure side, Wallarm's Cloud-Native WAAP (Web Application and API Protection) deploys seamlessly across AWS, GCP, Azure, Kubernetes, Kong, and MuleSoft environments. Its API Attack Surface Management module provides a comprehensive view of exposure and control over the entire attack surface, while API Leak Management monitors for leaked credentials and sensitive data. Wallarm supports DevSecOps workflows by integrating into CI/CD pipelines and offering automated security testing and penetration testing capabilities. It also maintains several open-source projects including an API Firewall, GoTestWAF, and libDetection library. With Wallarm University and hands-on API security certification programs, the platform also serves as an educational resource for security teams. It is best suited for enterprise development and security teams managing complex, distributed API environments.
Key Features
- Advanced API Security: Detects and stops API attacks in real time, including injection, abuse, and credential stuffing attacks across all API endpoints.
- API Discovery: Automatically inventories all APIs—including shadow and zombie APIs—to provide full visibility into the API attack surface.
- API Security Testing: Proactively tests APIs for vulnerabilities, supporting automated and manual penetration testing workflows integrated into DevSecOps pipelines.
- Cloud-Native WAAP: Delivers web application and API protection (WAAP) across AWS, GCP, Azure, Kubernetes, Kong, and MuleSoft via a single integrated platform.
- Agentic AI Protection: Extends security coverage to AI agent workloads and LLM-powered APIs, protecting against emerging threats in agentic architectures.
Use Cases
- An enterprise fintech company uses Wallarm to discover all internal and external APIs, monitor for anomalous traffic, and block credential stuffing attacks in real time.
- A healthcare SaaS provider integrates Wallarm into its CI/CD pipeline to run automated API security tests before each deployment, ensuring HIPAA-sensitive endpoints remain protected.
- A cloud-native startup running microservices on Kubernetes deploys Wallarm's WAAP to get unified protection across all services without managing multiple point security tools.
- A security team uses Wallarm's API Attack Surface Management to continuously audit their API exposure, identify leaked API keys, and remediate shadow APIs discovered in production.
- An AI platform company deploys Wallarm to protect its LLM-powered API layer from prompt injection, abuse, and unauthorized access by third-party agentic clients.
Pros
- Unified Security Platform: Combines API discovery, runtime protection, security testing, and attack surface management in a single platform, reducing tool sprawl.
- Broad Environment Support: Deploys across all major cloud providers and Kubernetes environments, making it suitable for complex multi-cloud and hybrid architectures.
- Future-Ready AI Security: Includes dedicated protection for agentic AI and LLM-driven APIs, addressing emerging security risks that most platforms don't yet cover.
Cons
- Enterprise Pricing: Pricing is tailored toward enterprise customers and requires a demo/sales engagement, which may be a barrier for smaller teams or startups.
- Implementation Complexity: Deploying across multi-cloud and Kubernetes environments can require significant configuration and security expertise to set up correctly.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Wallarm used for?
Wallarm is used for real-time API and application security—covering API discovery, attack detection and prevention, security testing, and API attack surface management across cloud and Kubernetes environments.
What environments does Wallarm support?
Wallarm supports AWS, GCP, Azure, Kubernetes, Kong, and MuleSoft deployments, making it suitable for multi-cloud and cloud-native architectures.
Does Wallarm have open-source tools?
Yes, Wallarm maintains several open-source projects including API Firewall, GoTestWAF, libDetection, JWT Heartbreaker, and a WallNet framework.
Can Wallarm protect AI agents and LLM-powered APIs?
Yes, Wallarm includes dedicated capabilities for protecting Agentic AI workloads and APIs used by LLM-powered applications, addressing threats specific to AI-driven architectures.
Is there a free tier or trial available?
Wallarm offers a free, hands-on API Security Certification program. Full platform access typically requires scheduling a demo and engaging with their sales team for enterprise pricing.
