Salt Security

Salt Security has built the strongest runtime API threat detection in the market by taking a fundamentally different approach to the problem: instead of matching known attack signatures, the platform establishes a behavioural baseline for every API and detects deviations that indicate abuse. The CRN naming Salt the only API security vendor on the 2025 Security 100 List and the Globee Gold Award for API Security reflect independent validation of a product that genuinely delivers on its runtime protection promise.

The learning curve for alert tuning after initial deployment is consistently noted by reviewers, and the focus on runtime means pre-production security testing requires a separate tool or vendor.

The verdict: Salt Security is right for enterprises with large API estates needing comprehensive discovery, posture management, and runtime attack detection. Organisations wanting developer-first shift-left API testing should evaluate 42Crunch or Akamai API Security alongside Salt.

Last reviewed: May 2026

Strongest: API discovery & inventory

Watch out for: Standards & spec coverage

Best for

Enterprises with large API estates needing comprehensive discovery, posture management, and runtime attack detection.

Not suitable for: Organisations wanting API gateway functionality — Salt Security focuses on security monitoring and protection, not API management or request routing.