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AppTrana API DDoS Protection

Always-On, Behavioral, Managed 24×7 with AI + Human Expertise

Behavioral DDoS as Default ML baselines API traffic patterns and blocks anomalies automatically from day one
Unmetered Attack Absorption Malicious floods absorbed at no extra cost with granular per-URI, per-token, and geo/IP controls
24×7 SOC as Your Team Extension Indusface SOC monitors APIs round the clock and tunes defences mid-attack

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Protecting thousands of applications. Blocking billions of attacks.

Platform metrics

<5 Min

From a DNS change to complete protection

100%

Of apps protected in block mode from day one

<72 hrs

The only WAAP that patches open vulnerabilities in hours

6,500+

Customers protected across 95+ countries

API DDoS Protection – Key Features

Behavioral Detection as Default

AppTrana learns normal traffic patterns for each API across URI, method, token, and session. This behavioural baseline lets us instantly flag anomalies, including low-rate distributed swarms where thousands of IPs send just 1–2 requests per second. No enterprise add-ons required.

Experience Reliable API Protection with Indusface

Indusface protects 8 API hosts and the behavioral DDOS is very helpful in dynamic rate-limiting. We haven't seen any downtime.

Reviewer Function : Manager IT Security and Risk Management
Company Size: 50M - 250M USD
Industry: Travel and Hospitality

Unmetered Attack Traffic

Most providers meter DDoS protection by requests-per-second. The bigger the flood, the bigger your bill. AppTrana takes a different approach: all attack traffic is absorbed at no cost, no matter how large or how long it lasts. You only pay for clean, legitimate traffic that reaches your origin.

Only legit traffic to your Website with API Protection

The constant monitoring of web applications against cyber threats allows us to work stress-free, even in a complex environment. The software is highly effective in securing the network and revealing application-layer susceptibilities in real time.

Reviewer Function: Senior Financial Analyst Company Size: 1B - 3B USD
Industry: Retail

Always-On, Auto-Scaling Edge Shield

AppTrana scrubs malicious traffic at the edge before it touches your APIs or gateways. Capacity scales automatically during spikes, without manual playbooks. Locked-down origin IPs, allowlist-only ingress, and mutual TLS ensure attackers can’t bypass protection and reach your backend directly.

Three Years of Continuous Application Uptime Reported With AppTrana WAF

We have not seen any downtime from the last 3 years or any bug in the application

Reviewer Function: Senior Manager IT Company Size: 500M-1B USD
Industry: Consumer Goods

Adaptive, Low-Latency Mitigation

AppTrana applies smart blocks, dynamic throttling, challenges, and tarpitting to stop malicious traffic while keeping legitimate API requests flowing. Our globally distributed edge ensures these protections add minimal latency, so your production APIs and microservices stay fast and resilient.

Adaptive Security and API Protection Enhance Web Application Security Measures

We are extremely satisfied with the services. We are specifically impressed by Exceptional Protection, which has Adaptive Security Protection, which creates rules on the fly by looking at the traffic and web requests, which has fewer false positives, so we can channelize our efforts effectively.

Reviewer Function : Global Chief Information Security Office
Company Size: 500M -1B USD
Industry: Insurance

24x7 managed SOC

Our managed SOC continuously monitors your APIs, fine-tunes rules mid-attack, and provides root cause analysis(RCA). Every incident is documented with clear timelines of traffic patterns, mitigations, and outcomes, giving you compliance-ready reports for internal audits, regulators, and the board.

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Complete WAAP platform with managed services that act as extended SOC team

Unified platform for Web and API protection against DDOS, Bots, and zero day attacks. We have almost 200 QA and Production applications on Apptrana WAF and are happy with the service of Indusface.

Reviewer Function: Manager, IT Security and Risk Management Company Size: 1B - 3B USD
Industry: Banking

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Other Platforms vs AppTrana API

Typical API Tools Separate tools, add-ons, and manual effort

AppTrana API All-in-one, fully managed web & API security

API DDoS pricing model

Typical API Security Platforms

Charge per request or per Gbps cleaned, so DDoS and bot bursts can drive up bills.
Behavioural or application layer DDoS is often a separate add on SKU with its own pricing.
You pay for all traffic that hits the edge, even if most of it is attack traffic.

AppTrana API Security

You pay only for clean traffic that reaches your origin servers, not for malicious DDoS volume.
Behavioural and application layer DDoS for APIs is included, not sold as a separate add on.
Unmetered protection keeps DDoS costs predictable even during large or sustained attacks.

Behavioural DDoS detection and coverage

Typical API Security Platforms

Rely on simple rate limits and static thresholds on API endpoints.
Behavioural and ML driven DDoS is available only as a higher tier or specialist add on.
24x7 DDoS SOC / managed mitigation is usually a premium enterprise add-on, so day-to-day tuning and whitelisting fall on your team.

AppTrana API Security

Uses behavioural and AI driven models that look at method, path, IP, geography and patterns specific to API traffic.
Protection extends across Layer 7 volumetric attacks and slow or low and slow patterns that bypass basic rate limits.
DDoS controls are fully managed by a 24x7 SOC that baselines, tunes and maintains safe policies for your APIs at no extra cost.

Scale and unmetered protection for APIs

Typical API Security Platforms

DDoS capacity is tied to plan limits; large API spikes can hit caps or trigger emergency upgrades.
CDN and DDoS are often separate modules, which can add complexity and gaps when traffic shifts.
High concurrency API workloads risk latency spikes under attack traffic.

AppTrana API Security

Unlimited protection against large volumetric Layer 7 attacks, built on scalable infrastructure designed to absorb surges.
Integrated CDN and DDoS stack keep API latency low even during high traffic or attack windows.
Unmetered DDoS and bot mitigation mean no surprise overages when APIs grow or come under stress.

Uptime and business continuity during DDoS

Typical API Security Platforms

Focus on stopping the attack but do not guarantee 100 percent uptime for the protected APIs.
If the DDoS layer/platform fails, APIs may go down with no automatic bypass.
SLAs often lack a meaningful penalty clause or SOC-backed response commitment.

AppTrana API Security

100 percent uptime guarantee for the protection layer, backed by a penalty clause in the SLA.
Auto-bypass ensures traffic is routed safely so your APIs stay reachable even if the platform faces an issue.
A 24x7 SOC monitors DDoS events and coordinates response, so your teams are not alone during major incidents.

Indusface is the only cloud WAAP (WAF) vendor with 100% customer recommendation for 4 consecutive years

A Customers' Choice for 2024, 2023 and 2022 Gartner^® Peer Insights™