Apistaq
Apistaq is an API governance control plane that turns OpenAPI specifications into version controls, rate-limit policies, SDKs, and a developer portal.
What Apistaq is
Apistaq is an API governance control plane that turns OpenAPI specifications into version controls, rate-limit policies, SDKs, and a developer portal. It tracks specification changes, flags breaking changes, and supports documentation by version along with deprecation notices and sunset dates. Rate limits can use token bucket, sliding window, or fixed window algorithms, with policies set globally or inherited by tags and endpoints. Generated SDKs are available in TypeScript, Python, and Go, with publishing options for npm, PyPI, and pkg.go.dev. The portal can include an interactive explorer, version-specific documentation, SDK links, and changelogs based on the spec. Specs can be supplied from GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, a URL, or YAML/JSON upload. Apistaq says it is not an API gateway and does not proxy traffic. The Free plan is free and includes up to three APIs, 1M requests per month, and one portal; SDK generation requires Builder or Platform. Builder costs $149 a month, and Platform costs $399 a month.
Good
- Tracks spec changes and detects breaking changes
- Supports version-specific docs and sunset dates
- Offers three rate-limit algorithms
- Generates TypeScript, Python, and Go SDKs
- Free plan supports up to three APIs
Watch out
- Does not proxy API traffic
- Free plan limits versioning to three versions per API
- SDK generation requires Builder or Platform
Who it suits
Apistaq is aimed at platform engineers at fintech companies, B2B SaaS platforms, and developer-tool companies. It suits teams that govern APIs from OpenAPI specs rather than proxying traffic through a gateway.
Verdict
Apistaq connects OpenAPI specifications with version governance, rate limits, SDKs, and developer-facing documentation. The free tier covers basic needs, while SDK generation is reserved for paid plans.
Plans and prices
From Apistaq's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Up to 3 APIs · 1M req/mo · 1 portal · $0/mo |
| Builder | $149 a month | Up to 25 APIs · 10M req/mo · 5 portals · 10 seats · $149/mo |
| Platform | $399 a month | Unlimited APIs · 100M req/mo · Unlimited portals · Unlimited seats · $399/mo |
The facts
Each one read from Apistaq's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API access
- The management API supports project creation, spec syncs, and SDK build-status retrieval using a Bearer token.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Developer portal
- The generated portal includes an interactive API explorer, per-version documentation, SDK links, and spec-derived changelogs.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Integrations
- Apistaq lists GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Postman, Swagger Editor, Stoplight, and Insomnia as compatible with its existing-stack workflow.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Intended users
- Apistaq describes its intended users as platform engineers at fintech companies, B2B SaaS platforms, and developer-tool companies.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Not a gateway
- Apistaq says it does not proxy API traffic and is not an API gateway.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Purpose
- Apistaq is an API governance control plane for platform teams that derives versioning, rate-limit policies, SDKs, and developer portals from an OpenAPI spec.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Rate limits
- Rate-limit policies can use token bucket, sliding window, or fixed window algorithms, with global, tag-level, and endpoint-level inheritance.checked 8 Oct 2001
- SDK generation
- It generates TypeScript, Python, and Go SDKs and can publish them to npm, PyPI, and pkg.go.dev.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Secrets
- The quickstart says registry tokens are encrypted at rest and never exposed in logs.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Spec sources
- The quickstart lists GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, a direct URL, and manual YAML or JSON upload as OpenAPI source options.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Support
- The Free plan includes community support.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Versioning
- It tracks spec changes, detects breaking changes, and supports per-version documentation, deprecation notices, and sunset dates.checked 8 Oct 2001
Money
- Free plan limits
- The Free plan includes basic versioning for up to three versions per API and global rate-limit policies; SDK generation is available on Builder and Platform.checked 8 Oct 2001
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