Toolradar Data
API Tools Tools Statistics 2026
Live data on API Tools software, computed from the Toolradar catalog. Ratings and review counts are aggregated across third-party review platforms such as G2, Capterra, Trustpilot, SourceForge, TrustRadius and PeerSpot.
481
API Tools tools published and tracked on Toolradar as of October 17, 2026.
Last updated October 17, 2026. Computed live from the Toolradar database, not reviewed by hand.
Key findings
- Toolradar tracks 481 API Tools tools as of October 17, 2026, 4% of its 11,260-tool directory.
- API Tools tools average 4.34 out of 5 across 225 rated tools and 44,399 reviews aggregated across third-party review platforms such as G2, Capterra, Trustpilot, SourceForge, TrustRadius and PeerSpot.
- 73% of API Tools tools offer a free tier, 352 of 481.
- 393 API Tools tools were added to Toolradar during 2026, 82% of the category.
- Dropbox Sign (2,283 reviews), Celigo (1,025 reviews), Albato (916 reviews) share the highest rating among API Tools tools with at least 500 reviews: 4.7 out of 5.
Source: Toolradar catalog, computed live on October 17, 2026.
Headline numbers
API Tools tools published on Toolradar
Source: Toolradar catalog, published status
Share of the whole Toolradar directory
Source: 481 of 11,260 published tools
User reviews across API Tools tools
Source: aggregated across third-party review platforms such as G2, Capterra, Trustpilot, SourceForge, TrustRadius and PeerSpot, across 225 rated tools
Average API Tools tool rating, weighted by review volume
Source: aggregated across third-party review platforms such as G2, Capterra, Trustpilot, SourceForge, TrustRadius and PeerSpot; unweighted mean 4.38 / 5 across 225 rated tools
API Tools tools added to the directory in 2026
Source: Toolradar createdAt, 82% of the category (directory add date, not vendor launch)
Pricing mix
How API Tools tools split between a free path (free, freemium, open-source) and strictly paid.
Tools that offer a free tier
Source: Toolradar pricing labels, 352 of 481 API Tools tools
Tools that are strictly paid
Source: Toolradar pricing labels, 129 of 481 API Tools tools
- Freemium 266 55%
- Paid 124 26%
- Free 86 18%
- Pay-per-use 3 1%
- Usage-based 2 0%
Where the reviews come from
Review volume for API Tools tools by third-party platform.
G2 reviews
Across 217 API Tools tools carrying a G2 profile
Capterra reviews
Across 63 API Tools tools carrying a Capterra profile
Trustpilot reviews
Across 18 API Tools tools carrying a Trustpilot profile
SourceForge reviews
Across 24 API Tools tools carrying a SourceForge profile
PeerSpot reviews
Across 3 API Tools tools carrying a PeerSpot profile
TrustRadius reviews
Across 1 API Tools tool carrying a TrustRadius profile
Highest-rated API Tools tools
Top-rated API Tools tools with at least 500 third-party reviews.
Dropbox Sign
2,283 reviews aggregated across third-party review platforms such as G2, Capterra, Trustpilot, SourceForge, TrustRadius and PeerSpot
Celigo
1,025 reviews aggregated across third-party review platforms such as G2, Capterra, Trustpilot, SourceForge, TrustRadius and PeerSpot
Albato
916 reviews aggregated across third-party review platforms such as G2, Capterra, Trustpilot, SourceForge, TrustRadius and PeerSpot
Integrately
695 reviews aggregated across third-party review platforms such as G2, Capterra, Trustpilot, SourceForge, TrustRadius and PeerSpot
Postman
2,311 reviews aggregated across third-party review platforms such as G2, Capterra, Trustpilot, SourceForge, TrustRadius and PeerSpot
Most reviewed API Tools tools
The API Tools tools carrying the most third-party reviews.
Stripe
4.40 / 5 average, aggregated across third-party review platforms such as G2, Capterra, Trustpilot, SourceForge, TrustRadius and PeerSpot
Twilio
4.20 / 5 average, aggregated across third-party review platforms such as G2, Capterra, Trustpilot, SourceForge, TrustRadius and PeerSpot
HelloSign
3.70 / 5 average, aggregated across third-party review platforms such as G2, Capterra, Trustpilot, SourceForge, TrustRadius and PeerSpot
Postman
4.60 / 5 average, aggregated across third-party review platforms such as G2, Capterra, Trustpilot, SourceForge, TrustRadius and PeerSpot
Dropbox Sign
4.70 / 5 average, aggregated across third-party review platforms such as G2, Capterra, Trustpilot, SourceForge, TrustRadius and PeerSpot
API Tools growth in 2026
API Tools leaderboards from Toolradar data
Toolradar data: of the 481 API Tools tools we track, 73% have a free plan, and the median entry paid plan is $29/mo for plans with no stated unit (178 tools), $8.50/user/mo for per-user plans (18 tools). As of Oct 2026.
Lowest entry price, plans with no stated unit
Cheapest standard paid plan per month (annual prices divided by 12), read on vendor pages and compared only with tools priced on the same basis.
Counted among 178 tools with no stated price unit, verified price.
| # | Tool | Entry plan |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plivo | $0.50/mo, billed monthly |
| 2 | DataForSEO | $1/mo |
| 3 | Keploy | $1.58/mo, billed yearly |
| 4 | ModHeader | $2/mo, billed monthly |
| 5 | Deepinfra | $2.49/mo |
| 6 | Cleo | $2.99/mo, billed monthly |
| 7 | tweak | $3/mo, billed yearly |
| 8 | Cartesia | $4/mo, billed monthly |
| 8 | Mockapi | $4/mo, billed monthly |
| 10 | Yaak | $4.17/mo, billed yearly |
Lowest entry price, per-user plans
Cheapest standard paid plan per month (annual prices divided by 12), read on vendor pages and compared only with tools priced on the same basis.
Counted among 18 tools priced per user, verified price.
| # | Tool | Entry plan |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thunder Client | $3/user/mo, billed monthly |
| 2 | Google Workspace CLI | $4/user/mo, billed monthly |
| 2 | Open Wearables | $4/user/mo, billed monthly |
| 2 | shutup-mcp | $4/user/mo, billed monthly |
| 5 | Google Workspace MCP | $4.76/user/mo, billed monthly |
| 6 | Dome (YC F25) | $5/user/mo, billed monthly |
| 7 | Bruno | $6/user/mo, billed monthly |
| 7 | Okta MCP | $6/user/mo, billed monthly |
| 9 | Archbee | $8/user/mo, billed monthly |
| 10 | Apidog | $9/user/mo, billed monthly |
Most-listed alternatives
Tools that the most other Toolradar profiles list as an alternative.
| # | Tool | Listed as an alternative to |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stripe | 90 tools |
| 2 | OpenAI API | 80 tools |
| 2 | Supabase | 80 tools |
| 4 | ElevenLabs | 52 tools |
| 5 | OpenAI Platform | 45 tools |
| 6 | Contentful | 44 tools |
| 7 | Grok Imagine | 43 tools |
| 7 | Postman | 43 tools |
| 9 | Strapi | 42 tools |
| 10 | Tray.io | 38 tools |
Most compared, last 30 days
Distinct visitor sessions on head-to-head comparison pages that include the tool, over the last 30 days.
Counted among 79 tools with 20+ compare-page visits.
| # | Tool | Compare-page visits |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stripe | 197 visits |
| 2 | Supabase | 165 visits |
| 3 | ElevenLabs | 125 visits |
| 4 | Postman | 124 visits |
| 5 | OpenAI API | 114 visits |
| 6 | LM Studio | 97 visits |
| 7 | OpenRouter | 93 visits |
| 8 | Payload | 70 visits |
| 9 | Strapi | 65 visits |
| 10 | OpenAI Platform | 64 visits |
Most media coverage, last 30 days
Number of articles published in the last 30 days by our tracked media sources that mention the tool.
Counted among 16 tools mentioned in the last 30 days.
| # | Tool | Articles |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ElevenLabs | 29 articles |
| 2 | OpenTelemetry | 14 articles |
| 3 | OpenRouter | 10 articles |
| 4 | Cross River | 4 articles |
| 4 | SerpAPI | 4 articles |
| 6 | Modern Treasury | 3 articles |
| 6 | TrueLayer | 3 articles |
| 8 | MuleSoft | 2 articles |
| 9 | AI SDK | 1 article |
| 9 | Anthropic API | 1 article |
| 9 | Commerce Layer | 1 article |
| 9 | LiteLLM | 1 article |
A position exists only when at least 8 tools have data for that metric. 196 of 481 API Tools tools have a verified price; the others publish none we could read (often "contact sales"). Advertising and placement fees are not inputs to any position. Visit counts include visits from every source. How we compute this. Cite this: Toolradar, “API Tools leaderboards”, Oct 2026. Data licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Methodology and sources
Every figure is computed live from the Toolradar catalog, published API Tools tools only. Ratings and review counts are aggregated across third-party review platforms such as G2, Capterra, Trustpilot, SourceForge, TrustRadius and PeerSpot and are not the site's own reviews. Added in 2026 means added to the Toolradar directory this year, not the vendor's launch date. Leaderboards apply a 500-review floor. See how we rate.