API-Dev-Tools

A look into the leading tools for API design, development, implementation, testing and hosting
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DESIGN

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Guides

• Microsoft REST API Design guide
• API Style Book
• Google API Design Guide

Specification Editors

• Insomnia
• Postman
• Stoplight
• SwaggerEditor

Specification Languages

• API Blueprint
• GraphQL
• Open API
• RAML

BUILD

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Cache

• AWS Elastic Cache
• Redis Labs

Databases

• AWS
• Azure
• Google Cloud SQL
• MongoDB
• ScaleGrid

Email

• AWS SES)
• Mailchimp
• Mailgun
• Mailjet
• Sendgrid
• SendinBlue

Queues

• AWS MSK
• AWS SQS
• Azure Bus
• CloudAMQP
• Kafka

Security

• Approov
• Auth0
• AWS Cognito
• Okta

Testing

• Assertible
• Blazemeter
• Dredd
• OWASP ZAP
• Portswigger Burp
• Postman
• vRESTNG

LOGIC

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Programming Languages

• Dot-Net
• Elixir
• Erlang
• Go
• Haskell
• Java
• Javascript
• PHP
• Python
• Ruby
• Rust
• Scala

Low-code tools

• 8Base
• Linx
• Mulesoft
• Outsystems

Serverless

• AWS Aurora
• Azure Functions
• Google Cloud Functions

HOSTING

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Gateway

• Ambassador
• API Umbrella
• AWS API Gateway
• Fabio
• Fusio
• Gravitee
• HA Proxy
• Kong
• Oathkeeper
• Traefik
• Tyk
• Vulcand
• Zuul

Monitoring

• API Metrics
• API Science
• Assertible
• Blazemeter
• Checkly
• Datadog
• Dot-com Monitor
• New Relic
• Ping-API
• REST API Monitoring
• Rigor
• Runscope
• Solarwinds
• Splunk
• Uptrends

Service

• 8base
• AWS
• Azure
• Heroku
• Linx
• Netlify
• Nodechef
• Outsystems

PROMOTION

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Documentation

• API Matic
• ReadMe
• ReDoc
• Rest United
• Slate
• Widder Shins

Portals (with documentation)

• Apiary
• Kong
• Postman
• Stoplight
• Swagger
• Tyk