Pricing alternative to Traceable

What middleBrick covers

Black-box scanning with no agents or code access
Risk scoring from A to F with prioritized findings
12 OWASP API Top 10 (2023) detection categories
OpenAPI 3.x and Swagger 2.0 parsing
Authenticated scans with header allowlist
CI/CD integration via GitHub Action

Traceable pricing context

Traceable positions itself as a comprehensive API security solution with enterprise-level tooling. For teams that find those capabilities out of budget or misaligned with their workflow, a pricing alternative should focus on measurable detection capabilities, clear operational overhead, and predictable cost scaling.

Starter tier value proposition

The Starter tier at 99 dollars per month provides coverage for 15 APIs, scheduled monthly scans, a web dashboard, email alerts, and the MCP Server. This tier is designed for small teams or individual services that need structured risk scoring without committing to large-scale monitoring. It includes Bearer, API key, Basic auth, and cookie authentication after domain verification, ensuring that credentials are only accepted from owners. Scan output is a prioritized risk score from A to F with remediation guidance, and reports can be downloaded as branded PDFs for internal or external audit discussions.

Pro tier for continuous insight

The Pro tier at 499 dollars per month supports up to 100 APIs, with additional APIs billed at 7 dollars each. Continuous monitoring performs rescans on configurable intervals, from every 6 hours to monthly, and surfaces diffs that highlight new findings, resolved findings, and score drift. Alerts are rate-limited to one email per hour per API, and webhooks are HMAC-SHA256 signed, with auto-disable after 5 consecutive failures. Teams that require CI/CD enforcement can use the GitHub Action to fail builds when scores drop below a set threshold, while compliance oriented outputs include signed reports and expanded integrations with Slack or Teams.

Enterprise scale and controls

The Enterprise tier, priced at 2000 dollars per month and above, removes API limits and unlocks custom rules, SSO, detailed audit logs, and a dedicated support SLA. Organizations that manage hundreds of services benefit from centralized control over scan policies and the ability to align findings with security frameworks such as PCI-DSS 4.0, SOC 2 Type II, and OWASP API Top 10 (2023). This tier is suitable for environments where governance, traceability, and integration with existing security operations are priorities, without making unverified compliance guarantees.

Key capabilities at a glance

Black-box scanning with no agents or code access, under one minute scan time.

12 categories mapped to OWASP API Top 10 (2023)
Authenticated scans with Bearer, API key, Basic, and Cookie
OpenAPI 3.0/3.1 and Swagger 2.0 parsing with $ref resolution
LLM security probes across Quick, Standard, and Deep tiers
Continuous monitoring diffs and risk score history
CI/CD integration via GitHub Action and programmatic API

Frequently Asked Questions

How does the pricing compare to Traceable at entry level?

Starter at 99 dollars per month provides structured risk scoring for up to 15 APIs with dashboard and email alerts, avoiding the higher entry cost of many enterprise tools while still delivering prioritized findings.

What is included in continuous monitoring under the Pro tier?

Pro includes scheduled rescans, diff detection for new and resolved findings, score drift tracking, HMAC-SHA256 signed webhooks, and rate-limited email alerts to reduce noise while keeping teams informed.

Can the tool integrate with CI/CD pipelines?

Yes, the GitHub Action can fail builds when scores drop below a defined threshold, enabling automated gating without requiring manual review on every push.

What happens to scan data after cancellation?

Customer scan data is deletable on demand and purged within 30 days of cancellation. Data is never sold and is not used for model training.