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ReadyAPI: About The ReadyAPI platform accelerates functional, security, and load testing of RESTful, SOAP, GraphQL and other web services right inside your CI/CD pipeline. ReadyAPI allows teams to create, manage, and execute automated functional, security, and performance tests in one centralized interface - accelerating API quality for Agile and DevOps software teams. Teams can get started by importing API definitions like OAS (Swagger) or WSDLs, testing and recording live API traffic, or virtualizing web services to remove pipeline dependencies. Create comprehensive, data-driven functional API tests without the hassle of maintaining scripts. Generate load, stress, and spike tests to validate whether your API can handle real-world traffic conditions. Secure your vulnerable APIs from XSS, malformed XML, SQL injections and more with each deployment. Remove dependencies in your testing pipeline by virtualizing RESTful, SOAP, TCP, JMS, and other web services.	Shift-Left API: About Shift-Left API is an API testing platform for QA leads, developers, and engineering teams. It imports OpenAPI/Swagger, WSDL, GraphQL schemas, and Postman collections, and generates functional tests from API contracts and requirements. The platform tests REST, SOAP, and GraphQL APIs, with optional API security and load testing. Teams can run tests locally, in CI/CD, or on self-hosted infrastructure. First-party integrations include GitHub Actions, Jenkins, and Azure DevOps; other pipelines can call its REST API. Reports organize failures by cause, provide supporting test evidence, map tests to requirements, and produce release-readiness verdicts and quality gates. Users may bring a cloud AI provider key or connect self-hosted models such as Ollama, vLLM, and LM Studio. A free, single-user edition is available, alongside a 15-day trial; paid team plans are priced by custom annual quote.
ReadyAPI: Platforms Supported Windows Not Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported	Shift-Left API: Platforms Supported Windows Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported
ReadyAPI: Audience Developers that need an API testing solution	Shift-Left API: Audience QA leads, developers, DevOps and platform engineers, and engineering leaders, including teams in regulated industries such as banking, healthcare and the public sector.
ReadyAPI: Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported	Shift-Left API: Support Phone Support Not Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported
ReadyAPI: API Offers API Not Supported	Shift-Left API: API Offers API Supported
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ReadyAPI: Pricing $644 per year Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Supported	Shift-Left API: Pricing $0 The Citizen Developer edition is free for one user, with limits including 50 endpoints, mocks, and workflows; it has no end date and requires free licence renewal every six months. The 15-day trial is free, requires no credit card, and includes Enterprise features subject to stated exclusions. Professional supports up to 25 seats at custom per-user annual pricing; Enterprise has custom annual pricing. API security and performance/load testing are paid add-ons for paid plans and are included during the trial. Free Version Supported Free Trial Supported
ReadyAPI: Reviews/Ratings Overall 0.0 / 5 ease 0.0 / 5 features 0.0 / 5 design 0.0 / 5 support 0.0 / 5 This software hasn't been reviewed yet. Be the first to provide a review: Review this Software	Shift-Left API: Reviews/Ratings Overall 0.0 / 5 ease 0.0 / 5 features 0.0 / 5 design 0.0 / 5 support 0.0 / 5 This software hasn't been reviewed yet. Be the first to provide a review: Review this Software

ReadyAPI: Training Documentation Supported Webinars Not Supported Live Online Not Supported In Person Not Supported	Shift-Left API: Training Documentation Supported Webinars Not Supported Live Online Not Supported In Person Not Supported
ReadyAPI: Company Information SmartBear Founded: 2009 United States smartbear.com/product/ready-api/	Shift-Left API: Company Information Total Shift Left Founded: 2024 India totalshiftleft.ai
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ReadyAPI: Categories API Testing Supported Functional Testing Supported Load Testing Supported Performance Testing Supported Software Testing Supported	Shift-Left API: Categories API Testing Supported
ReadyAPI: Show More Features Load Testing Features API Load Testing Supported Database Load Testing Supported Load Test Performance Reporting Supported Mail Load Testing Supported Multilocation Load Testing Supported Multiple Protocol Support Supported Test Script Customization Supported Web Application Testing Supported Performance Testing Features API Testing Supported Benchmarking Not Supported Cross Browser Testing Supported Debugging Not Supported Historical Reporting Not Supported Load Testing Supported Mobile Testing Not Supported Parallel Testing Supported Regression Testing Not Supported UI Testing Supported Web Testing Not Supported
ReadyAPI: Integrations Jenkins Supported AlertSite Supported Anthropic Not Supported Azure DevOps Not Supported Bitbucket Not Supported CircleCI Not Supported Claude Not Supported Cursor Not Supported Docker Supported Gemini Not Supported Git Supported GitHub Actions Not Supported LM Studio Not Supported OpenAI Not Supported Selenium Supported SwaggerHub Supported TestArmy Supported TestEngine Supported Zephyr Enterprise Supported Zephyr Squad Supported Show More Integrations View All 15 Integrations	Shift-Left API: Integrations Jenkins Supported AlertSite Not Supported Anthropic Supported Azure DevOps Supported Bitbucket Supported CircleCI Supported Claude Supported Cursor Supported Docker Not Supported Gemini Supported Git Not Supported GitHub Actions Supported LM Studio Supported OpenAI Supported Selenium Not Supported SwaggerHub Not Supported TestArmy Not Supported TestEngine Not Supported Zephyr Enterprise Not Supported Zephyr Squad Not Supported Show More Integrations View All 15 Integrations
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