--- title: "Akamai API Security vs Traceable: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Akamai API Security or Traceable more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the API security platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/akamai-api-security-vs-traceable" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Akamai API Security vs Traceable: Which is searched more? Is Akamai API Security or Traceable more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the API security platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Akamai API Security and Traceable - **Competitive set**: API security platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Akamai API Security Share of Search**: 9.6% - **Traceable Share of Search**: 2.4% ## Is Akamai API Security or Traceable more popular in search? - In September 2026, Akamai API Security had more branded searches than Traceable among API security platforms worldwide. Akamai API Security had about 720 branded searches, while Traceable had 180. Akamai API Security made up 9.6% of all API security platform searches we track, and Traceable accounted for 2.4%. - Akamai API Security was ahead of Traceable in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Akamai API Security’s share of searches among API security platforms worldwide moved from 9.7% to 9.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1K to 720. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Traceable’s share of searches among API security platforms worldwide moved from 2.2% to 2.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 230 to 180. ## Top API security platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Akamai API Security appeared in all five answers. Traceable was mentioned in four out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Akamai API Security was listed before Traceable in every answer. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Salt Security | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Akamai API Security | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | 42Crunch | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Wallarm | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Traceable | 5th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Cequence Security | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Noname Security | 7th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about API security platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which API security platform should I use?": 1. Salt Security, 2. Akamai API Security, 3. Traceable, 4. 42Crunch - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best API security platforms?": 1. Salt Security, 2. Akamai API Security, 3. Wallarm, 4. 42Crunch, 5. Cequence Security - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best API security platform for security teams?": 1. Salt Security, 2. Akamai API Security, 3. Wallarm, 4. 42Crunch, 5. Traceable - Searched Google, AI Overview "api security platforms": 1. Salt Security, 2. Akamai API Security, 3. Traceable, 4. 42Crunch, 5. Noname Security - Searched Google, AI Overview "api security software": 1. Salt Security, 2. Akamai API Security, 3. 42Crunch, 4. Cequence Security, 5. Wallarm, 6. Traceable Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 20, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for API security platforms worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Traceable gained share of searches among API security platforms worldwide, from 1.5% to 2.4%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Akamai API Security worldwide fell 28% over 12 measured months, from 1K to 720 in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Akamai API Security estimated searches | Akamai API Security Share of Search | Akamai API Security rank | Traceable estimated searches | Traceable Share of Search | Traceable rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 1K | 9.7% | 5 | 230 | 2.2% | 7 | | Nov 2025 | 720 | 8.1% | 5 | 220 | 2.5% | 7 | | Dec 2025 | 590 | 8.2% | 5 | 150 | 2.1% | 7 | | Jan 2026 | 720 | 7.6% | 5 | 190 | 2% | 7 | | Feb 2026 | 720 | 7.7% | 6 | 200 | 2.1% | 7 | | Mar 2026 | 880 | 8.6% | 5 | 190 | 1.9% | 7 | | Apr 2026 | 1K | 11.2% | 5 | 190 | 2.1% | 7 | | May 2026 | 1K | 11.1% | 5 | 120 | 1.3% | 7 | | Jun 2026 | 1K | 11.1% | 5 | 160 | 1.8% | 7 | | Jul 2026 | 1K | 12.4% | 5 | 160 | 2% | 7 | | Aug 2026 | 720 | 9.2% | 5 | 120 | 1.5% | 7 | | Sep 2026 | 720 | 9.6% | 5 | 180 | 2.4% | 7 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Akamai API Security’s and Traceable’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Akamai API Security**: Measured on the search term “akamai api security”. - **Traceable**: Measured on the search terms “traceable api”, “traceable api security” and “traceable security”, summed into one figure. - [Akamai API Security profile](/demand/global-en/brands/akamai-api-security) - [Traceable profile](/demand/global-en/brands/traceable) - [All API security platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/api-security-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Akamai API Security or Traceable more popular in search? In September 2026, Akamai API Security had more branded searches than Traceable among API security platforms worldwide. Akamai API Security had about 720 branded searches, while Traceable had 180. Akamai API Security made up 9.6% of all API security platform searches we track, and Traceable accounted for 2.4%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Akamai API Security vs Traceable: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/akamai-api-security-vs-traceable This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/akamai-api-security-vs-traceable. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.