Technical shortlist

IT tools with an API

An API checkbox is not enough. Technical teams need to know whether the interface covers the objects and mutations in their workflow, how it authenticates, what it logs and what happens when limits or partial failures occur.

For developers and automation teams integrating provisioning, monitoring, reporting, security and incident workflows.

Lead with the workload

The decision to make

Build one production-like integration before committing. Test pagination, retries, idempotency, permissions, webhook delivery, error bodies and deprecation behavior.

Directory fields in this matrix were refreshed through October 3, 2026. Follow each source link for current vendor information.

Available profiles

210 matching tools

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ToolDeploymentSource modelAPIPricing modelPrimary source
OctoAISee profileOther licenseAvailablepaidOfficial source ↗
Octopus DeploySelf-hostedOther licenseAvailablefreemiumOfficial source ↗
OktaWebOther licenseAvailablepaidOfficial source ↗
OllamaSelf-hostedOpen sourceAvailableopen sourceOfficial source ↗
OneLoginSee profileOther licenseAvailablepaidOfficial source ↗
OpenBaoSelf-hostedOpen sourceAvailableopen sourceOfficial source ↗
OpenObserveSelf-hostedOpen sourceAvailableopen sourceOfficial source ↗
OpenWASelf-hostedOpen sourceAvailableopen sourceOfficial source ↗
OpenZitiSelf-hostedOpen sourceAvailableopen sourceOfficial source ↗
OrySelf-hostedOpen sourceAvailableopen sourceOfficial source ↗
ParagonSee profileOther licenseAvailablecontact salesOfficial source ↗
Payload CMSSelf-hostedOpen sourceAvailablefreemiumOfficial source ↗
Payload CommentsSelf-hostedOpen sourceAvailableopen sourceOfficial source ↗
Payload ContactSelf-hostedOpen sourceAvailableopen sourceOfficial source ↗
PayoneerSee profileOther licenseAvailablefreemiumOfficial source ↗
PayPalSee profileOther licenseAvailablepaidOfficial source ↗
PlaidSee profileOther licenseAvailablepaidOfficial source ↗
PlaneSelf-hostedOpen sourceAvailablefreemiumOfficial source ↗
PocketBaseSelf-hostedOpen sourceAvailableopen sourceOfficial source ↗
PostgreSQLSelf-hostedOpen sourceAvailableopen sourceOfficial source ↗
Power BISee profileOther licenseAvailablefreemiumOfficial source ↗
PresetSee profileOther licenseAvailablefreemiumOfficial source ↗
PrometheusSelf-hostedOpen sourceAvailableopen sourceOfficial source ↗
ProxmoxSelf-hostedOpen sourceAvailableopen sourceOfficial source ↗
OpenZitiCybersecurity

OpenZiti is an open-source overlay networking framework for zero-trust connectivity, letting developers embed secure, outbound-only network access directly into applications via SDKs. NetFoundry sponsors the project.

Open sourceSelf-hostedAPIopen source
OryIdentity & Access Management

Ory builds open-source identity infrastructure — Kratos (identity/auth), Hydra (OAuth2/OIDC), Keto (permissions), and Oathkeeper (API gateway) — plus Ory Network, a managed cloud service with a free developer tier and paid production plans from $770/year.

Open sourceSelf-hostedAPIopen source
PostgreSQLDatabases

PostgreSQL is a free, open-source relational database supporting advanced SQL, native JSON storage, and extensions such as PostGIS and pgvector, maintained by a global community rather than a single vendor.

Open sourceSelf-hostedAPIopen source