Alternatives to Mayhem

Data Theorem

API Security

Both Mayhem and Data Theorem provide API security testing, discovery, and runtime protection capabilities. Data Theorem's API Secure offers discovery, security testing, and active protection similar to Mayhem's API security product. However, Mayhem emphasizes fuzzing and symbolic execution with AI-powered proof-of-concept exploits, while Data Theorem focuses on behavioral detection and runtime protection. They overlap significantly in API security but differ in testing methodology and runtime defense approaches.

Invicti

Dynamic Application Security Testing

Both Mayhem and Invicti provide DAST capabilities with API security focus. Invicti extends DAST into API security with discovery, stateful scanning, and proof-based validation. Mayhem uses fuzzing and symbolic execution for dynamic testing. Both aim to reduce false positives and provide proof-of-concept exploits, but Invicti emphasizes unified ASPM while Mayhem focuses on hacker-like behavioral testing.