Arcjet provides a platform for developers to integrate security features directly into their applications during the development lifecycle. It offers tools to manage and deploy application security controls efficiently, accelerating time-to-market for secure software. This service helps engineering teams embed robust security practices without slowing down feature delivery.
Funding
$3.5M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Modern applications are vulnerable to bots, malicious attacks, and data breaches, requiring robust security measures. Implementing these measures often involves complex configurations and can disrupt the development workflow, leading to delayed deployments and increased operational overhead.
Solution
Arcjet offers a developer-centric security solution that integrates directly into application code, providing features like bot detection, rate limiting, email validation, and PII redaction. By implementing security as code, developers can define customizable rules based on request context, such as session, user, or API route, without requiring external agents or complex configurations. Arcjet's approach allows for local testing of security rules, ensuring protection works consistently across different environments without breaking production. The platform supports various modern frameworks and platforms, enabling developers to implement security measures with minimal code and configuration.
Target Audience
Arcjet targets developers and security teams building modern web applications who need to implement robust security measures without disrupting their development workflow.
Features
- Bot detection to identify and mitigate malicious bot traffic
- Rate limiting to prevent API abuse and set quotas based on user sessions
- Email validation to ensure the authenticity of user-provided email addresses
- PII detection and redaction to protect sensitive data
- Customizable security rules based on request context (session, user, pricing plan, API route, etc.)
- Support for Node.js, Next.js, Remix, Deno, Bun, SvelteKit, NestJS, Vercel, and Netlify
- Local testing of security rules to ensure consistent protection across environments
- SDKs for Django, Ruby on Rails, and Laravel (coming soon)