Description
Elva is an innovative API management platform developed by Theneo, designed to streamline the discovery, governance, and exposure of APIs within your codebase. It automatically reads your repositories to identify every API, scores them for AI readiness, and governs access through per-audience contracts. This ensures that APIs are securely exposed to developers, applications, and AI agents.
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Elva operates above existing gateways, maintaining runtime traffic management while hosting MCP servers with scoped keys and authorization gateways. It generates OpenAPI specs from your code, allowing seamless integration with AI agents like Claude, Cursor, and ChatGPT. The platform provides comprehensive logs and insights, including latency, errors, and token costs, ensuring transparency and accountability.
Pricing is structured to accommodate various needs, with a Free plan offering 1 repo and 1,000 tool calls per month. The Startup plan is priced at $100/month, while the Business plan costs $600/month billed annually. Enterprise plans are customizable, offering deployment in private clouds or on-premises.
Elva is built with robust security measures, holding certifications such as SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001/27701. It supports SSO, SAML, OIDC, and SCIM, ensuring compatibility with existing identity providers. Elva is ideal for teams ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies, providing a comprehensive solution for API management in the agentic era.
- CategoryAI DevOps & Cloud Tools
- Pricing ModelFreemium
- DeploymentCloud, On-prem
- PlatformsWeb
Elva's Core Features
Automatic API discovery from code
Per-endpoint AI readiness scoring
API contracts with field-level control
Generated contract tests and chaos suites
Hosted MCP servers with authorization gateway
MCP Playground for real agent testing
Agent feedback and insights
SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001/27701 certifications
How to use Elva?
Connect: Integrate your repo with Elva
Discover: Automatically identify APIs
Govern: Set access controls and contracts
Expose: Deploy APIs to developers and AI agents
Monitor: Track usage and performance
Elva's Use Cases
- API Discovery
- AI Readiness Scoring
- Access Governance
- MCP Server Hosting
- Security Compliance








