Elva News & Updates

What is Elva?

Elva is an AI APIs tool that manages and exposes APIs with governance and AI readiness scoring. Elva is freemium: it has a free plan, and paid plans start at $100/month. A free trial of 14 days is available. It is available on Web App. It is aimed at developers, ai agents and api teams.

Elva reads your repos to find every API you have, scores them for AI readiness, governs access with per-audience contracts, and exposes them to developers and AI agents through hosted MCP servers, docs, and SDKs. No OpenAPI spec required.

Built for developers, ai agents and api teams.

Key capabilities

Features

Automatic API Discovery
Automatically finds APIs in code repositories.
AI Readiness Scoring
Scores APIs for AI readiness with fix recommendations.
Per-Audience Contracts
Controls API access with contracts tailored to different audiences.
Hosted MCP Servers
Provides hosted servers for API exposure through an authorization gateway.
Generated Contract Tests
Creates contract tests and chaos suites for CI pipelines.
API Catalog Creation
Turns repos into complete API catalogs without OpenAPI specs.
Agent-Ready API Tracking
Monitors how ready APIs are for AI agents.
Contract-Driven Deployment
MCP Server Infrastructure
Runs MCP servers as real infrastructure.
MCP Gateway Access
Provides a gateway for agents to call MCP servers.
Agent Deployment Control
Team Performance Metrics

Use cases

Discover and govern APIs across multiple repositories
Expose APIs to developers and AI agents through hosted MCP servers
Generate OpenAPI specs for APIs without existing specifications
Run contract tests and chaos suites in CI pipelines
Create API catalogs from code repositories without specs
Track AI readiness of APIs for agent deployment

Who it's for

Pros & cons

Pros

Public API available
Free plan available
Supports SSO and SCIM
Compliant with SOC 2, ISO 27001, and GDPR
Runs on certified infrastructure

Cons

No documented limitations yet.

Pricing

Freemium — paid plans start at $100/month. Free trial of 14 days available.

Elva plans
Plan	Price
Free	Free
Startup	$100 / month
BusinessPopular	$600 / month
Enterprise	Custom

See current pricing on Elva's website

AI models

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Developer & API

Public webhook API available

Authentication: Oauth2
Webhooks: Supported

API documentation

Security & compliance

SOC 2
ISO 27001
GDPR
SSO
SAML
Encryption

As stated on Elva's website — not independently verified by AiByts.

FAQ

What is Elva?

Elva is an AI APIs tool that manages and exposes APIs with governance and AI readiness scoring. Elva reads your repos to find every API you have, scores them for AI readiness, governs access with per-audience contracts, and exposes them to developers and AI agents through hosted MCP servers, docs, and SDKs. No OpenAPI spec required.

Is Elva free?

Elva has a free plan; advanced features require a paid plan.

How much does Elva cost?

Elva offers 4 plans: Free (Free), Startup ($100 / month), Business ($600 / month) and Enterprise (Custom).

Does Elva have an API?

Yes, Elva offers a public webhook API with webhooks for building custom integrations.

What platforms does Elva support?

Elva is available on Web App.

Who should use Elva?

Elva is built for developers, ai agents and api teams. Common uses: discover and govern APIs across multiple repositories, expose APIs to developers and AI agents through hosted MCP servers, generate OpenAPI specs for APIs without existing specifications and run contract tests and chaos suites in CI pipelines.

What are the best alternatives to Elva?

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