Product2026-07-185 min
The account-protection market — and where AbuseGraph fits
by AbuseGraph Team
Four shapes buyers already see
Teams shopping for signup and login protection usually meet one of four product shapes:
- Device-ID tools — sticky visitor identifiers. Public entry often near ~$99/mo for ~20k calls. Great for “who is this browser?” — thin on “should we allow this signup?”
- Account-abuse platforms — risk APIs aimed at registration and takeover. Public entry often near ~$200/mo for ~100k calls. Strong when you want decisions; pricing past the entry tier is often opaque.
- Network / bot edge bundles — sold with CDN or bot management. Strong before traffic hits your app; less focused on explainable account verdicts once the request is inside your product.
- Fraud suites — payment + account modules, sales-led, often $500+/mo or six figures/year. Right when chargebacks and checkout fraud are the job.
Those bands are anonymous public list prices as of 2026 — not endorsements. Exact quotes vary. The shape is what matters.
What AbuseGraph is optimized for
AbuseGraph is an account-protection API for signup and login:
| You get | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Score + verdict + reasons | Security and support can agree on what happened |
| Free forever (1,000 live checks) + unlimited test keys | Validate before you buy |
| Pro $99 / 20k (+ $4/1k) · Scale $199 / 100k (+ $2/1k) | Public market entry + published overages, with a decision — not only an ID |
| DNS domain proof | Live keys unlock after ownership verification |
| Exposure watch after signup | Alerts when a real user’s credentials show new exposure later |
| You keep enforcement | Looks good / Verify first / Watch closely / Block — in your app |
Where specialists still win
Be honest with yourself:
- Need chargeback guarantees or deep payment fraud → evaluate a fraud suite.
- Need only a sticky device ID and nothing else → a pure fingerprint product may fit.
- Already all-in on a CDN bot bundle → keep it for edge filtering; AbuseGraph sits next to your auth for account decisions.
What we will not do
- Name competitors in the product UI
- Claim “zero false positives” or magic accuracy
- Pretend we are a kitchen-sink fraud platform
Next steps
- Capability matrix: /comparison
- Locked plan numbers: /pricing
- Start free: /signup