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Resurface Labs
Continuous API observability and security auditing for high-performance engineering teams.
What it does
Captures 100% of API traffic payloads including headers and body data. Automates the detection of API attacks, data leaks, and broken logic. Provides a searchable 'API Data Lake' for retro-active debugging and auditing. Features real-time alerting for performance bottlenecks and failed transactions. Enables compliance auditing by providing a permanent record of all API interactions.
Why it works
Privacy: Designed to run 'Behind the Firewall,' giving teams total control over sensitive customer data. Depth: Unlike basic metrics tools, Resurface shows the actual data that caused a failure. Performance: Uses a high-speed, column-oriented database architecture to handle millions of requests without lag. Intelligence: Turns raw API traffic into a structured asset for security and product teams.
Category: Utilities & System Tools
Team Size: 2-10
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As of 2026
Utilities & System Tools
Revenue: $1M-$5M ARR
Continuous API observability and security auditing for high-performance engineering teams.
Overview
Resurface Labs is a specialized data platform that provides 'First-Person' observability for API calls. It captures, stores, and analyzes entire API request and response payloads in real-time, allowing teams to debug complex issues and identify security threats that standard monitoring tools miss. It is designed to run within a company's own infrastructure, ensuring data privacy while providing deep forensic insights into every transaction.
Funding status: Funded
Revenue source: Subscriptions & Managed Services
Customer type: B2B
Pricing: Subscription
Tech stack: React, Node.js, Python, PostgreSQL, AWS
Platform: On-premise • Web
Integrations: AWS, Google Cloud, Kubernetes, NGINX, Apache, Java, Node.js
Founder story
Founded in 2019 by Rob Dickinson in Boulder, Colorado. Rob, a former CTO and software engineer at companies like Quest Software, realized that while there were many server monitors, there was nothing to tell developers what actually happened inside an API call. He built Resurface to provide 'Black Box' level visibility for web services.
What it does
- Captures 100% of API traffic payloads including headers and body data
- Automates the detection of API attacks, data leaks, and broken logic
- Provides a searchable 'API Data Lake' for retro-active debugging and auditing
- Features real-time alerting for performance bottlenecks and failed transactions
- Enables compliance auditing by providing a permanent record of all API interactions.
Who it's for
- DevOps Engineers
- Security Architects
- Backend Developers
- QA and Compliance Teams
Why it works
- Privacy: Designed to run 'Behind the Firewall,' giving teams total control over sensitive customer data
- Depth: Unlike basic metrics tools, Resurface shows the actual data that caused a failure
- Performance: Uses a high-speed, column-oriented database architecture to handle millions of requests without lag
- Intelligence: Turns raw API traffic into a structured asset for security and product teams.
Growth strategies
- Targeted the 'Security- Conscious' enterprise niche where data privacy prevents the use of cloud-only tools.
- Used a high- value open-source entry point by providing a free community edition on GitHub.
- Raised early- stage funding to fund the development of their proprietary high-concurrency database.
- Leveraged a performance narrative: 'Monitor your APIs like you monitor your servers'.
Alternatives
Comparison overview
- Datadog: Better for server metrics; Resurface is the superior specialist for deep API payload inspection.
- Salt Security: Cloud-first security; Resurface is the choice for teams requiring on-premise data residency and auditing.
- Resurface Labs is the go-to for teams building mission-critical, high-compliance APIs.