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Aikido Security or Apiiro: agentic AppSec compared
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By The Pipeline Desk · Best Agentic AppSec · Published 2026-10-08
Desk research from public vendor pages, changelogs and standards documents. Vendor facts read in September 2026, updated 2026-10-11. Editorial assessment; we did not run the products.
How do they compare at a glance?
Aikido Security
Flat published prices and AutoFix on the free plan
Also reviewed, outside the top 10
Apiiro
Code-to-runtime risk graph for triage
Rank 7 of 10
Which scores higher on each criterion?
| Criterion | Weight | Aikido Security | Apiiro | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agent and MCP discovery | 10% | 2 / 10 No inventory of agents or MCP servers is described on the pages reviewed. Source: Aikido Security IDE integrations · Read 27 Sep 2026 | 7 / 10 AI-SPM and AI-BOM discovery, positioned around risks across AI coding agents, IDE extensions and MCP servers. Source: Apiiro homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Apiiro |
| Agent policy enforcement and audit | 10% | 2 / 10 No agent policy controls are described; the IDE plugin scans code. Source: Aikido Security IDE integrations · Read 27 Sep 2026 | 5 / 10 Guardian Agent adds secure prompt enrichment and pre-commit prevention; policy that blocks agent actions is not described on the pages reviewed. Source: Apiiro homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Apiiro |
| Secret handling for agents | 5% | 5 / 10 Secrets scanning in the IDE plugin and on every plan; secret handling inside agent sessions is not described. Source: Aikido Security IDE integrations · Read 27 Sep 2026 | 6 / 10 Secrets security is listed; secret handling inside agent sessions is not described. Source: Apiiro homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Apiiro |
| Agentic remediation | 20% | 6 / 10 AutoFix opens pull requests, with 10 AI AutoFixes a month on the free plan; validation is not stated. Source: Aikido Security pricing · Read 11 Oct 2026 | 5 / 10 AutoFix is listed and free for open source maintainers; scope, where fixes land and validation are not stated. Source: Apiiro homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Aikido |
| Agentic triage and prioritization | 15% | 8 / 10 The pricing comparison lists SCA reachability, EPSS-based prioritization and AI-based false positive reduction and auto-triage. Source: Aikido Security pricing · Read 11 Oct 2026 | 10 / 10 A Software Architecture Graph and Risk Graph connect code changes to runtime context, with AI threat modeling. Source: Apiiro homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Apiiro |
| SDLC policy and supply chain posture | 10% | 7 / 10 Aikido Safe Chain blocks malware at package install and Pro adds malware detection; pipeline posture is not described. Source: Aikido Security homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 | 8 / 10 Software supply chain security, AI-BOM and secrets security; pipeline policy detail is not described. Source: Apiiro homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Apiiro |
| Scanner coverage and orchestration | 10% | 7 / 10 SAST, AI SAST, SCA and secrets on every plan; the CI API accepts only Checkov SARIF and Syft SBOM uploads, and general third-party scanner ingestion is not stated. Source: Aikido docs: CI API custom scan results · Read 11 Oct 2026 | 8 / 10 AI SAST and AI SCA plus 100+ tool integrations. Source: Apiiro homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Apiiro |
| Named coding agent reach | 10% | 3 / 10 Names 2 of the six agents we track: Cursor and Windsurf. Source: Aikido Security IDE integrations · Read 27 Sep 2026 | 5 / 10 Names 3 of the six agents we track: Claude Code, Cursor and GitHub Copilot. Source: Apiiro homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Apiiro |
| Pricing and trial transparency | 10% | 10 / 10 Flat prices are published: Developer $0 (2 users), Basic $350, Pro $700 and Advanced $1,050 a month with 10 users included, as displayed on the pricing page. Source: Aikido Security pricing · Read 11 Oct 2026 | 2 / 10 No pricing is published. Source: Apiiro homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Aikido |
How do they differ along the pipeline?
| Control point | Aikido Security | Apiiro |
|---|---|---|
| Agent | Not documented No agent inventory, MCP governance or agent policy controls are described on the pages reviewed. Source: Aikido Security IDE integrations · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Documented Guardian Agent adds secure prompt enrichment for Cursor, GitHub Copilot and Claude Code. Source: Apiiro homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| IDE | Documented Free IDE plugin for VS Code, Cursor and Windsurf (SAST and secrets in JavaScript, TypeScript and Python). Source: Aikido Security IDE integrations · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Documented Pre-commit prevention. Source: Apiiro homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Pull request | Documented PR Security Review from the Basic plan. Source: Aikido Security pricing · Read 11 Oct 2026 | Documented AI SAST, AI SCA and Deep Code Analysis that detects material code changes. Source: Apiiro homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Pipeline | Documented Aikido Safe Chain blocks malware at package install; Pro adds malware detection. Source: Aikido Security homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Documented Software supply chain security, AI-BOM discovery and secrets security. Source: Apiiro homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Triage | Documented SCA reachability, EPSS-based prioritization and AI-based false positive reduction and auto-triage. Source: Aikido Security pricing · Read 11 Oct 2026 | Documented The Software Architecture Graph and Risk Graph connect code to runtime context. Source: Apiiro homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Fix | Documented AutoFix opens pull requests with fixes; the free plan includes 10 AI AutoFixes a month. Source: Aikido Security pricing · Read 11 Oct 2026 | Partial AutoFix is listed; what it fixes and where fixes land are not stated. Source: Apiiro homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
What do they cost?
Aikido Security
Developer $0 (free forever: 2 users, 10 repos, 10 AI AutoFixes a month). Basic $350 a month (10 users, 100 repos, unlimited AI AutoFixes). Pro $700 a month (10 users, 200 repos). Advanced $1,050 a month (10 users, 500 repos). Enterprise tailored. Prices as displayed on the pricing page, which offers an annual (10% off) and a monthly toggle; the billing basis of the displayed figures is not labelled.
Source: Aikido Security pricing · Read 11 Oct 2026
Free start: Free forever for 2 users, including 10 AI AutoFixes a month.
Apiiro
Not published No pricing is published. AutoFix is free for open source maintainers.
Source: Apiiro homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026
Free start: No free commercial tier published.
Which coding agents does each name?
| Agent | Aikido Security | Apiiro |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code | Not named | Named |
| Cursor | Named | Named |
| GitHub Copilot | Not named | Named |
| Windsurf | Named | Not named |
| OpenAI Codex | Not named | Not named |
| Kiro | Not named | Not named |
| Total | 2 of 6 | 3 of 6 |
Which should you choose?
Choose Aikido Security if you need pricing and trial transparency and agentic triage and prioritization. Aikido Security: Flat published prices and AutoFix on the free plan.
Choose Apiiro if you need agentic triage and prioritization and sdlc policy and supply chain posture. Apiiro: Code-to-runtime risk graph for triage.
Frequently asked questions
Which is better for agentic AppSec, Aikido Security or Apiiro?
On our published weights Apiiro scores higher overall, 6.30 to 5.75 out of 10. See the criterion table above for where each scores higher.
Which governs coding agents more fully, Aikido Security or Apiiro?
Apiiro scores higher on the agent governance group (6.0 to 2.6). Aikido Security: No agent inventory, MCP governance or agent policy controls are described on the pages reviewed. Apiiro: Guardian Agent adds secure prompt enrichment for Cursor, GitHub Copilot and Claude Code.
Do Aikido Security and Apiiro publish prices?
Aikido Security: Developer $0 (free forever: 2 users, 10 repos, 10 AI AutoFixes a month). Basic $350 a month (10 users, 100 repos, unlimited AI AutoFixes). Pro $700 a month (10 users, 200 repos). Advanced $1,050 a month (10 users, 500 repos). Enterprise tailored. Prices as displayed on the pricing page, which offers an annual (10% off) and a monthly toggle; the billing basis of the displayed figures is not labelled. Apiiro: Not published. No pricing is published. AutoFix is free for open source maintainers.