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Cycode or OX Security: agentic AppSec compared
Short answer
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?
Cycode
Three named AppSec agents under Cycode Maestro
Rank 2 of 10
OX Security
Security guidance to the agent before code is written
Rank 4 of 10
Which scores higher on each criterion?
| Criterion | Weight | Cycode | OX Security | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agent and MCP discovery | 10% | 9 / 10 The AI inventory and AIBOM cover code assistants (GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Tabnine), MCP servers, models and AI secrets, with a three-state authorization of Needs Review, Authorized or Unauthorized. Source: Cycode blog: AI governance, AIBOM and MCP enforcement · Read 11 Oct 2026 | 8 / 10 VibeSec keeps an Agent AI BOM of MCP servers, external SaaS and AI models, with usage and users. Source: OX Security docs: VibeSec (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026 | Cycode |
| Agent policy enforcement and audit | 10% | 8 / 10 IDE hooks, starting with Cursor and Claude Code, enforce guardrails such as Block Unauthorized MCPs and Restrict MCP Execution to Localhost Only, with violations tracked; an endpoint agent and tamper resistance are not stated. Source: Cycode blog: AI governance, AIBOM and MCP enforcement · Read 11 Oct 2026 | 8 / 10 Allow or block specific MCP tools, SaaS integrations and models, with an Agent Activity Log of prompts and tool calls; an endpoint agent and tamper resistance are not stated. Source: OX Security docs: VibeSec (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026 | Tie |
| Secret handling for agents | 5% | 9 / 10 IDE guardrails intercept secrets in prompts, file reads and MCP tool calls before they leave the IDE, and the AIBOM tracks AI secrets. Source: Cycode blog: AI Guardrails in the IDE · Read 27 Sep 2026 | 7 / 10 VibeSec lists secret protection; how secrets are kept from agents is not detailed on the pages reviewed. Source: OX Security docs index · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Cycode |
| Agentic remediation | 20% | 7 / 10 The AI Fix and Remediation Agent analyzes root cause and produces PR-ready fixes matched to the codebase's patterns; validation of the fix is not stated. Source: Cycode blog: AI teammates · Read 27 Sep 2026 | 6 / 10 AI-Powered Fixes deliver context-aware one-click fixes in CI/CD pipelines, IDEs and pull or merge requests, with diffs and commit previews; validation of the fix is not stated. Source: OX Security: AI-Powered Fixes · Read 11 Oct 2026 | Cycode |
| Agentic triage and prioritization | 15% | 9 / 10 The AI Exploitability Agent checks whether a CVE is reachable, under Cycode Maestro orchestration. Source: Cycode homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 | 8 / 10 ASPM correlation plus an Agentic Pentester that ties exploitable issues back to code and APIs. Source: OX Security homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Cycode |
| SDLC policy and supply chain posture | 10% | 9 / 10 CI/CD pipeline posture, source code leakage detection, secrets, SBOM and AI-BOM. Source: Cycode homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 | 8 / 10 Software supply chain security, SBOM with drift detection, secrets and PII detection, and dependency vetting for agent installs (9 Sep 2026). Source: OX Security blog: VibeSec Dependency Vetting · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Cycode |
| Scanner coverage and orchestration | 10% | 9 / 10 Native SAST, SCA, secrets, container and IaC scanning plus 120+ connectors through ConnectorX. Source: Cycode pricing: 120+ connectors · Read 13 Oct 2026 | 8 / 10 OX Code covers SAST, SCA, secrets, IaC, containers and API scanning with ASPM correlation across them. Source: OX Security homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Cycode |
| Named coding agent reach | 10% | 7 / 10 Names 4 of the six agents we track: Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot and Windsurf. Source: Cycode: AI security · Read 27 Sep 2026 Source: Cycode blog: AI Guardrails in the IDE · Read 27 Sep 2026 | 7 / 10 Names 4 of the six agents we track: Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot and Kiro. Source: OX Security docs: VibeSec · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Tie |
| Pricing and trial transparency | 10% | 3 / 10 Tiers and the pricing basis (active developers and AI usage) are published; figures are not. Source: Cycode pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026 | 6 / 10 Free for up to 9 developer contributors under its Terms of Service; an AWS Marketplace list price is published ($100,000 for 12 months, all modules, 100 users); per-product pricing units are published, prices on its own site are not. Source: OX Security Terms of Service · Read 11 Oct 2026 | OX |
How do they differ along the pipeline?
| Control point | Cycode | OX Security |
|---|---|---|
| Agent | Documented IDE guardrails intercept secrets, file context, prompts and tool calls before they reach AI services, with MCP enforcement; the AI-BOM tracks rule files, MCP servers and AI API keys with provenance. Source: Cycode: AI security · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Documented VibeSec analyzes the prompt and sends security guidance to the agent before code is generated, vets dependencies and keeps an AI inventory and agent activity log. Source: OX Security docs: VibeSec · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| IDE | Documented AI Guardrails, launched 17 February 2026, intercept secrets in prompts, file reads and MCP tool calls before they leave the IDE. Source: Cycode blog: AI Guardrails in the IDE · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Documented VS Code extension and JetBrains plugin, plus MCP integration. Source: OX Security docs index · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Pull request | Documented Agentic code scanning across SAST, SCA, secrets, container and IaC. Source: Cycode homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Documented OX Code covers SAST, SCA, secrets, IaC, containers and APIs, with pipeline scanning. Source: OX Security homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Pipeline | Documented CI/CD pipeline posture, source code leakage detection, SBOM and AI-BOM. Source: Cycode homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Documented Software supply chain security, SBOM with drift detection, and Dependency Vetting for agent installs (9 September 2026). Source: OX Security blog: VibeSec Dependency Vetting · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Triage | Documented The AI Exploitability Agent checks whether a CVE is reachable. Source: Cycode homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Documented ASPM correlation plus an Agentic Pentester that ties exploitable issues back to code and APIs. Source: OX Security homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Fix | Documented The AI Fix and Remediation Agent analyzes root cause and produces PR-ready fixes. Source: Cycode blog: AI teammates · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Documented AI-Powered Fixes deliver one-click fixes in CI/CD pipelines, IDEs and pull or merge requests, with diffs and commit previews. Source: OX Security: AI-Powered Fixes · Read 11 Oct 2026 |
What do they cost?
Cycode
Not published Tiers are named (ADLC Security, Code Security, Software Supply Chain Security, Posture Management, Cycode Complete, Cycode AI). "Pricing is based on your active developer count and AI usage"; no figures are published.
Source: Cycode pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026
Free start: Free trial offered; no free tier.
OX Security
AWS Marketplace list price: OX Security Platform, All Modules, 100 users, $100,000 for 12 months. On its own site OX publishes pricing units (VibeSec per AI user, OX Code per contributing developer, OX Cloud per cloud asset, Agentic Pentester per agent hour) but not prices.
Source: AWS Marketplace: OX Security listing · Read 11 Oct 2026
Free start: Free for up to 9 developer contributors under OX's Terms of Service (updated December 2025); 10 or more contributors need a subscription.
Which coding agents does each name?
| Agent | Cycode | OX Security |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code | Named | Named |
| Cursor | Named | Named |
| GitHub Copilot | Named | Named |
| Windsurf | Named | Not named |
| OpenAI Codex | Not named | Not named |
| Kiro | Not named | Named |
| Total | 4 of 6 | 4 of 6 |
Which should you choose?
Choose Cycode if you need agentic triage and prioritization and agent and mcp discovery. Cycode: Three named AppSec agents under Cycode Maestro.
Choose OX Security if you need agentic triage and prioritization and agent and mcp discovery. OX Security: Security guidance to the agent before code is written.
Frequently asked questions
Which is better for agentic AppSec, Cycode or OX Security?
On our published weights Cycode scores higher overall, 7.70 to 7.25 out of 10. See the criterion table above for where each scores higher.
Which governs coding agents more fully, Cycode or OX Security?
Cycode scores higher on the agent governance group (8.6 to 7.8). Cycode: IDE guardrails intercept secrets, file context, prompts and tool calls before they reach AI services, with MCP enforcement; the AI-BOM tracks rule files, MCP servers and AI API keys with provenance. OX Security: VibeSec analyzes the prompt and sends security guidance to the agent before code is generated, vets dependencies and keeps an AI inventory and agent activity log.
Do Cycode and OX Security publish prices?
Cycode: Not published. Tiers are named (ADLC Security, Code Security, Software Supply Chain Security, Posture Management, Cycode Complete, Cycode AI). "Pricing is based on your active developer count and AI usage"; no figures are published. OX Security: AWS Marketplace list price: OX Security Platform, All Modules, 100 users, $100,000 for 12 months. On its own site OX publishes pricing units (VibeSec per AI user, OX Code per contributing developer, OX Cloud per cloud asset, Agentic Pentester per agent hour) but not prices.