An Aikido alternative built for proof, not just scanning
Aikido is a strong all-in-one scanner for the developer pipeline. But a scan tells you what might be wrong. If you need to prove what an attacker can actually do — with exploit evidence an auditor will accept — that is a different tool. Here is an honest comparison.
What Aikido is good at
Aikido is an all-in-one application-security platform aimed at developers and lean teams. It consolidates a set of scanners into one place — static analysis (SAST), open-source dependency scanning (SCA), secrets detection, infrastructure-as-code and container checks, and cloud configuration posture — and surfaces the results inside the repository and CI pipeline. For catching known-bad patterns early, before code ships, it is genuinely useful, and its free tier makes it easy to adopt. If your only need is pipeline scanning, it is a reasonable default.
Where it stops — and AssurePort begins
A scanner reads your code, dependencies and configuration and flags things that look risky. What it cannot do is attack the running system: log in as a user, chain requests together, swap an object ID to reach another tenant's data, or prove that a flagged issue is actually reachable and exploitable in production. That gap matters, because the findings that cause real breaches — broken access control, business-logic abuse, exploitable chains across services — are exactly the ones a static scan tends to miss or drown in false positives.
AssurePort is built for that second job. It runs an authorized, AI-driven penetration test against your live system and ships a human-verifiable proof of concept with every finding — the reproducible evidence that proves exploitability and that auditors accept for ISO 27001, NIS2, DORA and PCI-DSS. And it does this across 11 engines — web, API, cloud, network, Active Directory, SAP, email, OSINT and more — not just the code and cloud-config surfaces a dev scanner covers.
The honest version: this isn't either/or. Run a scanner like Aikido in CI to catch issues early, and run AssurePort to prove exploitable risk on the running system and produce audit evidence. Teams that need exploit proof, broader coverage (AD/SAP/network), or EU data residency reach for AssurePort as the testing layer a scanner can't be.
Side by side
| Aikido | AssurePort | |
|---|---|---|
| Core approach | Scanning (SAST/SCA/secrets/cloud posture) | Authorized penetration testing (exploitation) |
| What it inspects | Source code, dependencies, config | The running system |
| Proof of exploitability | Flags potential issues | Reproducible proof of concept per finding |
| Coverage | Code & cloud config | 11 engines: web, API, cloud, network, AD, SAP, email… |
| Compliance evidence | Scan output | Exploit-backed, mapped to ISO 27001/NIS2/DORA/PCI-DSS |
| Data residency | Varies | EU throughout (Cloudflare EU, Fly Frankfurt) |
| Best as | Pipeline scanning layer | Exploit-proof testing & audit layer |
Choose AssurePort if…
- You need to prove exploitable risk, not just list potential issues a scanner flagged.
- You have an audit (ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIS2, DORA) and need exploit-backed evidence mapped to controls — see our ISO 27001 control matrix.
- You need coverage beyond code — cloud, network, Active Directory or SAP penetration testing in one platform.
- You are an EU organisation and need end-to-end EU data residency.
For the broader picture, see our comparison of AI pentesting vs scanners vs human PTaaS and our pillar guide to penetration testing.
Prove what a scanner only guesses.
Run an authorized, AI-driven penetration test across web, API, cloud and more — with a human-verifiable proof of concept and compliance mapping behind every finding, from $399 per scan.
Run your first scan →Aikido is a trademark of its respective owner and is named here only for comparison (nominative use). This page reflects general, publicly observable differences in product approach as of 2026 and AssurePort's own capabilities; it is not an endorsement by, or affiliation with, Aikido. Verify any third-party tool's current features and pricing with that vendor directly.