Defexity vs Aikido Security
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Choose Aikido if a team needs one platform for code, dependency, container, cloud and runtime security, with a free plan for 2 users and paid plans from $300 a month. Choose Defexity if you are one builder or a small agency shipping AI-built sites and want plain-language findings, copy-paste fix prompts and flow monitoring from $15 a month.
Side by side
| Aikido Security | Defexity | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Development and security teams | Solo builders, freelancers and small teams using AI tools |
| Free plan | Developer: 2 users, 10 repos, 1 domain, 10 AI AutoFixes a month, rescans every 3 days | Free forever: 2 scans per URL per day, every finding with a fix prompt |
| Paid plans | From $300/month (Basic, 10 users); enterprise on quote | From $15/month; Agency $99/month |
| Code, dependencies, containers, cloud | Yes | Code and dependencies; no container or cloud scanning |
| Live-site checks | DAST; attack surface monitoring listed on Pro | 130+ read-only checks: secrets, files, headers, privacy, accessibility, SEO |
| Runtime protection | Yes (protected requests on every plan) | No |
| Fixes | AI AutoFix | Fix prompts for Cursor, Claude Code, Lovable, Bolt and Replit; verified rechecks |
| Flow tests (sign-up, checkout) | Not described | Yes, on a schedule and after deploys (paid plans) |
| Accessibility, SEO, legal pages | Not described | Yes |
Where Aikido is stronger
Aikido covers far more of the software supply chain: static analysis, dependencies, containers, cloud configuration and runtime protection in one place, built for teams, with user seats, enterprise options and pentest services. If you run several services in production or answer security questionnaires, it is designed for that.
Where Defexity is different
Defexity is narrower on purpose. It reads the deployed site the way a visitor or attacker would and explains each finding in plain language with a prompt you paste into your AI tool, then confirms the fix with a recheck. It also checks what security platforms usually skip on a launch: privacy pages and consent, accessibility, SEO basics and whether sign-up and checkout still work after deploys. Pricing starts at $15 a month for one person.
Which to choose
- A team with several repositories, containers or cloud accounts: Aikido.
- One person or a small agency shipping AI-built web apps who wants fix prompts and launch-readiness checks: Defexity.
- Both can run side by side: Aikido on the code and infrastructure, Defexity on the live site and its key flows.
Questions
- Is Aikido free?
- Its Developer plan is described as free forever, for 2 users, 10 repositories and 1 domain, as of 13 November 2026. Larger teams pay from $300 a month.
- Does Defexity scan containers or cloud accounts?
- No. It scans the deployed website and, when connected, the code and dependencies.
Sources
Defexity reports potential risks it can see from outside your app. It is not a guarantee of security and not legal advice.