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Aikido Security vs Backslash Security for AI code security

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Aikido Security scores 3.0 and Backslash Security 3.9 on our AI code security criteria, so Backslash Security ranks higher on the published weights. Aikido leads on developer experience, pricing and buying clarity and remediation and ASPM depth; Backslash leads on AI code and assistant coverage, endpoint deployment and tamper resistance and governance and policy control. The widest gap is governance and policy control, where Backslash scores 5.0 against 1.5.

Editorial assessment · Compiled from vendor product, docs, pricing and marketplace pages · Rated October 2026

How do Aikido Security and Backslash Security score side by side?

Aikido Security and Backslash Security: editorial assessment, 0-5. Last reviewed October 2026.
CriterionWeightAikido SecurityBackslash SecurityEdge
Coverage of AI-generated code and AI coding assistants25%3.04.5Backslash
Endpoint deployment and tamper resistance20%2.04.0Backslash
Governance and policy control for the CISO20%1.55.0Backslash
Developer experience and low friction15%4.53.0Aikido
Pricing and buying clarity10%5.02.0Aikido
Remediation and ASPM depth10%4.03.0Aikido
Weighted total3.03.9

Aikido Security leads on 3 criteria, Backslash Security leads on 3, and 0 are tied.

Aikido Security

Verdict for Aikido Security: strengths and limitations

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  • Strength:Flat prices published: Developer $0 (2 users), Basic $300 a month and Pro $600 a month with 10 users included. [source]
  • Strength:Free plan includes SCA, SAST, AI SAST and secrets. [source]
  • Strength:Free IDE plugin for VS Code, Cursor and Windsurf. [source]
  • Strength:Aikido Safe Chain blocks malware at package install. [source]

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  • Limitation:No agent inventory, MCP governance or agent policy controls on the pages reviewed. [source]
  • Limitation:Free IDE scanning covers JavaScript, TypeScript and Python only. [source]

Backslash Security

Verdict for Backslash Security: strengths and limitations

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  • Strength:Discovers every AI agent, MCP server, skill and plug-in across enterprise endpoints. [source]
  • Strength:Policies scoped by user, team, endpoint or component, with inline blocking before execution. [source]
  • Strength:Forensics and audit evidence for the EU AI Act, NIS2, DORA and SOC 2. [source]

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  • Limitation:Tamper resistance is not described on the pages reviewed. [source]
  • Limitation:No free product tier; AWS Marketplace lists a $75,000 annual commit. [source]

How do Aikido Security and Backslash Security cover AI code and coding assistants?

Aikido Security: The free IDE plugin scans for SAST issues and secrets in VS Code, Cursor and Windsurf; no agent, model or MCP discovery is described.

Backslash Security: Discovers "every AI agent, MCP server, Skill and plug-in" across enterprise endpoints, and its AWS Marketplace listing covers IDEs, CLIs, agents, MCP servers and LLMs, naming Cursor, Windsurf and GitHub Copilot. No public support list names Claude Code or Codex.

Assistants named on their public pages: Aikido Security: Cursor and Windsurf; Backslash Security: Cursor, GitHub Copilot and Windsurf.

Where do their controls run on the developer machine?

Aikido Security: An IDE plugin plus Aikido Safe Chain, which blocks malware at package install; no endpoint agent for coding agents.

Backslash Security: Positioned as "securing the agentic endpoint", with inline blocking before execution across enterprise endpoints and an MCP proxy; tamper resistance is not described.

How much control does the security team get?

Aikido Security: No agent inventory, MCP governance or agent policy controls are described.

Backslash Security: Policies scoped by user, team, endpoint or component, inline blocking, and forensics and audit evidence for the EU AI Act, NIS2, DORA and SOC 2.

How do they fit the developer's workflow?

Aikido Security: Free IDE plugin and AutoFix pull requests.

Backslash Security: No free product tier or self-serve start; a free, read-only AI Endpoint Exposure Assessment is offered.

How do they fix and prioritize findings?

Aikido Security: AutoFix proposes fixes as pull requests, with SCA reachability and EPSS-based prioritization.

Backslash Security: The AppGraph engine runs SAST, SCA and secrets scanning; fix generation and risk prioritization are not described on the pages reviewed.

How do they compare on price?

Aikido Security: free tier: Yes: Developer plan, $0, 2 users; lowest published paid option: Basic $350 a month, 10 users included (Pro $700, Advanced $1,050); pricing unit: Flat fee per plan.

Backslash Security: free tier: No (free read-only AI Endpoint Exposure Assessment); lowest published paid option: AWS Marketplace: $75,000 annual commit, 12 months (marketplace price); pricing unit: Annual commit.

Source: Aikido Security pricing · Reviewed Sep 2026

Source: Backslash Security pricing · Reviewed Sep 2026

Which should you choose?

Choose Aikido Security if pricing and buying clarity and developer experience matter most: Aikido scores 5.0 and 4.5 there, against 2.0 and 3.0 for Backslash. Choose Backslash Security if governance and policy control and AI code and assistant coverage matter most: Backslash scores 5.0 and 4.5 there, against 1.5 and 3.0 for Aikido.

Frequently asked questions

Is Aikido Security or Backslash Security better for AI code security?

Aikido Security scores 3.0 and Backslash Security 3.9 on our AI code security criteria, so Backslash Security ranks higher on the published weights. Aikido leads on 3 of 6 criteria and Backslash on 3; 0 are tied. Which is better depends on which criteria matter most to you; the calculator on this site re-weights them.

How do Aikido Security and Backslash Security price their plans?

Aikido Security: free tier: Yes: Developer plan, $0, 2 users; lowest published paid option: Basic $350 a month, 10 users included (Pro $700, Advanced $1,050). Backslash Security: free tier: No (free read-only AI Endpoint Exposure Assessment); lowest published paid option: AWS Marketplace: $75,000 annual commit, 12 months (marketplace price). Prices as published on vendor pages and marketplace listings, reviewed 2026-10-11.

Which AI coding assistants do Aikido Security and Backslash Security name?

On the pages we reviewed, Aikido Security names Cursor and Windsurf and Backslash Security names Cursor, GitHub Copilot and Windsurf. 'Not named' means we did not find the assistant on the vendor's pages; it does not prove the tool cannot work with it.

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Last reviewed October 2026. Editorial assessment from public vendor material; no hands-on testing.