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Aikido Security vs Endor Labs for AI code security

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Aikido Security scores 3.0 and Endor Labs 3.9 on our AI code security criteria, so Endor Labs ranks higher on the published weights. Aikido leads on developer experience and pricing and buying clarity; Endor Labs leads on AI code and assistant coverage, endpoint deployment and tamper resistance, governance and policy control and remediation and ASPM depth. The widest gap is governance and policy control, where Endor Labs scores 4.5 against 1.5.

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

How do Aikido Security and Endor Labs score side by side?

Aikido Security and Endor Labs: editorial assessment, 0-5. Last reviewed October 2026.
CriterionWeightAikido SecurityEndor LabsEdge
Coverage of AI-generated code and AI coding assistants25%3.05.0Endor Labs
Endpoint deployment and tamper resistance20%2.02.5Endor Labs
Governance and policy control for the CISO20%1.54.5Endor Labs
Developer experience and low friction15%4.54.0Aikido
Pricing and buying clarity10%5.02.0Aikido
Remediation and ASPM depth10%4.04.5Endor Labs
Weighted total3.03.9

Aikido Security leads on 2 criteria, Endor Labs leads on 4, and 0 are tied.

Aikido Security

Verdict for Aikido Security: strengths and limitations

diff --verdict aikido-security · reviewed 2026-09

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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]

Endor Labs

Verdict for Endor Labs: strengths and limitations

diff --verdict endor-labs · reviewed 2026-09

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  • Strength:Reachability analysis across dependencies, containers and first-party code. [source]
  • Strength:AURI inventories coding agents, models, MCP servers and skills and applies policy at the moment of action. [source]
  • Strength:MCP server for Cursor, Claude Code, VS Code with Copilot, Codex and Antigravity. [source]
  • Strength:Free Developer tier runs locally with no account. [source]

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  • Limitation:Core and Pro prices are not published. [source]
  • Limitation:Free tier has no UI, policies or scan history. [source]

How do Aikido Security and Endor Labs 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.

Endor Labs: AURI inventories coding agents, models, MCP servers and skills, and the MCP server installs into Cursor, Claude Code, VS Code with Copilot, Codex and Antigravity. AI SAST traces dataflow across repositories and pull requests.

Assistants named on their public pages: Aikido Security: Cursor and Windsurf; Endor Labs: Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot and OpenAI Codex.

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.

Endor Labs: Runs locally through an MCP server (npx endorctl ai-tools mcp-server) and AURI agents that run inside Claude Code, Cursor, OpenAI Codex and Google Antigravity on customer infrastructure; an endpoint application and tamper resistance are not described.

How much control does the security team get?

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

Endor Labs: AURI applies policy at the moment of action with an audit trail, and mutating agent actions sit behind approval gates; scoping policy by team or machine is not described.

How do they fit the developer's workflow?

Aikido Security: Free IDE plugin and AutoFix pull requests.

Endor Labs: The free Developer tier runs locally with no account.

How do they fix and prioritize findings?

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

Endor Labs: Reachability across dependencies, containers and code, and AURI agents write SAST fixes and open SCA upgrade pull requests behind approval gates. Ingestion of third-party scanner findings is not confirmed.

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.

Endor Labs: free tier: Yes: Developer tier, local, no account; lowest published paid option: Contact sales; pricing unit: Contributors with commits in the last 90 days.

Source: Aikido Security pricing · Reviewed Sep 2026

Source: Endor Labs 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 4.0 for Endor Labs. Choose Endor Labs if AI code and assistant coverage and governance and policy control matter most: Endor Labs scores 5.0 and 4.5 there, against 3.0 and 1.5 for Aikido.

Frequently asked questions

Is Aikido Security or Endor Labs better for AI code security?

Aikido Security scores 3.0 and Endor Labs 3.9 on our AI code security criteria, so Endor Labs ranks higher on the published weights. Aikido leads on 2 of 6 criteria and Endor Labs on 4; 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 Endor Labs 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). Endor Labs: free tier: Yes: Developer tier, local, no account; lowest published paid option: Contact sales. Prices as published on vendor pages and marketplace listings, reviewed 2026-10-11.

Which AI coding assistants do Aikido Security and Endor Labs name?

On the pages we reviewed, Aikido Security names Cursor and Windsurf and Endor Labs names Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot and OpenAI Codex. '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.