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Aikido Security vs GitHub Advanced Security for AI code security

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Aikido Security scores 3.0 and GitHub Advanced Security 2.9 on our AI code security criteria, so Aikido Security ranks higher on the published weights. Aikido leads on endpoint deployment and tamper resistance, pricing and buying clarity and remediation and ASPM depth; GHAS leads on governance and policy control; they tie on AI code and assistant coverage and developer experience. The widest gap is endpoint deployment and tamper resistance, where Aikido scores 2.0 against 1.5.

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

How do Aikido Security and GitHub Advanced Security score side by side?

Aikido Security and GitHub Advanced Security: editorial assessment, 0-5. Last reviewed October 2026.
CriterionWeightAikido SecurityGitHub Advanced SecurityEdge
Coverage of AI-generated code and AI coding assistants25%3.03.0Tie
Endpoint deployment and tamper resistance20%2.01.5Aikido
Governance and policy control for the CISO20%1.52.0GHAS
Developer experience and low friction15%4.54.5Tie
Pricing and buying clarity10%5.04.5Aikido
Remediation and ASPM depth10%4.03.5Aikido
Weighted total3.02.9

Aikido Security leads on 3 criteria, GitHub Advanced Security leads on 1, and 2 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]

GitHub Advanced Security

Verdict for GitHub Advanced Security: strengths and limitations

diff --verdict github-advanced-security · reviewed 2026-09

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  • Strength:Published prices: GitHub Secret Protection $19 and GitHub Code Security $30 per active committer per month. [source]
  • Strength:Copilot coding agent runs CodeQL, Advisory Database and secret scanning checks on its own changes, no GHAS license needed. [source]
  • Strength:Push protection blocks commits that contain secrets; AI-detected secrets included. [source]
  • Strength:Copilot Autofix suggests fixes for code scanning alerts. [source]

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  • Limitation:No controls for third-party assistants such as Cursor or Claude Code on the pages reviewed. [source]
  • Limitation:For repositories on GitHub, on GitHub Team or GitHub Enterprise Cloud plans. [source]

How do Aikido Security and GitHub Advanced 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.

GitHub Advanced Security: CodeQL scans every pull request whoever wrote it, and the Copilot coding agent checks its own changes; Copilot is the only assistant named, and there is no discovery of other agents or MCP servers.

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

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.

GitHub Advanced Security: Runs on GitHub at push and pull request; no endpoint agent is described.

How much control does the security team get?

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

GitHub Advanced Security: Organization-level security overview, campaigns and push protection; agent checks cover GitHub's own Copilot coding agent, not third-party assistants.

How do they fit the developer's workflow?

Aikido Security: Free IDE plugin and AutoFix pull requests.

GitHub Advanced Security: Native to pull requests on GitHub.

How do they fix and prioritize findings?

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

GitHub Advanced Security: Copilot Autofix suggests fixes and security campaigns organize remediation; no reachability or business-context scoring is described.

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.

GitHub Advanced Security: free tier: Free for public repositories (code scanning, secret scanning, Dependabot alerts); lowest published paid option: $19 (Secret Protection) or $30 (Code Security) per active committer per month; pricing unit: Active committer.

Source: Aikido Security pricing · Reviewed Sep 2026

Source: GitHub Advanced Security pricing · Reviewed Sep 2026

Which should you choose?

Choose Aikido Security if pricing and buying clarity and remediation and ASPM depth matter most: Aikido scores 5.0 and 4.0 there, against 4.5 and 3.5 for GHAS. Choose GitHub Advanced Security if governance and policy control and developer experience matter most: GHAS scores 2.0 and 4.5 there, against 1.5 and 4.5 for Aikido.

Frequently asked questions

Is Aikido Security or GitHub Advanced Security better for AI code security?

Aikido Security scores 3.0 and GitHub Advanced Security 2.9 on our AI code security criteria, so Aikido Security ranks higher on the published weights. Aikido leads on 3 of 6 criteria and GHAS on 1; 2 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 GitHub Advanced 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). GitHub Advanced Security: free tier: Free for public repositories (code scanning, secret scanning, Dependabot alerts); lowest published paid option: $19 (Secret Protection) or $30 (Code Security) per active committer per month. Prices as published on vendor pages and marketplace listings, reviewed 2026-10-11.

Which AI coding assistants do Aikido Security and GitHub Advanced Security name?

On the pages we reviewed, Aikido Security names Cursor and Windsurf and GitHub Advanced Security names GitHub Copilot. '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.