Backslash Security vs OX Security for AI code security

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Backslash Security scores 3.9 and OX Security 3.8 on our AI code security criteria, so Backslash Security ranks higher on the published weights. Backslash leads on endpoint deployment and tamper resistance and governance and policy control; OX leads on developer experience, pricing and buying clarity and remediation and ASPM depth; they tie on AI code and assistant coverage. The widest gap is endpoint deployment and tamper resistance, where Backslash scores 4.0 against 2.5.

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

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

Backslash Security and OX Security: editorial assessment, 0-5. Last reviewed October 2026.
Criterion	Weight	Backslash Security	OX Security	Edge
Coverage of AI-generated code and AI coding assistants	25%	4.5	4.5	Tie
Endpoint deployment and tamper resistance	20%	4.0	2.5	Backslash
Governance and policy control for the CISO	20%	5.0	4.5	Backslash
Developer experience and low friction	15%	3.0	3.5	OX
Pricing and buying clarity	10%	2.0	2.5	OX
Remediation and ASPM depth	10%	3.0	4.5	OX
Weighted total		3.9	3.8

Backslash Security leads on 2 criteria, OX Security leads on 3, and 1 is tied.

Backslash Security

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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]

OX Security

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Strength:VibeSec analyzes the developer's prompt and sends security guidance to the agent before code is generated. [source]
Strength:Supports Claude Code, Cursor, Kiro and VS Code with Copilot. [source]
Strength:Malicious dependency blocking, secret protection, AI inventory and an agent activity log. [source]
Strength:Pricing unit published for each product, including per AI user for VibeSec. [source]

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Limitation:No prices published. [source]
Limitation:Limits of the free sign-up are not published. [source]

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

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.

OX Security: VibeSec supports Claude Code, Cursor, Kiro and VS Code with Copilot and analyzes the prompt before code is generated; the Agent AI BOM lists MCP servers, external SaaS and AI models with their users.

Assistants named on their public pages: Backslash Security: Cursor, GitHub Copilot and Windsurf; OX Security: Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot and Kiro.

Where do their controls run on the developer machine?

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.

OX Security: Runs as a VS Code extension, a JetBrains plugin and an MCP integration; an endpoint application and tamper resistance are not described.

How much control does the security team get?

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.

OX Security: Allow or block specific MCP tools, SaaS integrations and models, with an Agent Activity Log of prompts and tool calls and a history of prevented risks.

How do they fit the developer's workflow?

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

OX Security: VS Code extension, JetBrains plugin and MCP integration, and free use for up to 9 developer contributions.

How do they fix and prioritize findings?

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

OX Security: One-click AI fixes in CI/CD, IDEs and pull requests with diffs, ASPM correlation, and an Agentic Pentester that ties exploitable issues back to code.

How do they compare on price?

OX Security: free tier: Yes: free use up to 9 developer contributions; lowest published paid option: Contact sales; pricing unit: AI user, contributing developer, cloud asset, agent hours.

Source: Backslash Security pricing · Reviewed Sep 2026

Source: OX Security pricing · Reviewed Sep 2026

Which should you choose?

Choose Backslash Security if governance and policy control and endpoint deployment and tamper resistance matter most: Backslash scores 5.0 and 4.0 there, against 4.5 and 2.5 for OX. Choose OX Security if remediation and ASPM depth and developer experience matter most: OX scores 4.5 and 3.5 there, against 3.0 and 3.0 for Backslash.

Frequently asked questions

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

Backslash Security scores 3.9 and OX Security 3.8 on our AI code security criteria, so Backslash Security ranks higher on the published weights. Backslash leads on 2 of 6 criteria and OX on 3; 1 is tied. Which is better depends on which criteria matter most to you; the calculator on this site re-weights them.

How do Backslash Security and OX Security price their plans?

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). OX Security: free tier: Yes: free use up to 9 developer contributions; lowest published paid option: Contact sales. Prices as published on vendor pages and marketplace listings, reviewed 2026-10-11.

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

On the pages we reviewed, Backslash Security names Cursor, GitHub Copilot and Windsurf and OX Security names Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot and Kiro. '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.