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On our October 2026 scores, the highest-ranked alternatives to Cycode are Legit Security (4.4), Snyk (4.1) and Backslash Security (3.9). Cycode scores 3.7 (rank 6 of 10); 5 of the 10 alternatives score higher overall. The criterion where Cycode trails most is pricing and buying clarity, led by Aikido Security at 5.0.
Editorial assessment · Compiled from vendor product, docs, pricing and marketplace pages · Rated October 2026
These points come from Cycode's own public pages as reviewed in October 2026. They describe what is and is not published, not user complaints.
No prices are published: Cycode names its tiers and says pricing is based on active developer count and AI usage.
Source: cycode.com · Reviewed Sep 2026
There is no free tier; Cycode offers a free trial.
Source: cycode.com · Reviewed Sep 2026
The platform's breadth, with 120+ connectors through ConnectorX, means a planned rollout.
Source: cycode.com · Reviewed Sep 2026
Scores higher than Cycode on: AI code and assistant coverage (5.0 vs 4.5), endpoint deployment and tamper resistance (5.0 vs 3.0), governance and policy control (4.5 vs 4.0) and pricing and buying clarity (2.5 vs 1.5)
Cycode stays ahead on: no criterion
Scores higher than Cycode on: AI code and assistant coverage (5.0 vs 4.5), developer experience (4.5 vs 3.5) and pricing and buying clarity (3.5 vs 1.5)
Cycode stays ahead on: remediation and ASPM depth (5.0 vs 4.0)
Scores higher than Cycode on: endpoint deployment and tamper resistance (4.0 vs 3.0), governance and policy control (5.0 vs 4.0) and pricing and buying clarity (2.0 vs 1.5)
Cycode stays ahead on: developer experience (3.5 vs 3.0) and remediation and ASPM depth (5.0 vs 3.0)
Scores higher than Cycode on: AI code and assistant coverage (5.0 vs 4.5), governance and policy control (4.5 vs 4.0), developer experience (4.0 vs 3.5) and pricing and buying clarity (2.0 vs 1.5)
Cycode stays ahead on: endpoint deployment and tamper resistance (3.0 vs 2.5) and remediation and ASPM depth (5.0 vs 4.5)
Scores higher than Cycode on: governance and policy control (4.5 vs 4.0) and pricing and buying clarity (2.5 vs 1.5)
Cycode stays ahead on: endpoint deployment and tamper resistance (3.0 vs 2.5) and remediation and ASPM depth (5.0 vs 4.5)
Scores higher than Cycode on: developer experience (4.5 vs 3.5) and pricing and buying clarity (4.0 vs 1.5)
Cycode stays ahead on: AI code and assistant coverage (4.5 vs 3.5), governance and policy control (4.0 vs 2.5) and remediation and ASPM depth (5.0 vs 4.0)
Scores higher than Cycode on: no criterion
Cycode stays ahead on: endpoint deployment and tamper resistance (3.0 vs 2.5), governance and policy control (4.0 vs 3.5), developer experience (3.5 vs 3.0) and pricing and buying clarity (1.5 vs 1.0)
Scores higher than Cycode on: pricing and buying clarity (2.0 vs 1.5)
Cycode stays ahead on: AI code and assistant coverage (4.5 vs 4.0), endpoint deployment and tamper resistance (3.0 vs 2.5), governance and policy control (4.0 vs 3.0) and remediation and ASPM depth (5.0 vs 4.5)
Scores higher than Cycode on: developer experience (4.5 vs 3.5) and pricing and buying clarity (4.5 vs 1.5)
Cycode stays ahead on: AI code and assistant coverage (4.5 vs 3.0), endpoint deployment and tamper resistance (3.0 vs 1.5), governance and policy control (4.0 vs 2.0) and remediation and ASPM depth (5.0 vs 3.5)
Scores higher than Cycode on: developer experience (4.5 vs 3.5) and pricing and buying clarity (5.0 vs 1.5)
Cycode stays ahead on: AI code and assistant coverage (4.5 vs 3.0), endpoint deployment and tamper resistance (3.0 vs 2.0), governance and policy control (4.0 vs 1.5) and remediation and ASPM depth (5.0 vs 4.0)
| Tool | Free tier | Lowest published paid price | Pricing unit | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cycode | No (free trial offered) | Contact sales | Active developers and AI usage | cycode.com |
| Legit Security | No (free trial on request) | AWS Marketplace: $60,000 for 12 months, all modules, 100 users (marketplace price) | Users (marketplace bundle) | aws.amazon.com |
| Snyk | Yes: Free, $0 | Team from $25 a month (up to 10 developers) | Enterprise credits (1 credit = $1) | snyk.io |
| Backslash Security | No (free read-only AI Endpoint Exposure Assessment) | AWS Marketplace: $75,000 annual commit, 12 months (marketplace price) | Annual commit | aws.amazon.com |
| Endor Labs | Yes: Developer tier, local, no account | Contact sales | Contributors with commits in the last 90 days | www.endorlabs.com |
| OX Security | Yes: free use up to 9 developer contributions | Contact sales | AI user, contributing developer, cloud asset, agent hours | www.ox.security |
| Semgrep | Yes: up to 10 contributors | $30 per contributor per month (Code or Supply Chain); $15 (Secrets) | Contributor | semgrep.dev |
| Apiiro | No (AutoFix free for open source maintainers) | Contact sales | Not published | apiiro.com |
| Wiz Code | Not stated | AWS Marketplace: $58,500 for 100 licenses, 12 months, add-on for Wiz Cloud (marketplace price) | Licenses | aws.amazon.com |
| GitHub Advanced Security | Free for public repositories (code scanning, secret scanning, Dependabot alerts) | $19 (Secret Protection) or $30 (Code Security) per active committer per month | Active committer | github.com |
| Aikido Security | Yes: Developer plan, $0, 2 users | Basic $350 a month, 10 users included (Pro $700, Advanced $1,050) | Flat fee per plan | www.aikido.dev |
Stay with Cycode if an inventory of AI artifacts in your repositories matters most. Its AI-BOM tracks rule files, MCP servers and AI API keys with commit provenance, and its IDE guardrails intercept secrets, file context, prompts and tool calls before they reach AI services.
Cycode leads or ties the lead on remediation and ASPM depth.
On our scores, Legit Security is the highest-ranked alternative at 4.4 out of 5, ahead of Cycode at 3.7. It scores higher than Cycode on AI code and assistant coverage, endpoint deployment and tamper resistance, governance and policy control and pricing and buying clarity.
Snyk (Free, $0), Endor Labs (Developer tier, local, no account), OX Security (free use up to 9 developer contributions), Semgrep (up to 10 contributors), GitHub Advanced Security (Free for public repositories (code scanning, secret scanning, Dependabot alerts)) and Aikido Security (Developer plan, $0, 2 users) publish a free tier. Limits differ, so check each vendor's pricing page.
Legit Security (5.0), Snyk (3.0), Backslash Security (4.0) and Semgrep (3.0) score 3.0 or higher on endpoint deployment and tamper resistance, the criterion that carries 20% of our score.