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Cycode vs Endor Labs for AI code security

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Cycode scores 3.7 and Endor Labs 3.9 on our AI code security criteria, so Endor Labs ranks higher on the published weights. Cycode leads on endpoint deployment and tamper resistance and remediation and ASPM depth; Endor Labs leads on AI code and assistant coverage, governance and policy control, developer experience and pricing and buying clarity. The widest gap is AI code and assistant coverage, where Endor Labs scores 5.0 against 4.5.

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

How do Cycode and Endor Labs score side by side?

Cycode and Endor Labs: editorial assessment, 0-5. Last reviewed October 2026.
CriterionWeightCycodeEndor LabsEdge
Coverage of AI-generated code and AI coding assistants25%4.55.0Endor Labs
Endpoint deployment and tamper resistance20%3.02.5Cycode
Governance and policy control for the CISO20%4.04.5Endor Labs
Developer experience and low friction15%3.54.0Endor Labs
Pricing and buying clarity10%1.52.0Endor Labs
Remediation and ASPM depth10%5.04.5Cycode
Weighted total3.73.9

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

Cycode

Verdict for Cycode: strengths and limitations

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  • Strength:IDE guardrails intercept secrets, file context, prompts and tool calls before they reach AI services. [source]
  • Strength:AI-BOM tracks .cursorrules and .windsurfrules files, MCP servers and AI API keys, with commit provenance. [source]
  • Strength:AI Exploitability Agent confirms CVE reachability; AI Fix Agent produces PR-ready fixes. [source]
  • Strength:Full scanner set: SAST, SCA, secrets, containers, IaC and CI/CD posture. [source]
  • Strength:Cycode's AI Guardrails names Claude Code and Cursor. [source]

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  • Limitation:No prices published; pricing is based on active developers and AI usage. [source]

Endor Labs

Verdict for Endor Labs: strengths and limitations

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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 Cycode and Endor Labs cover AI code and coding assistants?

Cycode: The AI inventory covers code assistants such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Windsurf and Tabnine, plus MCP servers, models and AI secrets, alongside SAST, SCA, secrets, container and IaC scanning. IDE hooks support Cursor and Claude Code so far.

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: Cycode: Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot and Windsurf; Endor Labs: Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot and OpenAI Codex.

Where do their controls run on the developer machine?

Cycode: IDE hooks enforce guardrails such as "Block Unauthorized MCPs" and "Restrict MCP Execution to Localhost Only", starting with Cursor and Claude Code; an endpoint agent and tamper resistance are not described.

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?

Cycode: Three-state authorization (Needs Review, Authorized, Unauthorized) with violations for AI tools and MCP servers; an audit log of agent activity is not 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?

Cycode: IDE and MCP presence and a free trial, but no free tier.

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

How do they fix and prioritize findings?

Cycode: An AI Exploitability Agent checks reachability, an AI Fix and Remediation Agent produces PR-ready fixes, and Maestro orchestrates 120+ connectors through ConnectorX.

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?

Cycode: free tier: No (free trial offered); lowest published paid option: Contact sales; pricing unit: Active developers and AI usage.

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: Cycode pricing · Reviewed Sep 2026

Source: Endor Labs pricing · Reviewed Sep 2026

Which should you choose?

Choose Cycode if remediation and ASPM depth and endpoint deployment and tamper resistance matter most: Cycode scores 5.0 and 3.0 there, against 4.5 and 2.5 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 4.5 and 4.0 for Cycode.

Frequently asked questions

Is Cycode or Endor Labs better for AI code security?

Cycode scores 3.7 and Endor Labs 3.9 on our AI code security criteria, so Endor Labs ranks higher on the published weights. Cycode 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 Cycode and Endor Labs price their plans?

Cycode: free tier: No (free trial offered); lowest published paid option: Contact sales. 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 Cycode and Endor Labs name?

On the pages we reviewed, Cycode names Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot 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.