GitHub Advanced Security vs OX Security for AI code security

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GitHub Advanced Security scores 2.9 and OX Security 3.8 on our AI code security criteria, so OX Security ranks higher on the published weights. GHAS leads on developer experience and pricing and buying clarity; OX 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 OX scores 4.5 against 2.0.

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

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

GitHub Advanced Security and OX Security: editorial assessment, 0-5. Last reviewed October 2026.
Criterion	Weight	GitHub Advanced Security	OX Security	Edge
Coverage of AI-generated code and AI coding assistants	25%	3.0	4.5	OX
Endpoint deployment and tamper resistance	20%	1.5	2.5	OX
Governance and policy control for the CISO	20%	2.0	4.5	OX
Developer experience and low friction	15%	4.5	3.5	GHAS
Pricing and buying clarity	10%	4.5	2.5	GHAS
Remediation and ASPM depth	10%	3.5	4.5	OX
Weighted total		2.9	3.8

GitHub Advanced Security leads on 2 criteria, OX Security leads on 4, and 0 are tied.

GitHub Advanced Security

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]

OX Security

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

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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]

@@ limitations @@

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

How do GitHub Advanced Security and OX Security cover AI code and coding assistants?

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.

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: GitHub Advanced Security: GitHub Copilot; OX Security: Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot and Kiro.

Where do their controls run on the developer machine?

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

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

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?

GitHub Advanced Security: Native to pull requests on GitHub.

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?

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

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: GitHub Advanced Security pricing · Reviewed Sep 2026

Source: OX Security pricing · Reviewed Sep 2026

Which should you choose?

Choose GitHub Advanced Security if developer experience and pricing and buying clarity matter most: GHAS scores 4.5 and 4.5 there, against 3.5 and 2.5 for OX. Choose OX Security if AI code and assistant coverage and governance and policy control matter most: OX scores 4.5 and 4.5 there, against 3.0 and 2.0 for GHAS.

Frequently asked questions

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

GitHub Advanced Security scores 2.9 and OX Security 3.8 on our AI code security criteria, so OX Security ranks higher on the published weights. GHAS leads on 2 of 6 criteria and OX 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 GitHub Advanced Security and OX Security price their plans?

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. 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 GitHub Advanced Security and OX Security name?

On the pages we reviewed, GitHub Advanced Security names GitHub Copilot 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.