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On our October 2026 scores, the highest-ranked alternatives to Legit Security are Snyk (4.1), Backslash Security (3.9) and Endor Labs (3.9). Legit Security scores 4.4 (rank 1 of 10), so every alternative scores lower overall and wins only on specific criteria. The criterion where Legit 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 Legit Security's own public pages as reviewed in October 2026. They describe what is and is not published, not user complaints.
Legit Security publishes no prices, no pricing unit and no free tier; its site offers demos.
Source: legitsecurity.com · Reviewed Sep 2026
There is no self-serve tier that a single developer can try without a sales conversation.
Source: legitsecurity.com · Reviewed Sep 2026
Much of the value comes from connecting source control, CI/CD and existing scanners, whose findings Legit correlates and de-duplicates, so it is a planned rollout rather than a same-day start.
Source: legitsecurity.com · Reviewed Sep 2026
Scores higher than Legit on: developer experience (4.5 vs 3.5) and pricing and buying clarity (3.5 vs 2.5)
Legit stays ahead on: endpoint deployment and tamper resistance (5.0 vs 3.0), governance and policy control (4.5 vs 4.0) and remediation and ASPM depth (5.0 vs 4.0)
Scores higher than Legit on: governance and policy control (5.0 vs 4.5)
Legit stays ahead on: AI code and assistant coverage (5.0 vs 4.5), endpoint deployment and tamper resistance (5.0 vs 4.0), developer experience (3.5 vs 3.0), pricing and buying clarity (2.5 vs 2.0) and remediation and ASPM depth (5.0 vs 3.0)
Scores higher than Legit on: developer experience (4.0 vs 3.5)
Legit stays ahead on: endpoint deployment and tamper resistance (5.0 vs 2.5), pricing and buying clarity (2.5 vs 2.0) and remediation and ASPM depth (5.0 vs 4.5)
Scores higher than Legit on: no criterion
Legit stays ahead on: AI code and assistant coverage (5.0 vs 4.5), endpoint deployment and tamper resistance (5.0 vs 2.5) and remediation and ASPM depth (5.0 vs 4.5)
Scores higher than Legit on: no criterion
Legit stays ahead 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)
Scores higher than Legit on: developer experience (4.5 vs 3.5) and pricing and buying clarity (4.0 vs 2.5)
Legit stays ahead on: AI code and assistant coverage (5.0 vs 3.5), endpoint deployment and tamper resistance (5.0 vs 3.0), governance and policy control (4.5 vs 2.5) and remediation and ASPM depth (5.0 vs 4.0)
Scores higher than Legit on: no criterion
Legit stays ahead on: AI code and assistant coverage (5.0 vs 4.5), endpoint deployment and tamper resistance (5.0 vs 2.5), governance and policy control (4.5 vs 3.5), developer experience (3.5 vs 3.0) and pricing and buying clarity (2.5 vs 1.0)
Scores higher than Legit on: no criterion
Legit stays ahead on: AI code and assistant coverage (5.0 vs 4.0), endpoint deployment and tamper resistance (5.0 vs 2.5), governance and policy control (4.5 vs 3.0), pricing and buying clarity (2.5 vs 2.0) and remediation and ASPM depth (5.0 vs 4.5)
Scores higher than Legit on: developer experience (4.5 vs 3.5) and pricing and buying clarity (4.5 vs 2.5)
Legit stays ahead on: AI code and assistant coverage (5.0 vs 3.0), endpoint deployment and tamper resistance (5.0 vs 1.5), governance and policy control (4.5 vs 2.0) and remediation and ASPM depth (5.0 vs 3.5)
Scores higher than Legit on: developer experience (4.5 vs 3.5) and pricing and buying clarity (5.0 vs 2.5)
Legit stays ahead on: AI code and assistant coverage (5.0 vs 3.0), endpoint deployment and tamper resistance (5.0 vs 2.0), governance and policy control (4.5 vs 1.5) and remediation and ASPM depth (5.0 vs 4.0)
| Tool | Free tier | Lowest published paid price | Pricing unit | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Cycode | No (free trial offered) | Contact sales | Active developers and AI usage | cycode.com |
| 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 Legit Security if one policy for every coding agent on developer machines is the requirement. VibeGuard 2.0, launched on 3 August 2026, discovers agents such as Claude Code, Cursor and GitHub Copilot on the developer endpoint, blocks dangerous operations and covers MCP security. Codex: supported (per Legit). Legit's secrets scanning also reaches beyond the repository, into Jira, Confluence, Slack and developers' personal GitHub accounts.
Legit leads or ties the lead on AI code and assistant coverage, endpoint deployment and tamper resistance and remediation and ASPM depth.
On our scores, Snyk is the highest-ranked alternative at 4.1 out of 5, behind Legit Security at 4.4. It scores higher than Legit on developer experience 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.
Snyk (3.0), Backslash Security (4.0), Cycode (3.0) and Semgrep (3.0) score 3.0 or higher on endpoint deployment and tamper resistance, the criterion that carries 20% of our score.