Legit Security vs Wiz Code for AI code security

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Legit Security scores 4.4 and Wiz Code 3.3. Legit leads on five of six criteria, most widely on endpoint deployment and tamper resistance, where VibeGuard 2.0 runs as a desktop app and Wiz Code relies on IDE plugins and pre-commit hooks. They tie on developer experience. Wiz Code's strength is code findings tied to cloud context for teams already on Wiz.

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

How do Legit Security and Wiz Code score side by side?

Legit Security and Wiz Code: editorial assessment, 0-5. Last reviewed October 2026.
Criterion	Weight	Legit Security	Wiz Code	Edge
Coverage of AI-generated code and AI coding assistants	25%	5.0	4.0	Legit
Endpoint deployment and tamper resistance	20%	5.0	2.5	Legit
Governance and policy control for the CISO	20%	4.5	3.0	Legit
Developer experience and low friction	15%	3.5	3.5	Tie
Pricing and buying clarity	10%	2.5	2.0	Legit
Remediation and ASPM depth	10%	5.0	4.5	Legit
Weighted total		4.4	3.3

Legit Security leads on 5 criteria, Wiz Code leads on 0, and 1 is tied.

Legit Security

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

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Strength:VibeGuard 2.0 (3 Aug 2026) discovers coding agents on the developer endpoint, blocks dangerous operations, secures MCP use and resists tampering. [source]
Strength:Named support for Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf and MCP-based assistants. Codex: supported (per Legit). [source]
Strength:Runs SAST and SCA inside the IDE and keeps secrets from being shared with AI systems during generation. [source]
Strength:Secrets scanning covers Git history, Jira, Confluence, Slack and developers' personal GitHub accounts. [source]
Strength:ASPM core pulls in existing scanners and de-duplicates findings, scored by business and exposure context. [source]

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Limitation:No prices, pricing unit or free tier published. [source]
Limitation:No self-serve start for a single developer or a small team. [source]
Limitation:Reachability is not the headline prioritization method on the pages reviewed. [source]

Wiz Code

diff --verdict wiz-code · reviewed 2026-09

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Strength:Wiz Code plugins work in Claude Code and Cursor (Wiz Code Week, April 2026). [source]
Strength:Aggregates findings from built-in and third-party scanners on the Wiz Security Graph. [source]
Strength:Pre-commit hooks catch secrets, IaC misconfigurations and vulnerabilities before source control. [source]

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Limitation:No endpoint agent or tamper resistance is described. [source]
Limitation:Sold as an add-on for Wiz Cloud, with no free tier. [source]

How do Legit Security and Wiz Code handle coding agents?

Legit VibeGuard 2.0 runs on the developer endpoint, discovers coding agents, models, MCP servers and skills, and lets the security team approve, block or flag them from a central console. Legit names Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf and Amazon Q Developer; Codex: supported (per Legit). Wiz Code ships plugins for Claude Code and Cursor and an AI-BOM that inventories IDE extensions including Gemini Code Assist, GitHub Copilot and Cursor; Wiz Skills let agents pull issues and apply fixes.

Source: Legit VibeGuard 2.0 press release · Reviewed Sep 2026

Source: Wiz Code Week recap · Reviewed Sep 2026

Where do their controls run?

VibeGuard 2.0 is built as a full desktop app with anti-tampering that stops agents or threat actors from disabling it. Wiz Code runs in the IDE, as pre-commit hooks and in pull requests and CI/CD; an endpoint agent and tamper resistance are not described on the pages we reviewed.

Source: Legit VibeGuard 2.0 blog · Reviewed Sep 2026

Source: Wiz Code product page · Reviewed Sep 2026

How do they compare on remediation and context?

Legit's agentic remediation fixes SAST and dependency findings and opens pull requests, ranked by business context and reachability. Wiz Code aggregates findings from built-in and third-party scanners on the Wiz Security Graph and applies fixes through the Wiz Green Agent. Legit scores 5.0 and Wiz Code 4.5.

How do they compare on price?

Neither publishes prices on its own site. AWS Marketplace lists Legit's all-modules bundle for 100 users at $60,000 for 12 months, and 100 Wiz Code licenses at $58,500 for 12 months as an add-on for Wiz Cloud.

Source: Legit Security on AWS Marketplace · Reviewed Sep 2026

Source: Wiz Code on AWS Marketplace · Reviewed Sep 2026

Which should you choose?

Choose Legit Security if the requirement is one policy for every coding agent on developer machines, enforced where the agent runs. Choose Wiz Code if you already run Wiz Cloud and want code findings in the same graph as your cloud risk, and plan a separate control for coding agents on the endpoint.

Frequently asked questions

Is Legit Security or Wiz Code better for AI-generated code?

On our October 2026 scores Legit Security ranks higher, 4.4 against 3.3, leading on five of six criteria. Wiz Code scores 4.5 on remediation and ASPM depth and suits teams already on Wiz Cloud.

Does Wiz Code have an endpoint agent for coding assistants?

Not on the pages we reviewed. Wiz Code works through IDE scanning, plugins for Claude Code and Cursor, pre-commit hooks, pull requests and CI/CD.

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Last reviewed October 2026. Editorial assessment from public vendor material; no hands-on testing.