CheckVibe vs Aikido Security: which should you use?
Both are code-to-cloud platforms: repository scanning, cloud posture, containers, live-app testing and automated fixes. Aikido is the broader, more established one — SAST, SCA, secrets, IaC, CSPM, containers, DAST and a runtime firewall — with a real free tier and paid plans from €300/month (10 users). CheckVibe is built for developer teams shipping AI-written code: deeper live-app testing (instant Supabase RLS probing, no DNS verification), uptime and threat monitoring, and a lower price — free, solo plans $24–99/mo, Team Basic from $25 per seat/month (5-seat minimum).
TL;DR
- Aikido: unified AppSec — SAST, SCA, secrets, IaC, CSPM, containers, DAST/surface monitoring, runtime firewall; used by teams; free tier (2 users, 10 repos, 1 domain); paid from €300/mo including 10 users.
- CheckVibe: live-app scanning (100+ checks) and repository scanning (SAST, dependencies, secrets, licenses) from the free tier; Team plans add pull-request security review, AutoFix pull requests, container scanning and AWS cloud posture. Solo plans $24–99/mo; Team Basic from $25 per seat/month (5-seat minimum).
- Both can test a live site externally, and both probe Supabase RLS — Aikido via its domain-verified attack-surface product, CheckVibe instantly from a pasted URL.
- They now overlap substantially. Aikido leads on breadth and maturity (runtime firewall, malware and VM scanning, pentest services, 50k+ organizations); CheckVibe leads on per-seat price and on live-app depth for AI-built stacks (Supabase, exposed keys, uptime and threat monitoring).
Aikido Security (aikido.dev) is the serious team choice in application security: it connects to your repos, cloud accounts, and containers, unifies a dozen scanner categories, and reports 50k+ organizations using it. If you need that breadth and have the budget, it's an excellent platform — this comparison won't pretend otherwise. CheckVibe now covers much of the same code-to-cloud ground — repositories, pull-request reviews, fixes opened as pull requests, and on Team plans containers and AWS cloud posture — but is built around a narrower buyer: developer teams shipping AI-written code, where the deployed app and its backend (Supabase RLS, keys in the bundle, headers) are where things break. It is priced per seat, with uptime monitoring, status pages and threat detection included. Aikido facts verified June 12, 2026.
How do CheckVibe and Aikido Security compare feature by feature?
| CheckVibe | Aikido Security | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Developer teams building with AI (Team plans from 5 seats); solo plans for individuals | Development teams and AppSec programs (paid tiers include 10 users) |
| How it connects | Paste a URL — instant live-app scan, no signup for the first scan, no DNS verification; connect GitHub/GitLab for repo scanning and pull-request reviews | Connect repos/cloud accounts; external DAST requires domain verification via DNS (CNAME/TXT) |
| Security coverage | Live app: 100+ checks, live Supabase RLS probing, exposed keys, headers, SQLi/XSS, JWT, DNS, hosting config. Code: SAST, SCA, secrets, licenses/SBOM. Team plans: pull-request security review, AutoFix pull requests, container scanning, AWS cloud posture | Code-to-cloud: SAST, SCA, secrets, malware, IaC, CSPM, container/VM scanning, DAST surface monitoring, AI autofixes, runtime firewall (Zen) |
| Live Supabase RLS testing | Yes — instant, from the pasted URL | Yes — via attack-surface scanning (anon-key extraction + table enumeration), after domain verification |
| Uptime monitoring / status pages | Yes | Not mentioned as of June 2026 |
| Free tier | $0 — 1 project, 4 scans/month | €0 forever — 2 users, 10 repos, 2 container images, 1 domain, 1 cloud account |
| Paid pricing | Free $0 (4 scans/mo) · Starter $24/mo · Pro $49/mo · Max $99/mo (annual −30%) · Team Basic $25/seat/mo · Team Advanced $50/seat/mo (from 5 seats) | Basic €300/mo · Pro €600/mo · Advanced €900/mo (each incl. 10 users; EUR as displayed to EU visitors, June 2026) · Enterprise custom |
| Pentest services | No | Yes — from €800 to €25,000+ per assessment |
Choose CheckVibe if…
- You're a team building with AI and want code-to-cloud coverage at a per-seat price: Team Basic is $25/seat/month — $250/month for 10 seats against €300/month for Aikido's first paid tier with 10 users.
- Your risk lives in AI-written code and the deployed app: live Supabase RLS probing, keys in the served bundle, headers — results in ~30 seconds from a URL, no DNS verification.
- You want uptime monitoring, public status pages and threat detection bundled with security.
- You're one developer: the free tier and solo plans ($24–99/mo) cover the live app and your repositories without buying seats.
Choose Aikido Security if…
- You need Aikido's extra breadth: a runtime firewall (Zen), malware detection, VM scanning, and a mature platform already used by 50k+ organizations.
- You need compliance workflows and reports for SOC 2 / ISO-style audits.
- Their free tier covers you: 2 users, 10 repos, and 1 monitored domain is substantial for an early team.
- You want professional pentest services from the same vendor.
The fastest way to decide: scan your app with both.
CheckVibe's first scan is free: 100+ security checks in about 30 seconds.
FAQ
Is Aikido overkill for a vibe-coded side project?
Often, but its free tier (2 users, 10 repos, 1 domain) is genuinely usable. The fit question is workflow: Aikido starts from your repos and cloud accounts and asks you to verify your domain before external scans; CheckVibe starts from a URL and adds your repository when you connect it. For a deployed app you want checked right now, the URL-first path is faster.
Can Aikido test my live site without repo access?
Yes — its DAST/surface monitoring scans live apps over HTTP, including Supabase RLS probing, after you verify domain ownership via DNS records. CheckVibe runs externally too but skips the verification step: paste the URL and scan.
Should a growing team switch from CheckVibe to Aikido?
Not by default any more. CheckVibe's Team plans cover repositories, pull-request reviews, AutoFix, containers and AWS cloud posture, with seats, roles and an audit log. Aikido is the pick if you need its extra breadth (runtime firewall, malware and VM scanning, pentest services) or an established vendor for a formal AppSec program; CheckVibe is the pick if your risk sits in AI-written code and the deployed app, and per-seat price matters.
Sources
Every competitor claim on this page was verified against these pages on June 12, 2026.
- Aikido homepage
- Aikido pricing
- Aikido attack-surface scanning docs (incl. Supabase RLS)
- CheckVibe pricing