Aikido Security
Continuous, autonomous security that secures everything developers build, ship and run
By Aikido Security BV · HQ Ghent, Belgium · 4.7/5 Value-Position score (estimate)
Positioning guardrails
Best for
- Dev and security teams that want one platform for code, dependency, cloud, runtime and pentest security
- Organisations replacing noisy SAST/SCA suites and needing far fewer false positives
- Teams that need auditor-accepted reports for SOC 2, ISO 27001 or HIPAA evidence
- Startups and scale-ups wanting a free tier and self-serve, minutes-long onboarding
Ideal size: 10-200 developers people · Scale-up or enterprise with an active CI/CD pipeline and cloud footprint
Not for
- Teams without in-house engineers or a CI/CD pipeline to connect repositories
- Buyers who want a single narrow best-of-breed scanner rather than a consolidated platform
- Organisations that require a FedRAMP authorisation today
- Non-software businesses with no code, container or cloud estate to secure
Value metrics scorecard
Time-to-Value
Same day; first scan in minutes
~1 days to first production value
Total Cost of Ownership
$7,200/yr
Starts at $3,600 · Subscription tiers with 10 users included; free forever tier; monthly or annual billing with a 10% annual discount
Implementation Friction
1/5
Engineering + admin effort required
Value-Position score
out of 5 · model estimate
Full cost breakdown
Mandatory implementation fee
None
Seat tiers
10 users included on Basic, Pro and Advanced; seats increase in 5-10 user steps up to 50+
Add-on costs
- Pentest assessments from $4,000 up to $30,000+ depending on scope; continuous pentesting quoted
- Advanced AI features run on credits: 100 credits/mo on Pro, 200 credits/mo on Advanced
- Enterprise additions: custom SLA, multi-tenant portal, on-prem scanning and training
Company & support
Who is behind Aikido Security, and how your team gets help once it is live.
Company
- Founded
- 2022 · 4 yrs in business
- Headquarters
- Ghent, Belgium
How you get support
- PhoneNot listed
- EmailNot listed
- Live chatPlan not stated
- Support portal / ticketsNot listed
- Community forumNot listed
- Help centre / docsAll plans
- Dedicated account managerEnterprise only
- In person / on-siteNot listed
- Hours
- Not recorded
- Response time
- Same-day support on Pro; next business day on entry plans; SLA-based on Advanced and Enterprise
Support runs through in-app chat and dedicated Slack or MS Teams channels, with documentation on help.aikido.dev. Enterprise services add custom SLA, training and on-prem deployment.
“Not listed” means the vendor’s public pages don’t mention that channel, not that it is unavailable. Ask about it during evaluation.
Market position
Where Aikido Security sits against its closest alternatives. Pick any two of cost, speed, friction and buyer score, and up to 9 companies to compare.
Quadrant view
Typical annual cost × Time-to-value
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Companies on the chart 6 / 10
- Aikido Security
- Doppler
- Twingate
- NordLayer
- Oyster
- SonarQube
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Stack fit signal
Compatibility with standard B2B ecosystems.
Ships an official MCP server. Connects to Claude Code, Claude Desktop, ChatGPT connectors and Cursor out of the box.
AI & MCP readiness
What Aikido Security ships in AI, and what it asks of your ecosystem.
AI features shipped
Sources describe AI Code Audit/AI SAST, AI AutoTriage and AutoFix, agentic Detect/Fix/Deploy/Verify agents, Deep PR Review, AI pentesting and an AI chat. Advanced AI runs on monthly credits. No vendor page names the model providers used or states a customer-data training policy.
Your data & models
- Trains on your data
- Not recorded — ask the vendor
- Runs on
- Not recorded
- AI pricing
- Billed by usage or credits
In your ecosystem
- AI connection
- Official MCP server
- Model key
- Not recorded
- AI usage audit
- Not recorded
Compliance attestations
* IAPP AIGP certifies individuals, not products. It means named staff hold the credential — not that the platform does.
Bottom line
Aikido Security is a Ghent-based application security platform that consolidates code, dependency, cloud, runtime and penetration-testing security in one system. Vendor pages describe autonomous agents that detect, fix, deploy and verify issues, covering SCA, SAST, secrets, IaC, container and API scanning. Setup is API-based with no agents, a free forever tier, and paid plans from $300/month including 10 users. The vendor cites 150k+ organisations and a 4.7/5 rating.
Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to get value from Aikido Security?
Vendor pages claim scan results in about 30 seconds and a free tier that needs no credit card. Customer stories say a first report appeared in under 10 minutes, and one enterprise onboarded more than 150 developers in a 45-minute training session. Setup is API-based with no agents to deploy.
What does Aikido Security cost?
A free forever plan covers 2 users and 10 repos. Basic is $300/month including 10 users, Pro and Advanced are $600/month, all billed monthly or annually with a 10% annual discount; Enterprise is custom. Advanced AI features such as AI Pentesting and Deep PR Reviews consume monthly credits (100 on Pro, 200 on Advanced).
Which compliance certifications does Aikido hold?
Its trust center states ISO 27001:2022, ISO 42001 and AICPA SOC 2 Type II compliance, and full GDPR compliance, and says FedRAMP is being actively implemented. FedRAMP authorisation is not claimed yet.
Does Aikido store our source code?
The trust center states Aikido does not store code after analysis: repositories are cloned into a fresh container per scan, then wiped and terminated. GitHub tokens are not stored and integrations default to read-only access, with an on-prem scanning option.
Does Aikido Security support MCP?
Yes. The changelog lists Aikido MCP as a shipped capability and the plan comparison includes MCP among productivity features, alongside AI tool and MCP server protection in Device Protection.
How is support delivered?
Support is available through in-app chat, documentation, and dedicated Slack or MS Teams channels, with same-day support on Pro and SLA-based support on Advanced and Enterprise. Enterprise services add a custom SLA, training and onboarding.