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Security tools, scored

Scanners built around vulnerability classes, dependencies, and secrets rather than general review.

Every tool here is mapped against the same 9 standards with a source and a date. Semgrep currently leads the category at 4.5/9; the weakest spot across the whole category is context, documented by only 0 of 3.

Security tools compared
# Tool Coverage Self-hosting Licence Free tier From
1 Semgrep Security
4.5/9 Coverage score 4.5 out of 9
Self-hostable Open source Limited free tier $30/contributor/mo
2 Snyk Code Security
3/9 Coverage score 3 out of 9
Enterprise only Proprietary Limited free tier $25/contributor/mo
3 Aikido Security Security
2.5/9 Coverage score 2.5 out of 9
Enterprise only Proprietary Limited free tier $300/mo

All security tools

Semgrep

Security · LGPL-2.1

#1

Open-source static analysis engine with a commercial AppSec Platform adding cross-file analysis and an AI assistant for triage.

4.5/9 Coverage score 4.5 out of 9
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Self-hostable $30/contributor/mo Open source

Snyk Code

Security · Proprietary

#2

Developer-focused SAST built on Snyk's DeepCode AI engine, with PR checks and AI fix suggestions across major git platforms.

3/9 Coverage score 3 out of 9
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Enterprise only $25/contributor/mo

Aikido Security

Security · Proprietary

#3

All-in-one AppSec platform (SAST, SCA, secrets, cloud) with AI autotriage and autofix PRs, built on tuned open-source scanners.

2.5/9 Coverage score 2.5 out of 9
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Enterprise only $300/mo

Questions about security tools

What is the best security tool?

On documented coverage of the 9 standards, Semgrep leads this category at 4.5/9 as of 2026-08-11. That is a measure of what each vendor documents, not of review quality on your codebase — re-rank the list on the pillars your team actually needs.

How many security tools can be self-hosted?

1 of 3: Semgrep. The rest are cloud-only or gate self-hosting behind an enterprise contract.

Are any security tools open source?

1: Semgrep (LGPL-2.1).

What do security tools most often get wrong?

Across this category, context is the least documented standard — only 0 of 3 tools back it up publicly. It is the first thing worth asking a vendor about in a demo.

Looking wider than security?

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