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Head-to-head · AI Security Testing Tools

AgentScan vs Basilisk

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 6 checks side by side
Higher score AgentScan #7 in AI Security Testing Tools 8.5/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 5 features Visit AgentScan
Basilisk #13 in AI Security Testing Tools 7.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Basilisk

AgentScan leads on 0 checks, Basilisk on 0, and 6 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 6 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreAgentScan · 8.5/10
  • Free planboth
  • Most featuresBasilisk · 5 of 5

AgentScan scores higher on our rubric for ai security testing tools: 8.5 against 7.9 out of 10; our editors rank them #7 and #13.

On deployment mode, Basilisk gives you Self_hosted where AgentScan offers Cloud.

AgentScan is the better fit for small teams wanting transparent pricing. Basilisk is the better fit for open-source teams needing broad local testing.

  • AgentScan fits best

    Small teams wanting transparent pricing

  • Basilisk fits best

    Open-source teams needing broad local testing

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Side by side

Feature AgentScan 8.5/10 Visit ↗ Basilisk 7.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.5 7.9
Ranking #7 in AI Security Testing Tools #13 in AI Security Testing Tools
Best for Small teams wanting transparent pricing Open-source teams needing broad local testing
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free
Starting price $29/mo Free plan
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Self-hosted, Desktop
Platforms Web Windows, macOS, Linux
Support Email, Docs Email
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features AgentScan 4/5 · Basilisk 5/5
Prompt injection tests ✓ ✓
Jailbreak tests ✓ ✓
Data leakage tests ✓ ✓
Unsafe output tests ✓ ✓
Custom test cases Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Specs
Deployment mode Cloud Self_hosted
Our review
Pros
  • Tests injection, jailbreaks, leakage, RAG poisoning, MCP, and tool abuse
  • Free plan plus clear $29 monthly Starter pricing
  • Risk scores, severity ratings, remediation guidance, and report exports
  • Evolutionary prompt search covers injection, jailbreak, RAG, and leakage attacks
  • Works across Windows, macOS, Linux, hosted models, and local runtimes
  • Exports HTML, JSON, SARIF, Markdown, and PDF reports for security workflows
Cons
  • Cloud deployment is limited to web and API coverage
  • Free plan highlights JSON results rather than PDF reports
  • Enterprise pricing is not published in the plan details
  • Self-hosted deployment requires teams to manage the operating environment
  • AGPL-3.0 licensing may require review before commercial adoption
  • Its broad module set may require security expertise to configure and interpret
Our verdict

AgentScan is a hosted security scanner for AI agents, LLM applications, RAG pipelines, and autonomous agents. It sends attack payloads through an API or web dashboard, then reports vulnerabilities with risk scores, severity ratings,…

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Basilisk is an open-source AI red teaming and LLM security testing framework for security researchers, penetration testers, and defensive teams. It runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux, and supports hosted and local language models through…

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  1. AgentScanAI Security Testing Tools 8.5Free plan
  2. BasiliskAI Security Testing Tools 7.9Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • AgentScan — where it wins

    • Tests injection, jailbreaks, leakage, RAG poisoning, MCP, and tool abuse
    • Free plan plus clear $29 monthly Starter pricing
    • Risk scores, severity ratings, remediation guidance, and report exports

    Where it doesn't

    • Cloud deployment is limited to web and API coverage
    • Free plan highlights JSON results rather than PDF reports
    • Enterprise pricing is not published in the plan details

  • Basilisk — where it wins

    • Evolutionary prompt search covers injection, jailbreak, RAG, and leakage attacks
    • Works across Windows, macOS, Linux, hosted models, and local runtimes
    • Exports HTML, JSON, SARIF, Markdown, and PDF reports for security workflows

    Where it doesn't

    • Self-hosted deployment requires teams to manage the operating environment
    • AGPL-3.0 licensing may require review before commercial adoption
    • Its broad module set may require security expertise to configure and interpret

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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