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Head-to-head · AI Security Testing Tools

AgentScan vs Crucible

  • 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
Crucible #8 in AI Security Testing Tools 8.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 5 features Visit Crucible

AgentScan leads on 0 checks, Crucible 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

AgentScan scores higher on our rubric for ai security testing tools: 8.5 against 8.4 out of 10; our editors rank them #7 and #8.

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

AgentScan is the better fit for small teams wanting transparent pricing. Crucible is the better fit for agent teams testing complex attack lifecycles.

  • AgentScan fits best

    Small teams wanting transparent pricing

  • Crucible fits best

    Agent teams testing complex attack lifecycles

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Side by side

Feature AgentScan 8.5/10 Visit ↗ Crucible 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.5 8.4
Ranking #7 in AI Security Testing Tools #8 in AI Security Testing Tools
Best for Small teams wanting transparent pricing Agent teams testing complex attack lifecycles
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free plan + paid
Starting price $29/mo —
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Self-hosted
Support Email, Docs Community, Docs
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features AgentScan 4/5 · Crucible 4/5
Prompt injection tests ✓ ✓
Jailbreak tests ✓ ✓
Data leakage tests ✓ (best) Not checked yet
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
  • 153 attack vectors across 11 modules in the Community plan
  • Covers prompt injection, jailbreaks, MCP abuse, and poisoning attacks
  • JSON and HTML reports with severity findings and OWASP mappings
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
  • Team features are listed as Early Access
  • Hosted dashboards are upcoming or early-access functionality
  • Enterprise pricing is custom rather than publicly stated
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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Crucible is an open-source Python CLI for testing AI agents before production. It runs adversarial payloads against HTTP or MCP-accessible agents, covering prompt injection, jailbreaks, unsafe content, tool misuse, memory poisoning, MCP…

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  1. AgentScanAI Security Testing Tools 8.5Free plan
  2. CrucibleAI Security Testing Tools 8.4Free 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
  • Crucible — where it wins

    • 153 attack vectors across 11 modules in the Community plan
    • Covers prompt injection, jailbreaks, MCP abuse, and poisoning attacks
    • JSON and HTML reports with severity findings and OWASP mappings

    Where it doesn't

    • Team features are listed as Early Access
    • Hosted dashboards are upcoming or early-access functionality
    • Enterprise pricing is custom rather than publicly stated

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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