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Head-to-head · AI Security Testing Tools

Akto Agentic Red Teaming vs Basilisk

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 6 checks side by side
Higher score Akto Agentic Red Teaming #2 in AI Security Testing Tools 9.1/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Akto
Basilisk #13 in AI Security Testing Tools 7.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Basilisk

Akto Agentic Red Teaming 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 scoreAkto Agentic Red Teaming · 9.1/10
  • Free planonly Basilisk

Akto Agentic Red Teaming scores higher on our rubric for ai security testing tools: 9.1 against 7.9 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #13.

On deployment mode, Akto Agentic Red Teaming gives you Both where Basilisk offers Self_hosted.

Akto Agentic Red Teaming is the better fit for enterprise agent and API security teams. Basilisk is the better fit for open-source teams needing broad local testing.

  • Akto Agentic Red Teaming fits best

    Enterprise agent and API security teams

  • Basilisk fits best

    Open-source teams needing broad local testing

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Side by side

Feature Akto Agentic Red Teaming 9.1/10 Visit ↗ Basilisk 7.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.1 7.9
Ranking #2 in AI Security Testing Tools #13 in AI Security Testing Tools
Best for Enterprise agent and API security teams Open-source teams needing broad local testing
Pricing model Paid Free
Starting price Pricing on request Free plan
Free plan Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Self-hosted, Desktop
Platforms Web Windows, macOS, Linux
Support Email, Live chat, Docs Email
Integrations 200+ integrations 12 integrations
Built for Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Akto Agentic Red Teaming 5/5 · Basilisk 5/5
Prompt injection tests ✓ ✓
Jailbreak tests ✓ ✓
Data leakage tests ✓ ✓
Unsafe output tests ✓ ✓
Custom test cases ✓ ✓
Specs
Deployment mode Both Self_hosted
Our review
Pros
  • 4,000+ probes cover injection, jailbreaks, leakage, and unsafe behavior
  • Tests AI agents, MCP servers, models, and custom in-house agents
  • Scheduled scans, custom suites, reporting, and remediation workflows
  • 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
  • Pricing is handled through contact sales
  • The product is focused on AI security testing rather than general security
  • Its breadth may exceed the needs of teams with simple AI deployments
  • 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

Akto Agentic Red Teaming is an AI security testing product for teams protecting AI agents, MCP servers, models, and agentic applications. It is aimed at enterprise security teams managing production workflows, homegrown AI systems, and…

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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. Akto Agentic Red TeamingAI Security Testing Tools 9.1Pricing on request
  2. BasiliskAI Security Testing Tools 7.9Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Akto Agentic Red Teaming — where it wins

    • 4,000+ probes cover injection, jailbreaks, leakage, and unsafe behavior
    • Tests AI agents, MCP servers, models, and custom in-house agents
    • Scheduled scans, custom suites, reporting, and remediation workflows

    Where it doesn't

    • Pricing is handled through contact sales
    • The product is focused on AI security testing rather than general security
    • Its breadth may exceed the needs of teams with simple AI deployments

  • 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
  • Akto Agentic Red Teaming9.1/10 · Pricing on request

    Broad AI security testing for enterprise agent and API security teams.

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  • Basilisk7.9/10 · Free plan

    Broad self-hosted AI security testing with evolutionary adversarial search and CI/CD support.

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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