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Head-to-head · AI Code Security Scanners

Checkmarx One vs Aikido Security

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 1 check side by side
Higher score Checkmarx One #1 in AI Code Security Scanners 9.3/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Checkmarx One
Aikido Security #7 in AI Code Security Scanners 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Aikido

Checkmarx One leads on 0 checks, Aikido Security on 1, and 0 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 1 yes/no, price and count check where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreCheckmarx One · 9.3/10
  • Free planonly Aikido Security

Checkmarx One scores higher on our rubric for ai code security scanners: 9.3 against 8.8 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #7.

Aikido Security offers free plan; Checkmarx One doesn't.

Checkmarx One is the better fit for enterprise AppSec teams. Aikido Security is the better fit for SMB-to-enterprise all-in-one AppSec.

  • Checkmarx One fits best

    Enterprise AppSec teams

  • Aikido Security fits best

    SMB-to-enterprise all-in-one AppSec

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Side by side

Feature Checkmarx One 9.3/10 Visit ↗ Aikido Security 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.3 8.8
Ranking #1 in AI Code Security Scanners #7 in AI Code Security Scanners
Best for Enterprise AppSec teams SMB-to-enterprise all-in-one AppSec
Pricing model Paid Free plan + paid
Starting price Pricing on request —
Free plan — ✓ (best)
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Cloud, Self-hosted, Desktop
Platforms Web Web, Windows, macOS, Linux
Support Docs Email, Live chat, Docs
Compliance SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR
Integrations 17 integrations 18 integrations
Built for Enterprise Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Checkmarx One 0/3 · Aikido Security 0/3
Secrets detection Not checked yet Not checked yet
Dependency scanning Not checked yet Not checked yet
AI fix suggestions Not checked yet Not checked yet
Specs
IDE integrations Not checked yet Not checked yet
CI integrations Not checked yet Not checked yet
Deployment model Not checked yet Hybrid
Supported languages Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • AI-assisted triage and remediation for identified vulnerabilities
  • Pull-request scanning, decoration, and CI/CD pipeline integration
  • IDE plugins, SCA, dependency pull requests, and policy governance
  • Covers SCA, SAST, secrets, IaC, containers, SBOM and cloud posture
  • AI-assisted autofix and pull-request remediation support developer workflows
  • Cloud, self-hosted and desktop deployment with broad SCM and CI/CD integrations
Cons
  • Custom-quote pricing requires a sales process
  • No permanently free tier for ongoing evaluation
  • Documentation is the listed support channel
  • Developer plan is limited to two users
  • On-prem scanning and attack-surface monitoring start at the Pro tier
  • Enterprise capabilities use tailored pricing
Our verdict

Checkmarx One is a cloud-delivered application security platform for enterprise development and AppSec teams that need to identify and manage vulnerabilities across software projects. It performs static application security testing on…

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Aikido Security brings software composition analysis, SAST, secrets detection, infrastructure-as-code scanning, container image scanning, cloud posture management, SBOM generation and open-source license scanning into one platform. It is…

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  1. Checkmarx OneAI Code Security Scanners 9.3Pricing on request
  2. Aikido SecurityAI Code Security Scanners 8.8Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Checkmarx One — where it wins

    • AI-assisted triage and remediation for identified vulnerabilities
    • Pull-request scanning, decoration, and CI/CD pipeline integration
    • IDE plugins, SCA, dependency pull requests, and policy governance

    Where it doesn't

    • Custom-quote pricing requires a sales process
    • No permanently free tier for ongoing evaluation
    • Documentation is the listed support channel

  • Aikido Security — where it wins

    • Covers SCA, SAST, secrets, IaC, containers, SBOM and cloud posture
    • AI-assisted autofix and pull-request remediation support developer workflows
    • Cloud, self-hosted and desktop deployment with broad SCM and CI/CD integrations

    Where it doesn't

    • Developer plan is limited to two users
    • On-prem scanning and attack-surface monitoring start at the Pro tier
    • Enterprise capabilities use tailored pricing

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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