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Head-to-head · AI Code Security Scanners

Checkmarx One vs Amazon Inspector

  • 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
Amazon Inspector #5 in AI Code Security Scanners 9.0/10 15-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 3 features Try Amazon Inspector

Checkmarx One leads on 0 checks, Amazon Inspector on 0, and 1 is 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 trialonly Amazon Inspector

Checkmarx One scores higher on our rubric for ai code security scanners: 9.3 against 9.0 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #5.

Checkmarx One is the better fit for enterprise AppSec teams. Amazon Inspector is the better fit for AWS-centric security teams.

  • Checkmarx One fits best

    Enterprise AppSec teams

  • Amazon Inspector fits best

    AWS-centric security teams

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Side by side

Feature Checkmarx One 9.3/10 Visit ↗ Amazon Inspector 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.3 9.0
Ranking #1 in AI Code Security Scanners #5 in AI Code Security Scanners
Best for Enterprise AppSec teams AWS-centric security teams
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price Pricing on request 15-day trial
Free plan — —
Free trial — 15 days
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Support Docs Docs
Compliance SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR PCI DSS
Integrations 17 integrations 4 integrations
Built for Enterprise Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Checkmarx One 0/3 · Amazon Inspector 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 Cloud
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
  • Continuously scans EC2, ECR, Lambda, repositories, and CI/CD images
  • Combines SAST, SCA, IaC, network exposure, and CIS assessments
  • Exports SBOMs and integrates with Security Hub and EventBridge
Cons
  • Custom-quote pricing requires a sales process
  • No permanently free tier for ongoing evaluation
  • Documentation is the listed support channel
  • Paid service with no free plan
  • Usage-based costs vary by workload and AWS Region
  • Coverage is primarily cloud-focused; support is documentation-based
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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Amazon Inspector is a cloud vulnerability management service for AWS and selected Azure workloads. It automatically discovers and scans Amazon EC2 instances, Amazon ECR container images, AWS Lambda functions, code repositories, CI/CD…

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  1. Checkmarx OneAI Code Security Scanners 9.3Pricing on request
  2. Amazon InspectorAI Code Security Scanners 9.015-day trial

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

  • Amazon Inspector — where it wins

    • Continuously scans EC2, ECR, Lambda, repositories, and CI/CD images
    • Combines SAST, SCA, IaC, network exposure, and CIS assessments
    • Exports SBOMs and integrates with Security Hub and EventBridge

    Where it doesn't

    • Paid service with no free plan
    • Usage-based costs vary by workload and AWS Region
    • Coverage is primarily cloud-focused; support is documentation-based

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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