Head-to-head · AI Security Testing Tools
Promptfoo vs AgentScan
Promptfoo leads on 0 checks, AgentScan on 0, and 5 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 5 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.
Our verdict
- Highest scorePromptfoo · 8.7/10
- Free planboth
- Most featuresAgentScan · 4 of 5
Promptfoo scores higher on our rubric for ai security testing tools: 8.7 against 8.5 out of 10; our editors rank them #5 and #7.
Promptfoo is the better fit for developers building evaluation into CI/CD. AgentScan is the better fit for small teams wanting transparent pricing.
- Promptfoo fits best
Developers building evaluation into CI/CD
- AgentScan fits best
Small teams wanting transparent pricing
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Side by side
| Feature | Promptfoo 8.7/10 Visit ↗ | AgentScan 8.5/10 Visit ↗ |
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| At a glance | ||
| Editor score | 8.7 | 8.5 |
| Ranking | #5 in AI Security Testing Tools | #7 in AI Security Testing Tools |
| Best for | Developers building evaluation into CI/CD | Small teams wanting transparent pricing |
| Pricing model | Free plan + paid | Free plan + paid |
| Starting price | — | $29/mo |
| Free plan | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Deployment | Cloud, Self-hosted | Cloud |
| Platforms | Web | Web |
| Support | Community, Docs | Email, Docs |
| Built for | Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise | Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise |
| Features Promptfoo 0/5 · AgentScan 4/5 | ||
| Prompt injection tests | Not checked yet | ✓ (best) |
| Jailbreak tests | Not checked yet | ✓ (best) |
| Data leakage tests | Not checked yet | ✓ (best) |
| Unsafe output tests | Not checked yet | ✓ (best) |
| Custom test cases | Not checked yet | Not checked yet |
| Specs | ||
| Deployment mode | Not checked yet | Cloud |
| Our review | ||
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| Our verdict | Promptfoo is an open-source CLI and library for evaluating, testing, and red-teaming large-language-model applications. It is aimed at developers and teams building AI applications who need to benchmark prompts, models, and RAG pipelines,… Read the review → |
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,… Read the review → |
Strengths and trade-offs
Promptfoo — where it wins
- Open-source Community plan includes all LLM evaluation features
- Automated red teaming, vulnerability scanning, and CI/CD quality gates
- Supports web, API, and self-hosted deployments with broad integrations
Where it doesn't
- Enterprise and On-Premise pricing is custom
- Advanced collaboration and monitoring require a paid tier
- The product is focused on AI application testing rather than general security
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
- Promptfoo8.7/10 · Free plan
Open-source AI evaluation and red teaming for development teams shipping LLM applications.
Visit PromptfooFull verdict → - AgentScan8.5/10 · Free plan
A focused cloud scanner with transparent entry pricing for AI-agent security testing.
Visit AgentScanFull verdict →
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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
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