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Head-to-head · AI Code Security Scanners

Qodana vs Aikido Security

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 1 check side by side
Higher score Qodana #4 in AI Code Security Scanners 9.0/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Qodana
Aikido Security #7 in AI Code Security Scanners 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Aikido

Qodana leads on 0 checks, Aikido Security 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 scoreQodana · 9.0/10
  • Free planboth
  • Free trialonly Qodana

Qodana scores higher on our rubric for ai code security scanners: 9.0 against 8.8 out of 10; our editors rank them #4 and #7.

Qodana is the better fit for multilanguage code-quality and security teams. Aikido Security is the better fit for SMB-to-enterprise all-in-one AppSec.

  • Qodana fits best

    Multilanguage code-quality and security teams

  • Aikido Security fits best

    SMB-to-enterprise all-in-one AppSec

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Side by side

Feature Qodana 9.0/10 Visit ↗ Aikido Security 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.0 8.8
Ranking #4 in AI Code Security Scanners #7 in AI Code Security Scanners
Best for Multilanguage code-quality and security teams SMB-to-enterprise all-in-one AppSec
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free plan + paid
Starting price — —
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial 30 days —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud, Self-hosted, Desktop
Platforms Web, Windows, macOS, Linux Web, Windows, macOS, Linux
Support Email, Tickets, Community, Docs Email, Live chat, Docs
Integrations 11 integrations 18 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Qodana 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
  • Supports 60+ languages with quality and security analysis
  • Integrates with major IDEs and CI/CD systems
  • Offers quality gates, baselines, reports, and self-hosting
  • 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
  • Community plan has limited language coverage
  • Dependency and API checks start at Ultimate Plus
  • Single sign-on is available only in Ultimate Plus
  • 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

Qodana is JetBrains’ static analysis platform for development teams that need code-quality checks and security scanning across varied languages. It analyzes bugs, code smells, vulnerabilities, duplicated code, complexity, coverage issues,…

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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. QodanaAI Code Security Scanners 9.0Free plan · 30-day trial
  2. Aikido SecurityAI Code Security Scanners 8.8Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Qodana — where it wins

    • Supports 60+ languages with quality and security analysis
    • Integrates with major IDEs and CI/CD systems
    • Offers quality gates, baselines, reports, and self-hosting

    Where it doesn't

    • Community plan has limited language coverage
    • Dependency and API checks start at Ultimate Plus
    • Single sign-on is available only in Ultimate Plus

  • 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
  • Qodana9.0/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

    A broad, multilanguage scanner with quality gates, security analysis, and self-hosting.

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  • Aikido Security8.8/10 · Free plan

    Aikido combines broad AppSec scanning, remediation and deployment flexibility.

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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