CybeDefend
CybeDefend vs Aikido

Fast to set up. Still a post-write scanner.

Aikido is arguably the best traditional scanner you can buy today. It still runs after your AI agent finishes writing. CybeDefend is inside the agent.

MCP-NativeAgent-timeAuto-fix PR

What Aikido does well

Excellent UX, broad coverage (SAST, SCA, secrets, IaC, container), SMB-friendly pricing, very fast onboarding.

But:

Classic scanner architecture: runs in CI or on-demand after code is written. No MCP integration. No Security Knowledge Graph. No business-logic semantics. No reachability analysis.

Feature

CybeDefend vs Aikido

FeatureCybeDefendAikido
Detection× 10
Agent-time scanning✓✗
SAST✓✓
SCA✓✓
IaC scanning✓✓
Container scanning✓✓
Secret detection✓✓
Business logic flaws✓✗
Reachability analysis✓✗
AI-BOM: AI component inventory (EU AI Act + NIST AI RMF)✓✗
Prompt injection & LLM-misuse scanner (OWASP LLM Top 10)✓✗
AI & Agent× 7
MCP-native (Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf…)✓✗
IDE security copilot✓~
AI-generated verified patches✓~
Auto-fix → ready-to-merge PR✓~
Security Code Knowledge Graph✓✗
VibeDefend: security rules distributed to AI coding agents✓✗
Coding agent sandbox policy (allow/deny/warn before every write)✓✗
Operations× 5
CI/CD pipeline gate✓✓
Low false-positive rate✓~
Setup under 5 minutes✓✓
CybeRisk Score: 0-100 score + AI-generated weekly Top 10 brief✓✗
EU/US sovereign deployment✓✗

✓ = Yes - ✗ = No - ~ = Partial

Where we win

Architecture is the difference

Aikido and CybeDefend both aim for simplicity. The difference is when they run. Aikido is a CI/CD scanner with a clean UI. CybeDefend is an MCP server that lives inside your AI coding agent. It intercepts code as it's generated, not after it's committed.

agent runtime
1

Agent writes code

const id = req.query.id, unsanitized
MCP layer intercepts
★

CybeDefend scans

SQLi detected, injecting fix…
auto-fix applied
✓

PR opens clean

parseInt(req.query.id, 10)ready to merge
Where we win

The logic layer Aikido doesn't have

Aikido finds CVEs and misconfigurations reliably. It doesn't understand data ownership, authorization flows, or cross-service business logic: the class of bugs AI agents introduce most. CybeDefend's Knowledge Graph maps these relationships and enforces rules at generation time.

Logic Flow Tracerbypass detected
Where we win

VibeDefend: the rule layer Aikido doesn't reach

Aikido fixes known CVEs. VibeDefend goes upstream: distributing your organisation's custom security rules as MCP context into every AI coding agent before a single line is written. Aikido reacts to vulnerabilities that already exist; VibeDefend prevents your specific logic patterns from being miswritten in the first place.

VibeDefend: rule broadcastactive

Same ease of setup. Plus a Knowledge Graph that scores exploitability. Plus enforcement inside Claude Code and Cursor, not just in the pipeline.

Pricing

Pricing at a glance

Transparent pricing is a core CybeDefend value. See how we compare.

CybeDefend

  • Developer€204/year
  • Team · 5-10 users€1,644/year - €2,844/year
  • Scale · 15-25 users€6,588/year - €8,988/year
  • EnterpriseContact sales
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Aikido

  • Basic · 10 users€3,240/year
  • Pro · 10 users€6,480/year
  • Advanced · 10 users€9,720/year
  • EnterpriseContact sales

Prices as of 2025. Always verify on vendor websites before purchasing.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Both tools claim easy setup. What's the real difference?

Aikido's setup is repo-connection based: connect GitHub, scan runs. CybeDefend's setup is agent-based: install the MCP server in your AI coding tool config. Both take under 15 minutes. CybeDefend requires an AI agent (Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf) in your workflow.

Does CybeDefend have a free tier like Aikido?

Yes. CybeDefend has a free tier covering solo developers and small teams. Aikido also offers a free tier. Both vendors' paid plans are per-user, so compare your team size against the published pricing.

Can CybeDefend and Aikido be used together?

Yes. CybeDefend at agent-time + Aikido in CI gives you defence-in-depth. In practice, most teams find that catching issues before the PR eliminates the majority of CI scanner findings.

Live · just shipped

Install VibeDefend in 5 seconds.

One command. Every coding agent on your laptop wired to CybeDefend: business rules mined from your code, security rules from the frameworks your auditors expect, action guards that block dangerous calls before they fire.

Install in 5 secondsNode 18.17+
npx -y @cybedefend/vibedefend@latest install
Auto-detects
  • Claude CodeClaude Code
  • CursorCursor
  • OpenAI Codex
  • WindsurfWindsurf
  • GitHub CopilotVS Code Copilot
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