Aikido Security Features & Overview

Aikido Security is an all-in-one AppSec and cloud security platform for engineering teams. It centralizes code and cloud scans, reduces noise with reachability analysis, and fixes issues with AI-generated pull requests. You connect your repos, clouds, and pipelines. Aikido scans dependencies, code, images, VMs, APIs, and surfaces only what matters. IDE plugins flag issues before commit, CI gates risky changes, and dashboards track cost, latency, and progress across teams.

Core Features

• AI AutoTriage and prioritization: Cut alert noise with reachability checks, exploit likelihood, and environment context. Aikido ranks issues that can actually impact your services so teams focus on fixes that reduce real risk.
• AI AutoFix with PRs: Generate ready-to-merge pull requests for SAST, IaC, dependency, and container findings. The assistant proposes precise patches, adds notes for reviewers, and links remediation steps for quick approvals.
• SAST with custom rules and IDE hints: Scan code across major languages, write custom checks, and see inline guidance while you type. The plugin highlights vulnerable lines and offers instant suggestions before the code reaches a branch.
• SCA, SBOMs, and license risk: Monitor open-source packages for CVEs, build SBOMs, and flag problematic licenses. Reachability and version intelligence reduce false alarms and point to the lowest-risk upgrade path.
• Secrets detection with liveness: Find hardcoded tokens across git, IDE, and CI, then test if a secret is still valid. Severity adjusts when a key remains active, and playbooks guide rotation without breaking deployments.
• IaC scanning for Terraform, CloudFormation, and Kubernetes: Catch misconfigurations early with rules for identity, networking, and storage. Reviews include clear diffs and safe patches so infra changes stay fast and secure.
• Container image scanning and hardening: Inspect base images and OS packages, then switch to safer bases or bulk-upgrade packages. Reports map vulnerable layers to running services so owners know exactly where to patch.
• Cloud posture management and agentless VM checks: Audit AWS, Azure, and GCP for risky configs, exposed services, and outdated runtimes. Agentless VM scans inventory packages and licenses, which helps compliance and patch planning.
• DAST and API scanning: Probe web apps and REST or GraphQL endpoints, including authenticated flows. Findings include reproducible steps and fix guidance so developers can validate and close issues quickly.
• Runtime protection with Zen: Add an in-app firewall that rate limits abusive traffic and blocks injection patterns. Policies protect APIs while logs show blocked requests and suggested code or config changes.
• CI/CD gates and PR decorations: Block merges on critical findings, show inline annotations in PRs, and split monorepos by service. Multibranch support keeps checks fast while teams ship many changes per day.
• Compliance reports and GRC integrations: Export evidence for SOC 2, ISO 27001, CIS, and OWASP Top 10. Sync status to Vanta or Drata and auto-create Jira or Linear issues so audits stay predictable.
• On-prem scanning and APIs: Run code and image scans within your network when data cannot leave. Use REST and webhooks to trigger scans, fetch results, and tie Aikido into internal workflows.

Supported Platforms / Integrations

• GitHub, GitLab (cloud and self-managed), Bitbucket, Azure DevOps
• IDEs: VS Code, JetBrains family, Cursor, Windsurf
• CI: GitHub Actions, Azure Pipelines, Jenkins, CircleCI
• Clouds: AWS, Azure, GCP
• Jira, Linear, Asana, Slack, Microsoft Teams
• Vanta, Drata, Sprinto
• REST API and webhooks

Use Cases & Applications

• Startups replacing multiple scanners with one developer-first system
• Scale-ups gating PRs, fixing debt, and preparing for audits
• Security teams triaging noise, enforcing policies, and reporting posture
• Agencies protecting many clients across orgs and repos

Pricing

• Developer: $0 free forever for 2 users and core limits
• Basic: $300 per month for 10 users with PR reviews, sync to task and GRC tools, attack surface monitoring
• Pro: $600 per month for 10 users with custom SAST rules, on-prem scans, API and VM scanning, malware detection
• Advanced: contact sales for hardened images, EPSS prioritization, higher limits
• Enterprise: contact sales for multi-tenant portal, training, SLAs
• Startup discount: up to 30% off if eligible

Why You’d Love It

• Cuts false positives and pushes fixes as real PRs
• Puts security in the IDE and CI so issues land early
• Covers code, cloud, runtime, and compliance in one place

Pros & Cons

Pros

• Strong triage that favors reachable, exploitable issues
• One system for SAST, SCA, IaC, DAST, CSPM, and runtime protection
• Developer workflow with IDE hints, PR decorations, and CI gates

Cons

• Broad coverage still needs tuning for large monorepos
• Advanced features require higher-tier plans

Conclusion Aikido gives engineers a single path from detection to merged fix. You scan everything, cut the noise, open smart PRs, and track posture across code and cloud. The result is faster reviews, fewer regressions, and a security program that keeps pace with shipping.