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Alternatives to Aikido
21 cybersecurity tools sit alongside Aikido in this directory. Below is what separates each from Aikido on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 21
- With a free tier
- 15
- Cheaper to start
- -
- Aikido starts at
- Free
Why people look past Aikido
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Aikido entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
Cost climbs steeply across the tiers
Aikido publishes 4 tiers, from Free up to On request. Teams that outgrow the entry plan can find the next rung a large step, the Aikido pricing page breaks each one down.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Developer-first security platform
- Publishes an entry price of $25/month, where Aikido does not.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than Subscription with free tier.
Cloud and AI security platform unifying code, cloud, and runtime protection.
- No free tier, where Aikido has one.
- Sold on a quote model rather than Subscription with free tier.
Open-source authentication and two-factor portal for reverse proxies
- Sold on a Open source, no licence fee model rather than Subscription with free tier.
- 1 tier to Aikido's 4.
Vulnerability scanner for container images and filesystems
- Sold on a Open source, no licence fee model rather than Subscription with free tier.
- 1 tier to Aikido's 4.
Headless identity and user management API
- Sold on a Open-source self-hosted, with a paid managed network model rather than Subscription with free tier.
- 1 tier to Aikido's 4.
Open-source identity provider with flexible authentication flows
- Sold on a Open-source core with a paid enterprise tier model rather than Subscription with free tier.
- 1 tier to Aikido's 4.
Every Aikido alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aikido (this page) | Free | Subscription with free tier | 4 | |
| SnykDeveloper-focused security platform for dependency scanning and code analysis | Free, then $25/month | Freemium | 4 | vs Aikido |
| WizCloud security platform with workload and infrastructure protection | On request | Quote | - | vs Aikido |
| Authelia | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Aikido |
| Grype | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Aikido |
| Ory Kratos | Free | Open-source self-hosted, with a paid managed network | 1 | vs Aikido |
| authentik | Free | Open-source core with a paid enterprise tier | 1 | vs Aikido |
| Trivy | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Aikido |
| Socket | Free, then $25/month | Per-developer monthly subscription with tiered access | 4 | vs Aikido |
| Chainguard | Free, then $19000/year | Licensing by artifact type and team size | 7 | vs Aikido |
| Endor Labs | Free | Seat-based per contributing developer with volume discounts | 1 | vs Aikido |
| Doppler | Free, then $21/month | - | 3 | vs Aikido |
| Arnica | Free, then $300/year | Per-identity subscription with annual discount | 3 | vs Aikido |
| Infisical | Free, then $20/month | - | 5 | vs Aikido |
| Akeyless | Free | Usage-based pricing units that vary by product module | 2 | vs Aikido |
| Windscribe | Free, then $3/month | Freemium | 3 | vs Aikido |
| TunnelBear | Free, then $9.99/month | Freemium | 3 | vs Aikido |
| Tenable | $3500/year | Subscription | 5 | vs Aikido |
| Sysdig | On request | Custom pricing based on number of hosts, events processed, or time series data | - | vs Aikido |
| Legit Security | On request | Contact sales for custom pricing | - | vs Aikido |
| Tanium | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Aikido |
| Veracode | On request | Quote | - | vs Aikido |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Aikido badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (15)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Snyk , Free, then $25/month
- Authelia , Free
- Grype , Free
- Ory Kratos , Free
- authentik , Free
- Trivy , Free
- Socket , Free, then $25/month
- Chainguard , Free, then $19000/year
What you would be giving up
Aikido is most often brought in for developer-friendly security integrated into pr workflows, automated vulnerability remediation with context-aware alerts, consolidation of fragmented security tools across development lifecycle, cloud infrastructure security posture monitoring, supply chain attack prevention and malware detection. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Aikido is broadly right and the question is cost, the Aikido pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Cybersecurity category lists everything the directory holds, and best cybersecurity tools ranks them.
Aikido runs on web, ci/cd, ide. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Aikido alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Aikido?
- 21 other cybersecurity tools are listed in this directory, led by Snyk, Wiz, Authelia, Grype. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Aikido?
- 15 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Snyk, Authelia, Grype, Ory Kratos, authentik.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Aikido?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: cost climbs steeply across the tiers. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Aikido?
- Aikido is most often brought in for developer-friendly security integrated into pr workflows, automated vulnerability remediation with context-aware alerts, consolidation of fragmented security tools across development lifecycle, cloud infrastructure security posture monitoring, supply chain attack prevention and malware detection. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Aikido?
- None of the cybersecurity tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Aikido alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Cybersecurity, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Aikido against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Aikido covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every cybersecurity tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Cybersecurity category, 21 tools beside Aikido. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.