Aikido Security vs GitGuardian vs Semgrep AI vs Truffle Security
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
Aikido Security
All-in-one AppSec platform: SAST, SCA, IaC, secrets, DAST, and runtime...
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GitGuardian
Secrets detection in source code
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Semgrep AI
AI-augmented static analysis (open source)
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Truffle Security
Open-source secrets scanner — TruffleHog
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| RECATOOLS Score | 8.4 / 10 | 8.4 / 10 | 8.2 / 10 | 7.4 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium | Open Source | Open Source |
| Free tier | Free forever: 10 repos, 2 containers, 1 cloud account, 250K runtime requests/month, no credit card | — | — | — |
| Paid from | Free tier (Developer); paid Basic/Pro/Advanced flat fees from ~$300/mo; Enterprise custom | — | — | — |
| Has API | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free to use | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Users | 100,000+ teams globally (as of early 2026) | — | — | — |
| Founded | 2022 | 2017 | 2017 | 2018 |
| Maker | Aikido Security NV | — | — | — |
| Verdict | Aikido remains one of the strongest all-in-one AppSec plays for startups and mid-market teams. The January 2026 Series B -- $60M led by DST Global at a $1B valuation, the fastest unicorn run of any European cybersecurity... |
GitGuardian is a category leader in secrets detection, scanning source code, commits and CI for leaked API keys and credentials, and has expanded into non-human identity governance and broader code security. Its detectio... |
Semgrep is one of the strongest developer-first application security platforms: fast pattern-based static analysis, secrets detection, supply-chain (SCA) scanning, and an AI layer (Semgrep Assistant) that triages finding... |
Truffle Security is best known for TruffleHog, a widely adopted open-source secrets scanner that detects leaked credentials and API keys across git history, repos, filesystems and CI/CD, with live verification of found s... |
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Comparisons cover up to 4 tools. Scores are RECATOOLS editorial assessments; verify current pricing on each vendor's site.