Aikido Security vs Socket
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
Aikido Security
All-in-one code, cloud and runtime security for developer teams
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Socket
Catches malicious open-source packages by behaviour, before they merge
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| RECATOOLS Score | 8.4 / 10 | 8 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |
| Free tier | Developer plan, free forever, no credit card: 2 users, 10 repos, 2 container images, 1 domain, 1 cloud account, 10 AI AutoFixes and 250k protected requests a month | Free: unlimited developers and repos, 1,000 scans a month, 500 API calls an hour, AI analysis and malware blocking; free for open source |
| Paid from | $350/month (Basic, 10 users included, monthly billing); 10% off billed annually | $25/developer/month billed monthly (Team, minimum 5 developers), up to 20% off yearly |
| Has API | ✓ | ✗ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✓ | ✓ |
| Users | 100,000+ teams globally (as of early 2026) | — |
| Founded | 2022 | 2021 |
| Maker | Willem Delbare (CEO/CTO), Roeland Delrue (COO), Felix Garriau (CMO) | — |
| Verdict | Aikido is one of the most practical all-in-one AppSec platforms for startups and mid-sized teams: a genuinely usable free plan, prices published openly, and a single dashboard that replaces several separate scanners. The... |
Socket fills the gap CVE scanners leave: it reads package behaviour, so a freshly published malicious version can be blocked before anyone has written an advisory. AI analysis and malware blocking are on the free plan, t... |
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