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Panoptes vs Aikido
Aikido is a strong scanning platform with a genuinely useful free tier, and with “Infinite” it now runs continuous, autonomous pentesting too. The differences are in scope and model: Aikido Infinite is diff-scoped and sold as self-serve credits, while Panoptes runs a whole-system pentest under a signed, ownership-gated engagement — and prices flat per organization instead of per seat.
| Panoptes | Aikido | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing basis | Flat per org, unlimited developers | Per-seat bands (~10 developers, step up) |
| Cost at 50 developers | The same flat tier | Around $3,500/mo on the popular tier (third-party) |
| Autonomous pentest | Whole running system, chained paths, human-gated | “Infinite”: diff-scoped to the code that changed on push |
| Engagement model | Ownership verified + signed per-run authorization | Self-serve credit product |
| Proof-of-exploit | Proof Loop: masked evidence + reproduction | Exploit-confirmed findings + reproduction (their claim) |
| Surface / DAST | Surface scan + gated active checks | Safe-only DAST, no SQLi (their claim) |
| Code scanning | SCA, SAST, secrets, IaC, SBOM, malware | Deep code and AppSec suite |
| Scope | Code, containers, cloud, surface + pentest | Code, containers, cloud, surface + (newer) pentest |
| Free to start | Free Code scan + 1 free Proof, then a $500 run | Broad free tier |
| Compliance | Mapped to controls; SOC 2 Type I targeted H2 2027 | SOC 2 Type II, ISO, FedRAMP moderate (their claim) |
Whole-system, not diff-scoped
Aikido Infinite is explicitly diff-scoped: it triggers on a code push and tests the code that changed. That is excellent for catching regressions fast. Panoptes’ agent reasons about the whole running system and chains attack paths across code, cloud and surface — so it finds the exposure that only appears when a change meets everything already deployed around it, not just the diff.
Self-serve credits vs independent assurance
Aikido’s pentest is a self-serve credit product you spend against. Panoptes first verifies you own the asset, then runs under a signed, per-run rules-of-engagement with human-gated exploitation. Both are valid — ours is built so the assurance itself is independent and authorization-bound, which is what a customer or auditor is actually asking for when they want a report they can trust.
No per-seat tax
Per-developer pricing punishes you for growing the team. A 50-developer shop can pay several times the sticker price once seats are counted. Panoptes charges one price for your whole team, unlimited developers, so the bill tracks the workspace, not the headcount.
Aikido capabilities (Infinite being diff-scoped and triggered on push; safe-only DAST without SQLi), pricing and the 50-developer figure are their own public claims or third-party (aikido.dev; aikido.dev/attack/infinite; CodeAnt) and may differ from a current quote; confirm with the vendor. Panoptes figures are our list prices, subject to change; Panoptes is in free beta and is not yet SOC 2 certified (SOC 2 Type I is targeted for H2 2027).