No more typing reviews! Try our Samantha, our new voice AI agent.

Aikido Security vs Astra Pentest comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Aikido Security
Ranking in Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
8th
Ranking in Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)
6th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
Application Security Tools (13th), Web Application Firewall (WAF) (22nd), Container Security (22nd), Software Composition Analysis (SCA) (8th), Static Code Analysis (8th), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) (16th), DevSecOps (7th), Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) (6th)
Astra Pentest
Ranking in Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
43rd
Ranking in Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)
20th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
Vulnerability Management (133rd), Penetration Testing Services (42nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Static Application Security Testing (SAST) category, the mindshare of Aikido Security is 1.9%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Astra Pentest is 0.7%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Static Application Security Testing (SAST) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Aikido Security1.9%
Astra Pentest0.7%
Other97.4%
Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
 

Featured Reviews

Tarun Goswami_ - PeerSpot reviewer
Product Manager at Zidio development
Security has shifted left and now catches vulnerabilities early in our development workflow
There are a few areas for improvement. The first is scan speed. For large repositories, initial scans can be slow. Incremental scanning helps, but full scans still take considerable time. The second thing is the false positive rate. While Auto-Triage is good, it is not perfect. Occasionally, genuine issues get filtered out and real false positives slip through. The third one is remediation guidance. Aikido Security tells you what is vulnerable, but sometimes the fix suggestions are generic. More specific, actionable remediation steps would save developer time. The fourth one is IDE integrations. It currently works best in CI/CD pipelines. A proper VS Code or JetBrains plugin for real-time scanning while coding would be a significant improvement. From a customer point of view, the following things could change. The first thing is documentation for custom rules. Aikido Security allows you to create custom scanning rules, but the documentation for this feature is surprisingly thin. I spent considerable time in community forums and with trial and error just to configure basic custom rules. Step-by-step guides with real-world examples would make this feature much more accessible. The second thing is better Slack and communication integrations. Currently, security alerts come through email and dashboard notifications, but our team lives in Slack. A more configurable Slack integration that sends contextual alerts directly to the relevant developer, not just a generic channel notification, would dramatically improve response time. The third one is historical trend reporting. While Aikido Security shows current vulnerability status well, generating historical reports showing security posture improvement over time is limited. For presenting security progress to management or stakeholders, better exportable trend reports would be very valuable.
Use Astra Pentest?
Leave a review
report
Use our free recommendation engine to learn which Static Application Security Testing (SAST) solutions are best for your needs.
908,800 professionals have used our research since 2012.
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Outsourcing Company
8%
No data available
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise5
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Aikido Security?
There are a few areas for improvement. The first is scan speed. For large repositories, initial scans can be slow. Incremental scanning helps, but full scans still take considerable time. The secon...
What is your primary use case for Aikido Security?
I have been using Aikido Security for approximately more than one year, primarily for securing our development pipelines and scanning our codebase for vulnerabilities across multiple projects. The ...
What advice do you have for others considering Aikido Security?
I have several practical pieces of advice for anyone considering Aikido Security. The first one is to connect all repositories from day one, not just your main production ones. Security vulnerabili...
Ask a question
Earn 20 points
 

Comparisons

 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

FinTech GoCardless ZIP CertifID HealthTech Dental Intelligence PE & Group Techstars Cronos Group Security Tech Human Security Tines HR Tech Simployer Recruitee Agency November Five Other Lighthouse (Hospitality Tech) Smokeball (LegalTech) Runna (B2C Tech) GEA Group (Manufacturing) Community fibre (Telecom) n8n (Software Development)
1. Google 2. Microsoft 3. Amazon 4. Facebook 5. Apple 6. IBM 7. Cisco 8. Intel 9. Oracle 10. Adobe 11. Netflix 12. Twitter 13. LinkedIn 14. Salesforce 15. Uber 16. Airbnb 17. Spotify 18. Dropbox 19. PayPal 20. Tesla 21. Samsung 22. Sony 23. HP 24. Dell 25. Siemens 26. Volkswagen 27. BMW 28. General Electric 29. Philips 30. Accenture 31. Deloitte 32. PwC
Find out what your peers are saying about SonarSource Sàrl, Checkmarx, Veracode and others in Static Application Security Testing (SAST). Updated: August 2026.
908,800 professionals have used our research since 2012.