Aikido Security is an all-in-one AppSec platform trusted by 50,000+ organizations and 100,000+ developers.

Bundles SAST, DAST, SCA, container scanning, secrets detection, CSPM, and runtime protection (“Zen” in-app firewall) with 95% noise reduction through AutoTriage.

Notable Customers: Revolut, Niantic, Premier League, SoundCloud, Kong, Visma

What is Aikido Security?

Aikido Security is an all-in-one application security platform that combines multiple scanning technologies into a unified experience.

The platform targets development teams at startups and mid-market companies who need comprehensive security coverage without the complexity and cost of assembling a multi-vendor security stack.

The core philosophy behind Aikido is noise reduction.

By building all scanners on a shared understanding of your codebase and infrastructure, the platform correlates findings and eliminates duplicates that would appear when running separate tools.

Aikido claims 92% reduction in alert volume compared to running equivalent standalone scanners.

Setup takes minutes rather than days.

Connect your repositories and cloud accounts, and Aikido begins scanning immediately with sensible defaults.

No complex configuration or security expertise required to get started.

Key Features

Unified Scanning Engine

Aikido includes multiple security scanners in one platform:

SAST (Static Application Security Testing)

Supports JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Go, Ruby, PHP, Java
Dataflow analysis for accurate vulnerability detection
Framework-specific rules for React, Django, Rails, Spring

DAST (Dynamic Application Security Testing)

Automated web application scanning
API endpoint discovery and testing
Authentication handling for protected applications

SCA (Software Composition Analysis)

Dependency vulnerability detection
License compliance checking
Malicious package detection

Container Security

Container image scanning
Base image vulnerability assessment
Dockerfile security analysis

Secrets Detection

Hardcoded credentials and API keys
Private keys and certificates
Connection strings and tokens

Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)

AWS, Azure, GCP configuration analysis
Compliance benchmarks (CIS, SOC 2)
Infrastructure drift detection

IaC Security

Terraform, CloudFormation, Pulumi support
Pre-deployment misconfiguration detection
Policy as code enforcement

Noise Reduction Technology

Aikido’s 92% noise reduction comes from several techniques:

Deduplication: Same vulnerability found by multiple scanners reported once
Reachability analysis: SCA vulnerabilities filtered by actual code usage
Context correlation: Related findings grouped into single actionable issues
False positive filtering: Machine learning models trained on confirmed issues

Malicious Package Detection

Beyond known CVEs, Aikido detects packages exhibiting malicious behavior:

Typosquatting attacks
Dependency confusion packages
Supply chain compromise indicators
Suspicious installation scripts

Installation and Setup

Quick Start

Sign up at aikido.dev
Connect your GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket account
Select repositories to monitor
Connect cloud accounts for CSPM (optional)
Scanning begins automatically

GitHub App Installation

1. Navigate to Settings > Integrations in Aikido dashboard
2. Click "Connect GitHub"
3. Authorize Aikido GitHub App
4. Select repositories to monitor
5. Configure branch protection rules (optional)

CI/CD Integration

GitHub Actions:

name: Aikido Security Scan
on: [push, pull_request]

jobs:
  aikido:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Run Aikido Scan
        uses: aikidosec/github-action@v1
        with:
          api_key: ${{ secrets.AIKIDO_API_KEY }}
          fail_on: critical

GitLab CI:

aikido-scan:
  image: aikidosec/scanner:latest
  script:
    - aikido scan --api-key $AIKIDO_API_KEY
  rules:
    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"

CLI Usage

# Install Aikido CLI
npm install -g @aikidosec/cli

# Authenticate
aikido auth login

# Scan local repository
aikido scan .

# Scan with specific checks
aikido scan . --sast --sca --secrets

# Generate report
aikido report --format sarif --output results.sarif

When to Use Aikido Security

Aikido Security excels for teams seeking comprehensive security coverage without enterprise complexity.

Consider Aikido when:

Starting a security program at a startup or small company without existing security tools
Reducing tool sprawl by consolidating multiple point solutions into one platform
Limited security expertise where the team needs opinionated defaults rather than extensive configuration
Budget constraints where enterprise ASPM pricing is prohibitive
Quick time-to-value requiring working security scanning in days, not months
Developer-led security where engineering teams own security without dedicated AppSec staff

Aikido may not fit organizations that:

Have significant investments in existing security tools they want to keep
Need the deepest possible analysis in any single category (dedicated SAST vendors may find more issues)
Require extensive customization of scanning rules and policies
Operate at true enterprise scale with thousands of applications

For startups and mid-market teams, Aikido provides the right balance of coverage, simplicity, and cost.

For larger enterprises with complex existing toolchains, an aggregation-focused ASPM might better leverage existing investments.