What is Aikido?
Aikido Security, based in Ghent, Belgium, sells a developer security suite: dependency scanning, SAST, secrets, cloud, container and IaC scanning, DAST and more. Its AI pentest is sold separately, as a one-off test or as Aikido Infinite, which pentests each deployment.
Comparison at a glance
| Aspect | Barrion | Aikido |
|---|---|---|
| What it tests | Web apps and APIs, including authenticated testing as several users in named roles. 8 testing areas and all 97 OWASP WSTG v4.2 cases | Apps, frontends and APIs (REST, GraphQL, gRPC, SOAP): injection, access control, authentication, IDOR, business logic, OWASP Top 10 and prompt injection |
| How it validates findings | Every finding is checked against the live app. Confirmed ones come with the request and response that prove them. Anything unconfirmed is clearly marked and capped in severity | Separate agents try to exploit each finding again. Only findings that are confirmed go into the report |
| Continuous and scheduling | On a schedule you set (daily to yearly, or a custom rhythm), every time or only when the app has changed, or on demand. Each run labels findings new, still open, resolved or regressed | One-off pentests, or Aikido Infinite: a scoped pentest of the diff whenever new code lands, with a fix PR and a retest |
| Human involvement | AI agents do the testing. From Standard level up a security engineer reviews the findings, and deeper tests come with a report signed off by that engineer. Retests of found issues are free | You approve before an exploit is escalated, and you review and merge fix PRs. No human reviewer of findings stated |
| Pricing model | Plans and per-run prices are public on the pricing page. Continuous programs are priced through sales | Public: $4,000 (€3,500) for a standard pentest per app, scope-based pricing from $50, $10 per agent on Infinite (up to 30 minutes each). Continuous tier custom |
| Self-serve or sales | Self-serve for single pentests. Continuous programs through sales | Self-serve. The suite has a free Developer plan with no card needed |
| Data residency | Stored and hosted in Sweden. AI processing in the EU | Workspace regions in the EU, US, Australia and the Middle East |
| What it doesn't do | No internal network, Active Directory, mobile, physical or social engineering testing | Per-deploy runs target the diff and affected surfaces, not the whole app. Its page says human testers remain valuable for non-web targets |
Aikido facts checked 2026-09-26 on the vendor's own site: Aikido AI pentest, Aikido Infinite, Aikido pricing, Aikido workspace regions.
Who Barrion is best for
Choose Barrion if you want the whole app retested on a schedule rather than only the diff, want a security engineer to review findings from Standard level up with signed-off reports on deeper tests, or want data stored and hosted in Sweden. It suits teams that already have their code scanning sorted and need a pentest that holds up with auditors and customers.
Who Aikido is best for
Choose Aikido if you want one vendor for code, dependency, cloud and container scanning plus a pentest, if you want a pentest on every deploy with a fix PR, or if you want to start free. It also tests Android apps and lists more API protocols than Barrion.
Frequently asked questions
Is Barrion an Aikido alternative?
For the AI pentest, yes. Both test web apps and APIs and confirm findings before reporting them. Aikido is also a full code and cloud security suite, which Barrion isn't. If you want SAST, dependency and container scanning from the same vendor, Aikido covers more.
What's the difference between Aikido Infinite and a Barrion schedule?
Aikido Infinite runs a pentest scoped to the diff when new code lands, then proposes a fix and retests it. A Barrion schedule reruns the full pentest at the level you picked, either every time or only when the app has changed, and labels each finding new, still open, resolved or regressed. A diff-scoped run is cheaper per deploy. A full rerun also catches regressions outside the diff.
How do the prices compare?
Aikido publishes $4,000 for a standard pentest per app and $10 per agent on Infinite (checked 2026-09-26). Barrion's Essential plan starts at €199/month and per-run prices are on the pricing page. Scheduled pentests are on the Business plan, priced through sales.
Are both EU-hosted?
Aikido offers an EU workspace region, as well as US, Australian and Middle East ones. Barrion stores and hosts data in Sweden, with AI processing in the EU.
Summary
Aikido is the better pick if you want a single security suite and a pentest tied to every deploy with automatic fix PRs. Barrion is the better pick if you want the full app retested on your own rhythm, human review of the findings and data kept in Sweden. Some teams run both: Aikido's scanning in the pipeline and a scheduled Barrion pentest of the deployed app.
Explore Barrion further
See how Barrion's AI pentest works on the AI pentesting page, compare more vendors in best AI pentesting tools, or check what each plan includes on the pricing page.