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Aikido Security vs HackerOne comparison

 

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Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
8.4
Aikido Security enhances efficiency, reduces costs, simplifies compliance, and increases productivity by automating and consolidating security tasks.
Sentiment score
5.6
HackerOne enhances security and efficiency with varied ROI; larger entities benefit more than smaller ones, citing cost savings.
Aikido Security caught a critical remote code execution vulnerability in my Python machine learning pipelines before it reached production.
Product Manager at Zidio development
Since we got rid of that, our productivity has increased, I believe, by thirty-two percent.
SecOps Engineer at IriusRisk
We were expecting to complete the compliance in a month, but I figured out Aikido Security could do it within a week for all our 13 repositories.
Co-Founder & CTO at Mango Giraffe
HackerOne provides strong value by helping organizations find vulnerabilities faster and reduce the higher costs associated with security breaches.
Senior Software Developer at hireHQ
We receive rewards without needing to invest any money, so the return on investment is substantial.
dApp Auditor at Hacken
For someone who is starting or in the middle, it is very difficult because you can spend 20 hours sending 20 reports but none of them gets anything.
QA Engineering Lead at kintsugi
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.4
Aikido Security's customer service is efficient, responsive, and provides technical, proactive support with highly valued resources for quick issue resolution.
Sentiment score
6.9
HackerOne's customer support is generally proactive and responsive, though some users have noted slower responses and communication issues.
Aikido Security was the easiest to use, the easiest to onboard, and the one with the most active customer support.
SecOps Engineer at IriusRisk
Their team proactively reached out after signup to ensure we were set up correctly.
Product Manager at Zidio development
Customer support is good; if you raise a query, hardly within a day, your issues get resolved.
Sr. Project Analyst [Cybersecurity] at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
We have priority support because we are a higher tier, and with high report volumes, the turnaround time is very good.
Senior Software Developer at hireHQ
Technical support at HackerOne has slowed down considerably compared to four years ago.
dApp Auditor at Hacken
The ease of collaboration with ethical hackers on HackerOne has been quite good.
Senior Security Professional at Oportun, Inc.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.9
Aikido Security scales efficiently with multiple projects and teams, though organizational challenges and minor performance lags may occur.
Sentiment score
7.6
HackerOne's scalable design efficiently supports growth and adaptability, accommodating large user bases and varying security needs effectively.
That kind of reliability becomes invisible when it works well, which is exactly what you want from a security tool running in your CI/CD pipelines.
Product Manager at Zidio development
Aikido Security scales well by supporting multiple projects, repositories, and development teams on a single platform.
Full Stack Developer at Sri Krishna Arts and Science
You can deploy it on your team, and if you have a large team, it works very well.
Sr. Project Analyst [Cybersecurity] at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
It is a large platform with many programs and clients.
dApp Auditor at Hacken
HackerOne is very scalable because we can put bounties for any number of hackers at the same time and test thoroughly.
Senior Software Developer at hireHQ
It maintains a high signal-to-noise ratio and addresses scalability through infrastructure, triage services, and AI automation.
Consultant at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.8
Aikido Security is consistently reliable with no major disruptions, displaying dependable performance and precise security findings despite occasional delays.
Sentiment score
8.2
HackerOne generally receives praise for stability and reliability, despite occasional reports of minor bugs and downtime.
The platform has been reliable and provides accurate security findings.
Full Stack Developer at Sri Krishna Arts and Science
HackerOne was down for some time and the response was not good.
QA Engineering Lead at kintsugi
 

Room For Improvement

Users want improved Jira integration, customization, niche language support, faster scans, better documentation, alerts, and affordable pricing.
Users seek cost predictability, faster responses, better integrations, improved triaging, communication, invite guidelines, and flexible payouts.
I would love to see a Terraform module for Aikido Security.
SecOps Engineer at IriusRisk
I had a certain object with a UUID that was being considered as a private secret key or API key, which was not the case.
Co-Founder & CTO at Mango Giraffe
Aikido Security tells you what is vulnerable, but sometimes the fix suggestions are generic.
Product Manager at Zidio development
More advanced AI capabilities would help prioritize reports, reduce false positives, and speed up the validation.
Senior Software Developer at hireHQ
There are no clear guidelines for being invited to programs and conferences.
dApp Auditor at Hacken
Sometimes new users don't receive invites just because they are new, despite potentially being very skilled hackers, so I feel new users should get more chances and opportunities.
Senior ICT Security Consultant at Applied Principles Limited
 

Setup Cost

HackerOne is cost-effective for hunters, typically funded by companies, with a 20% fee on awards, making it affordable.
I used the free trial, which was sufficient for evaluating the platform and its core features.
Full Stack Developer at Sri Krishna Arts and Science
The cost is rated as one since there is no need to pay anything, not even a fee or commission.
dApp Auditor at Hacken
I have not experienced any costs since I use HackerOne independently, just logging into the site, hunting bugs, and submitting them without any expenses.
Senior ICT Security Consultant at Applied Principles Limited
 

Valuable Features

Aikido Security offers an intuitive interface, seamless integrations, and effective tools to enhance productivity and streamline security workflows.
HackerOne excels in vulnerability tracking, researcher engagement, and integration, enhancing security through a global ethical hacker community.
We were able to get all codebase vulnerability fixes within a week for all our 13 or 14 repositories that we had.
Co-Founder & CTO at Mango Giraffe
Security shifted left, meaning issues were caught during development rather than after deployment.
Product Manager at Zidio development
My favorite feature is the dependency vulnerability scanning because it quickly identifies the risk in third-party packages, which saves me time in finding vulnerabilities.
Full Stack Developer at Sri Krishna Arts and Science
It has a very simple user interface, and it gives you a quick response—if you submit a bug, someone reaches out to you within minutes, telling you they will verify the bug, and it can be verified in just a few days, sometimes even less than a day, which stands out for me.
Senior ICT Security Consultant at Applied Principles Limited
HackerOne is a very good platform with the trust of different companies including Shopify, PayPal, and Uber.
Senior Software Developer at hireHQ
I find bug bounty programs most valuable for our organization because they invite researchers from around the globe to find bugs in our environment, allowing us to fix various severity vulnerabilities or bugs that, if left unaddressed, could lead to losing customers.
Consultant at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Aikido Security
Ranking in Application Security Tools
16th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
Static Application Security Testing (SAST) (11th), Web Application Firewall (WAF) (24th), Container Security (24th), Software Composition Analysis (SCA) (9th), Static Code Analysis (8th), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) (18th), Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) (7th), DevSecOps (7th), Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) (6th)
HackerOne
Ranking in Application Security Tools
18th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
Vulnerability Management (35th), Bug Bounty Platforms (1st), Penetration Testing Services (2nd), Attack Surface Management (ASM) (6th), AI Observability (15th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2026, in the Application Security Tools category, the mindshare of Aikido Security is 1.4%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HackerOne is 0.8%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Security Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Aikido Security1.4%
HackerOne0.8%
Other97.8%
Application Security Tools
 

Featured Reviews

B 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.
NitishKumar - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Crowdsourced security has strengthened our bug discovery and improved vulnerability response
HackerOne is already doing well, although I believe implementing stricter SLAs for the time to first response and time to bounty would help prevent researchers' burnout, especially regarding duplicate submissions. I suggest systematic bug rewards because currently, if a researcher finds one bug in multiple places, they often only get paid for one. Improving the handling of systemic vulnerabilities would encourage deeper research. Additionally, improving multi-currency and crypto payout options would help make the platform more accessible globally.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
11%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Computer Software Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
12%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise2
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise7
 

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...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HackerOne?
I'm not very sure about pricing, setup costs, and licensing, as those are managed by our management team.
What needs improvement with HackerOne?
HackerOne can be improved, and the insights can be a little better. I chose a nine for my rating because it has very great features such as a large research community, workflow integration, analyti...
What is your primary use case for HackerOne?
My main use case for HackerOne is bug bounties and getting paid through that platform. Companies like Fastify and Oracle create bug bounties and vulnerability disclosure programs on HackerOne. Ethi...
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

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HackerOne Assets, HackerOne Pentesting Services, HackerOne Security Assessments, HackerOne Vulnerability Management
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

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