StackHawk alternative — sandbox-verified static + dynamic + AI-feature security, not DAST-only

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StackHawk is a developer-friendly DAST (dynamic application security testing) platform — runs API + web app dynamic scans in CI, ZAP-powered. Strong on API security; weaker on AI-built-app bug classes (Supabase RLS, prompt injection, leaked secrets in code). Here's the honest comparison.

People searching for a StackHawk alternative in 2026 are usually in one of three buckets. First: developer-led security buyers who liked StackHawk's developer-friendly DAST framing but found the ZAP-derived findings noisy and HTTP-only. Second: AI-built SaaS teams who shipped on Next.js + Supabase + Vercel and discovered DAST doesn't catch the framework-specific bugs (RLS misconfig, leaked anon-key, prompt-injection) that drive most of their incidents. Third: teams that want PR-time prevention rather than post-deploy detection. Securie is positioned for buckets 2 and 3. For bucket 1 — a team that genuinely needs polyglot API DAST — StackHawk remains a defensible pick and this page tells you that honestly.

Why people leave StackHawk

  • DAST-only — runs against deployed apps; cannot catch bugs at PR-time before merge
  • ZAP-based dynamic scanning produces a noisy queue without manual triage
  • No specialist depth on Supabase RLS / leaked secrets / prompt injection / MCP guard
  • No auto-fix PR — output is a vulnerability report, not a merge-ready patch
  • Limited coverage of vibe-coded-app bug classes that don't manifest as HTTP-level findings

Why Securie instead

PR-time + deploy-time, not just deployed-app dynamic

Securie catches bugs in code before merge. StackHawk catches them after deploy — too late to prevent the bad version reaching prod.

Sandbox-verified, framework-aware

Every finding ships with a working exploit reproduced in a Firecracker microVM, with a framework-aware patch as a PR comment.

AI-built-app specialist coverage

Supabase RLS, BOLA, leaked secrets, prompt injection, MCP guard, slopsquatting heuristic — the exact bugs vibe-coding tools introduce.

Both static + dynamic + agentic-AI in one

Static-rules + LLM specialists (PR-time) + sandbox replayers (deploy-time + post-fix verification) cover what StackHawk's DAST can't see.

Pricing

StackHawk: published list pricing $35-$90/dev/month depending on plan. Securie: free during early access; $12-$299/mo when paid tiers start. For a 10-dev team, Securie ships at $12-$299/mo total vs StackHawk $350-$900/mo.

Migration path

  1. Keep StackHawk for API DAST coverage if your team relies on it for the post-deploy probe
  2. Install Securie GitHub App for PR-time signal — most StackHawk findings would be caught earlier by a static + LLM specialist scan
  3. Compare findings for one month — most teams find Securie catches the bugs StackHawk would have found, plus a class of bugs DAST misses entirely (RLS, leaked secrets, prompt injection)
  4. Many teams keep both: Securie for PR-time prevention, StackHawk for post-deploy DAST verification

Pick Securie if…

You ship AI-built SaaS, you want bugs caught at PR-time with auto-fix, and your bug classes go beyond HTTP-level surface (RLS, leaked secrets, prompt injection, MCP).

Stay with StackHawk if…

You have a polyglot API portfolio that needs explicit DAST coverage post-deploy, and your team has the cycles to triage ZAP-powered findings.