Everything built in. None of it inside the AI agent.
GitLab Ultimate gives you SAST, DAST, SCA, and container scanning in one platform. It still runs after your AI agents write the code — not during.
What GitLab Ultimate does well
Comprehensive built-in security (SAST, DAST, SCA, container, IaC, secrets), tight GitLab CI integration, single-platform DevSecOps story.
But:
Requires GitLab Ultimate tier. No MCP integration. No agent-time interception. No business-logic detection. No Security Knowledge Graph. GitLab-platform-only — doesn't follow developers using external AI agents.
CybeDefend vs GitLab Ultimate
| Feature | CybeDefend | GitLab Ultimate |
|---|---|---|
Detection× 10 | ||
| Agent-time scanning | ✓ | ✗ |
| SAST | ✓ | ✓ |
| SCA | ✓ | ✓ |
| IaC scanning | ✓ | ✓ |
| Container scanning | ✓ | ✓ |
| Secret detection | ✓ | ✓ |
| Business logic flaws | ✓ | ✗ |
| Reachability analysis | ✓ | ✗ |
| AI-BOM — AI component inventory (EU AI Act + NIST AI RMF) | ✓ | ✗ |
| Prompt injection & LLM-misuse scanner (OWASP LLM Top 10) | ✓ | ✗ |
AI & Agent× 7 | ||
| MCP-native (Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf…) | ✓ | ✗ |
| IDE security copilot | ✓ | ✗ |
| AI-generated verified patches | ✓ | ~ |
| Auto-fix → ready-to-merge PR | ✓ | ~ |
| Security Code Knowledge Graph | ✓ | ✗ |
| VibeDefend — security rules distributed to AI coding agents | ✓ | ✗ |
| Coding agent sandbox policy (allow/deny/warn before every write) | ✓ | ✗ |
Operations× 5 | ||
| CI/CD pipeline gate | ✓ | ✓ |
| Low false-positive rate | ✓ | ~ |
| Setup under 5 minutes | ✓ | ~ |
| CybeRisk Score — 0-100 score + AI-generated weekly Top 10 brief | ✓ | ✗ |
| EU/US sovereign deployment | ✓ | ~ |
✓ = Yes - ✗ = No - ~ = Partial
Platform-native vs agent-native
GitLab's security features are deeply native to the GitLab platform — an excellent selling point for fully GitLab-native teams. Most engineering teams today use a mix of tools: GitHub or GitLab for hosting, Claude Code or Cursor for AI coding. CybeDefend works across all of them.
The agent-time gap
GitLab CI runs your SAST scanner after the developer pushes a commit. CybeDefend enforces security rules inside the AI agent before a file is even saved. The shift from 'detect in pipeline' to 'prevent in agent' eliminates the entire remediation cycle for agent-introduced vulnerabilities.
Agent writes code
CybeDefend scans
PR opens clean
VibeDefend: security rules your CI pipeline can't deliver
GitLab's SAST runs at merge time, when the code is already written and reviewed. VibeDefend runs before the agent types a character — distributing your organisation's custom security rules as MCP context into Claude Code, Cursor, and Copilot before a single write.
Platform-agnostic. Works with GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and any AI coding agent. Catches business-logic flaws GitLab's scanners miss. Enforces in the agent loop, not just the pipeline.
Pricing at a glance
Transparent pricing is a core CybeDefend value. See how we compare.
CybeDefend
- Developer€204/year
- Team — 5–10 users€1,644/year – €2,844/year
- Scale — 15–25 users€6,588/year – €8,988/year
- EnterpriseContact sales
GitLab Ultimate
- Premium — 10 users$3,480/year
- Ultimate — 10 users$10,200/year
Prices as of 2025. Always verify on vendor websites before purchasing.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can CybeDefend work with GitLab CI?
Yes. CybeDefend integrates with GitLab CI for pipeline-level gating, in addition to its MCP-native agent-time enforcement. The two are complementary.
Is GitLab Ultimate's security comparable to CybeDefend in breadth?
GitLab Ultimate covers SAST, DAST, SCA, IaC, container, and secrets — strong breadth. CybeDefend covers the same categories plus two capabilities GitLab lacks: MCP-native agent-time enforcement and business-logic flaw detection via the Security Knowledge Graph.
What's the pricing difference?
GitLab Ultimate is $99/user/month (list price). CybeDefend offers per-seat pricing that is substantially lower. CybeDefend does not require a gitlab.com subscription; it works with self-hosted GitLab instances too.
Install in your AI agent. First scan in 5 minutes.
No credit card. No setup call. Pick your agent, paste the command, and Cybe enforces your rules from the very next prompt.
claude mcp add cybedefend --transport http https://mcp-eu.cybedefend.com/mcpHosted by us, no install. Just point your agent at the VibeDefend endpoint.