Scans on every commit. AI agents rewrite code in between.
Veracode has done static analysis since 2006. Its Pipeline Scan runs on every commit, push or build, and Veracode Fix proposes AI patches in the IDE. CybeDefend works inside the AI agent's session and checks each change before it is saved.
What Veracode does well
Comprehensive SAST on source code or compiled binaries across more than 100 languages and frameworks, DAST, SCA with vulnerable-method reachability, container, IaC and secrets scanning, Veracode Fix AI patches in the IDE, a reported SAST false-positive rate below 1.1%, and a long-standing compliance reputation.
But:
Veracode's own scanners run in CI and the IDE rather than inside the AI agent's session; MCP-based remediation for AI coding tools comes through its partner DryRun. By Veracode's own account, deterministic SAST was not built to catch authorization logic flaws, which it covers with manual penetration testing. SAST and SCA pricing is quote-only.
CybeDefend vs Veracode
| Feature | CybeDefend | Veracode |
|---|---|---|
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 | ||
| Agent-time (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
Between two scans
Veracode's Pipeline Scan is built for CI: it runs on a commit, push or build, with a maximum scan time of 60 minutes, and its full platform scans take longer. In an AI-agent workflow, Claude Code can rewrite a module several times between two builds. CybeDefend returns its verdict inside the agent session, before the file is saved.
Agent writes code
CybeDefend scans
PR opens clean
Quotes vs published plans
Veracode prices its SAST and SCA through quotes, with a self-serve 14-day trial for DAST Essentials. CybeDefend publishes its plans and has a free plan, 50 AI credits and 10 static scans with no card and no time limit, so a team can start without a procurement cycle.
Business logic: where deterministic SAST stops
Veracode excels at classic vulnerability classes such as SQL injection, cross-site scripting and buffer overflows, and says itself that deterministic SAST was not built to catch authorization logic flaws. A refund that bypasses the role check or a tenant boundary broken by a missing filter is not a pattern. CybeDefend mines your codebase to understand your auth system and business rules, then checks them at agent-time.
Results in the agent's context window while it writes, checks against your own business rules, and prices you can read before the first call.
Pricing at a glance
Transparent pricing is a core CybeDefend value. See how we compare.
CybeDefend
- Developer€204/year
- Team · 5-10 users€2,148/year - €3,348/year
- Scale · 15-25 users€6,588/year - €8,988/year
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Veracode
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* Veracode does not publish public pricing. Contact their sales team for a quote.
Competitor prices: the lowest annual list price published for the plan shown, taken from the vendor's website or its own marketplace listing and checked in September 2026. Always verify before purchasing.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can CybeDefend replace Veracode for compliance purposes?
CybeDefend produces finding reports with CWE classification, CVSS scores, and remediation guidance. For specific compliance frameworks (SOC 2, PCI-DSS, FedRAMP), verify that CybeDefend's report format satisfies your auditor's requirements before migrating.
What about Veracode's DAST capabilities?
CybeDefend does not perform DAST (dynamic scanning of running applications). CybeDefend's coverage is agent-time and code-level: SAST, SCA, IaC, container, secrets, and business-logic analysis.
Does CybeDefend support binary or bytecode scanning?
No, CybeDefend analyzes source code and AI agent output at generation time. For environments with only compiled artifacts and no source access, Veracode's binary scanning remains relevant.
Install VibeDefend in 5 seconds.
One command wires every coding agent on your machine to CybeDefend: your business rules, your compliance frameworks, and guards that block destructive calls before they fire.
npx -y @cybedefend/vibedefend@latest install
Claude Code
Cursor
OpenAI Codex
Windsurf
VS Code Copilot