SecPortal vs Cycode
delivery workspace vs code-graph ASPM
Cycode is a code-graph Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) platform anchored on the source code management system. The platform scans for hardcoded secrets, runs SAST and SCA against connected repositories, scans IaC and container images, monitors SCM hygiene, and correlates findings against application and pipeline records. The buyer assumption is that the SCM is the source of truth and the AppSec team needs a code-graph layer that connects code, pipeline, and runtime evidence. SecPortal is a different shape: scanning, manual finding entry, AI report generation, branded client portal, and the engagement record live inside one workspace. This page is the side-by-side for buyers comparing a code-graph ASPM anchored on the SCM to a delivery workspace that scans, reports, and delivers on its own.
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| Feature | SecPortal | Cycode |
|---|---|---|
| Primary use case | Security delivery workspace with scanning, findings, reports, and client portal on one tenant | Code-graph ASPM platform that scans connected repositories and aggregates AppSec scanner output against the application asset graph |
| Engagement model with scope, ROE, and deliverables | Programme model rather than scoped engagement | |
| Client model with onboarding, contacts, and access control | Internal application owner model | |
| Branded white-label client portal on your subdomain | ||
| Built-in external vulnerability scanning (16 modules) | ||
| Authenticated web application scanning (DAST) | Imports DAST output from third-party scanners | |
| Code scanning (SAST/SCA via Semgrep) | Native SAST and SCA against connected repositories | |
| Hardcoded secret scanning across repositories and pipelines | Scans repositories with Semgrep rules | Native secret scanning was the original Cycode product surface |
| Subdomain enumeration and external attack surface discovery | ||
| Manual finding entry with full editor | Limited (records are scanner-derived through native or imported scans) | |
| AI-powered report generation (executive, technical, remediation) | AppSec posture dashboards rather than narrative deliverables | |
| 300+ finding templates with remediation guidance | Vendor-mapped vulnerability records | |
| CVSS 3.1 vector parsing and auto-scoring | CVSS plus proprietary Cycode risk scoring | |
| Scanner result import (Nessus, Burp Suite, CSV) | AppSec scanner connectors plus API ingestion | |
| Encrypted credential vault for authenticated scans (AES-256-GCM) | Relies on third-party scanner credential storage and SCM tokens | |
| Retest workflow paired to original finding | Re-scan validates closure through underlying scanner or repository commit | |
| Compliance framework templates | 21 frameworks | Compliance dashboards mapped to scanned and ingested data |
| Integrated invoicing and Stripe Connect payments | ||
| Activity audit trail with CSV export | Platform audit logs | |
| MFA enforcement on every workspace | SSO and IdP-driven controls | |
| Free plan available | ||
| Pricing model | Free, Pro, Team | Sales-led, repository-count and module licensing |
| Setup time | 2 minutes | SCM connection plus repository onboarding plus module enablement |
| Best fit for | Pentest firms, MSSPs, consultancies, AppSec teams, vulnerability management teams, and in-house security functions that scan, report, and deliver from one workspace | Large enterprises with many connected repositories that want a code-graph ASPM anchored on the SCM and native scanning across SAST, SCA, secrets, IaC, and containers |
SecPortal vs Cycode: delivery workspace vs code-graph ASPM
Cycode is one of the leading platforms in the code-graph Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) category. The platform connects to the source code management system, runs native scanning for hardcoded secrets, SAST, SCA, IaC manifests, and container images, monitors SCM hygiene, ingests output from adjacent scanners, and correlates every finding against an application and pipeline graph that is rooted in the SCM. The buyer assumption is that the SCM is the source of truth and the bottleneck is tying code, pipeline, and runtime findings back to one application record.
SecPortal is a different category. SecPortal is a security delivery workspace that carries the engagement, the findings, the scanning, the AI report, the branded client portal, and the invoice all on one tenant. The buyer is a penetration testing firm, an MSSP, a consultancy, an AppSec team, a vulnerability management team, or an in-house security function that ships work to clients or stakeholders. If you are comparing a code-graph ASPM anchored on the SCM to a delivery workspace that scans, reports, and delivers on its own, this page is the side-by-side. The adjacent comparisons buyers in the ASPM category often evaluate alongside are SecPortal vs ArmorCode, SecPortal vs Vulcan Cyber, SecPortal vs Kenna Security, SecPortal vs Phoenix Security and SecPortal vs Apiiro.
Where Cycode stops for delivery and engagement work
These are not Cycode-specific criticisms; they are properties of a code-graph ASPM anchored on the SCM when you compare it to running scoped engagements or a scanner-plus-findings programme on a single workspace.
Built as a code-graph ASPM anchored on the SCM, not a delivery workspace
Cycode is an Application Security Posture Management platform that connects to the source code management system, scans connected repositories for hardcoded secrets, runs native SAST and SCA, scans IaC manifests and container images, monitors SCM hygiene, and correlates findings against an application and pipeline graph. The buyer assumption is that the SCM is the source of truth and the AppSec team needs a code-graph layer that ties code, pipeline, and ingested runtime findings to one application record. SecPortal is the opposite shape: scanning, manual finding entry, AI report generation, branded client portal, and the engagement record live inside one workspace.
No engagement, scope, or deliverable model
Cycode is organised around the application, the repository, the pipeline, and the remediation campaign rather than around a scoped engagement with a kickoff, a defined target list, a final report, and a closure date. If the work you ship is a pentest, a vulnerability assessment, an external attack surface programme, or a compliance audit with a contract scope and a deliverable, Cycode does not carry that record.
No native external scanning of unowned domains, web apps, or attack surface
Cycode scans what is connected to the SCM (repositories, pipelines, IaC, containers, and registered images). It does not run external attack surface discovery, external SSL or header scanning, subdomain enumeration, or authenticated web application scanning against arbitrary targets that live outside the SCM. SecPortal includes 16 external domain scan modules, 17 authenticated web modules, and SAST plus SCA code scanning via Semgrep on its own subscription.
No branded client portal on your subdomain
Cycode output lives inside the Cycode console. There is no white-label portal a security firm or in-house team can hand to an external client or to a stakeholder business unit under their own brand. SecPortal serves a branded client portal on the tenant subdomain so every finding, retest, remediation thread, and report download lives under your name rather than the vendor name.
No AI-generated executive summaries, technical writeups, or remediation narratives
Cycode produces AppSec posture dashboards, application risk scores, and remediation campaign metrics from native scanner output and ingested data, but it does not draft executive summaries, technical pentest writeups, or narrative remediation roadmaps. SecPortal uses Claude to draft executive, technical, and remediation deliverables from the live findings record so the deliverable goes out without separate writeup time.
Sales-led procurement and repository-count licensing
Cycode pricing is sales-led with licensing tied to the number of connected repositories, the modules enabled (secrets, SAST, SCA, IaC, container, MAST, SCM posture), and the number of users. The procurement cycle assumes a buyer with many repositories under one SCM tenant and a budget for an aggregation layer above them. SecPortal pricing is published on the website with a free plan, monthly Pro and Team tiers, and no annual contract floor.
How a code-graph ASPM and a delivery workspace see the same problem differently
Code-graph ASPM is a useful category framing, but the buyer should be clear-eyed about what an SCM-anchored aggregation layer gives you and what it costs. The contrast below is between an ASPM platform that derives value from a graph rooted in the SCM and a delivery workspace that holds the engagement record on the tenant where the operators run.
Code-graph ASPM anchors on the SCM as the source of truth
Cycode and similar code-graph ASPM platforms (Apiiro, OX Security, Phoenix Security, Aikido, Endor Labs) start at the SCM, walk the repository tree, follow the pipeline, ingest deployment metadata, and tie every finding to an application or service record. The economic value comes from the connectedness of the graph: who owns the code, where it ships, what scanner produced the finding, which application is affected, and how to push the remediation back to the right repository. The platform is the layer above the SCM, the pipeline, and the scanner output.
A delivery workspace owns the finding record from scan to closure
SecPortal does not assume that the SCM is the source of truth or that the application graph is already modelled in another platform. The workspace runs its own external, authenticated, and code scanning, holds the finding record, supports manual entry from a tester or reviewer, calibrates severity through CVSS 3.1 with environmental adjustment, and ships the deliverable through a branded portal on a tenant subdomain. The same record holds for a scoped pentest, a continuous vulnerability assessment, an AppSec code review, and an external attack surface programme. The finding lives where the work is done, not in a code-graph layer above the SCM.
The right answer depends on the SCM density and the work being shipped
If the AppSec team has many connected repositories under one SCM tenant, owns the application graph problem, and the bottleneck is correlating SAST, SCA, secrets, IaC, container, and runtime findings against one application record, a code-graph ASPM is the right shape. If the team wants the scanner, the finding record, the AI report, the branded portal, and the audit trail to live on one workspace without modelling a code graph first, a delivery workspace like SecPortal is the right shape. Both can be true for different teams; one is the right shape for a given buyer at a given time.
Who each platform is the right fit for
Cycode and SecPortal solve different problems for different buyers. The honest answer is that the right tool depends on whether you are modelling a code graph against many connected repositories or running scoped engagements and findings on one workspace.
Cycode fits enterprises with many repositories under one SCM tenant
If you are a large internal AppSec team with many connected repositories under GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket, you want a code-graph layer that ties secrets, SAST, SCA, IaC, container, and SCM posture findings to one application and pipeline record, and the bottleneck is correlating that output into one prioritised remediation queue piped into Jira or ServiceNow, Cycode was built for that orchestration shape.
SecPortal fits teams who want scanning, findings, reports, and delivery in one workspace
If you are a penetration testing firm, an MSSP, a consultancy, an AppSec team, a vulnerability management team, or an in-house security function that wants the scanner, the finding record, the AI report, the branded portal, and the invoice all on one tenant, SecPortal carries that lifecycle without forcing you to model a code graph first.
SecPortal fits buyers who want findings to live somewhere they own
If you want every finding, retest, remediation thread, and report to live in a workspace under your brand rather than scattered across vendor consoles, ASPM dashboards, and ticketing systems, SecPortal is the workspace that holds that record across vendors and across years. Findings can still be imported from Nessus, Burp Suite, or CSV when scanners outside SecPortal are part of the picture.
Transparent pricing, no procurement cycle
SecPortal pricing is published on the website and self-service from sign-up. There is no annual contract floor, no per-repository licensing model, and no sales call required before you can run a real engagement.
SecPortal Free
Free forever
1 user, 3 clients, 2 engagements per client, 3 AI credits, 6 core scan modules.
SecPortal Pro
From $149/month
All scan modules, 100 clients, 25 AI credits/month, branded client portal, invoicing, compliance tracking.
SecPortal Team
From $299/month
Up to 5 users, 75 AI credits/month, team management, activity audit trail with CSV export, MFA enforcement.
Why teams pick SecPortal over Cycode
- Run scoped engagements with a kickoff, deliverables, retests, and a final invoice on one record instead of an open-ended remediation campaign above many connected repositories
- Scan internally with 16 external modules, 17 authenticated modules, and SAST plus SCA code scanning rather than depending on the SCM as the source of truth for every finding
- Generate executive, technical, and remediation deliverables with Claude from the live findings record
- Deliver findings through a branded client portal on your tenant subdomain instead of through a vendor console or scheduled remediation campaign email
- Pair every retest to the original finding so the closure record holds up under audit
- Document CVSS, EPSS, KEV, asset tier, and exposure on the engagement record so prioritisation is defensible to a board, an auditor, or an application owner
- Map findings across 21 framework templates including OWASP, OWASP ASVS, OWASP MASVS, OWASP API Security Top 10, ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI DSS, NIST 800-53, NIST 800-171, FedRAMP, MITRE ATT&CK, DORA, NIS2, CIS Controls, and Essential Eight
- Store privileged scan credentials encrypted at rest with AES-256-GCM and rotate them through the in-product credential vault
- Invoice clients or business units directly from the engagement record through Stripe Connect
- Start on the free plan and upgrade without procurement, a repository-count audit, or a sales call
Related reading
If you are evaluating how to run an in-house AppSec or vulnerability management programme rather than pay for a code-graph ASPM anchored on the SCM, the pages below cover the workflows, signals, and adjacent comparisons that come up most often.
- Risk-based vulnerability management buyer guide for the category-level evaluation guide that names the four product shapes (analytics layer, single-vendor exposure, ITSM-tied response, engagement-record workspace) and when each fits.
- Vulnerability prioritisation for the operational workflow that captures CVSS, EPSS, KEV, asset tier, and exposure into a defensible queue.
- Scanner result triage for ingesting Nessus, Burp, and CSV output into the same findings record that SAST and SCA scanners feed.
- Security tool consolidation for the operational rationale behind moving from a stack of AppSec scanner contracts plus an aggregation layer to a single delivery workspace.
- Vulnerability backlog management for the queue-level discipline that prevents AppSec findings from aging into risk debt.
- DevSecOps scanning for SAST and SCA against connected repositories on the same record as external and authenticated scanning.
- Security findings deduplication guide for how to handle duplicate findings across SAST, SCA, DAST, and manual entry without an ASPM layer above them.
- SAST vs SCA code scanning for the AppSec scanner category breakdown that ASPM platforms aggregate above.
- Secure code review checklist for the manual AppSec workflow that lives next to scanner output on the same record.
- Software bill of materials guide for the SBOM and supply-chain context that code-graph ASPM platforms read from package manifests.
- Code scanning with SAST and SCA via Semgrep against connected repositories.
- Repository connections for OAuth-based GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket integration that scopes scanning to the repositories you allow.
- Findings management with CVSS 3.1 vector parsing, severity calibration, and 300+ finding templates.
- External scanning with 16 modules covering SSL, headers, ports, subdomains, and cloud exposure.
- SecPortal vs ArmorCode for the connector-aggregator ASPM alternative that does not run native scanning.
- SecPortal vs Aikido Security for the all-in-one developer-first ASPM alternative that bundles SAST, SCA, secrets, IaC, container, DAST, and cloud posture.
- SecPortal vs Vulcan Cyber for the multi-scanner orchestration alternative buyers in the ASPM category often evaluate alongside.
- SecPortal vs Kenna Security for the RBVM analytics-layer alternative buyers consider when re-evaluating their ASPM contract.
- SecPortal vs Snyk for the underlying SAST/SCA scanner most ASPM platforms ingest from.
- SecPortal vs Semgrep for the underlying SAST scanner SecPortal uses natively for code scanning.
- SecPortal vs GitHub Advanced Security for the SCM-native AppSec scanner code-graph ASPM platforms often ingest from.
- SecPortal for AppSec teams for the in-house AppSec audience overview, including SAST, SCA, DAST, and manual review workflows.
- SecPortal for product security teams for the product-security audience overview, including secure-by-default and supply-chain context.
- SecPortal for DevSecOps teams for the pipeline-anchored AppSec audience overview, including connected repositories and CI integration patterns.
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