SecPortal vs Jit
delivery workspace vs developer-first ProductSec orchestration plane
Jit is a developer-first product security platform built around the engineering team and the source-code repository. The core mechanic is to wrap a curated catalogue of open-source security scanners (SAST, SCA, IaC, container, secrets, dynamic and web checks, cloud posture) into a unified plane that runs on pull request, on push, and on a schedule against connected GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket repositories, then surface findings inside the pull request, the IDE, and the platform console. SecPortal is a different shape: scanning, manual finding entry, AI report generation, branded client portal, retesting, and the engagement record live inside one workspace. This page is the side-by-side for buyers comparing a developer-first ProductSec orchestration plane above an existing engineering toolchain to a delivery workspace that scans, reports, and delivers on its own.
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| Feature | SecPortal | Jit |
|---|---|---|
| Primary use case | Security delivery workspace with scanning, findings, AI reports, branded client portal, and engagement record on one tenant | Developer-first ProductSec orchestration plane that wraps open-source scanners across SAST, SCA, IaC, container, secrets, dynamic and web checks, and cloud posture into one PR-driven gate surface for engineering teams |
| Engagement model with scope, ROE, and deliverables | Application, repository, and security-plan model rather than scoped engagement | |
| Client model with onboarding, contacts, and access control | Internal application owner, repository owner, and developer model | |
| Branded white-label client portal on your tenant subdomain | ||
| Built-in external vulnerability scanning (16 modules: SSL, headers, DNS, ports, subdomains, technology fingerprinting, CVE correlation) | ||
| Authenticated web application scanning (DAST, 17 modules) | Dynamic and web checks against staging endpoints rather than full authenticated DAST against logged-in user journeys | |
| Code scanning (SAST and SCA via Semgrep) | OSS SAST and SCA engines wrapped on the orchestration plane (Semgrep and similar engines) | |
| Subdomain enumeration and external attack surface discovery | ||
| Secrets scanning | Manual finding entry and Semgrep secrets rules on connected repositories | OSS secrets engine wrapped on the orchestration plane |
| IaC scanning | Bulk import from external IaC scanners and manual finding entry | OSS IaC engine wrapped on the orchestration plane |
| Container image scanning | Repository-based dependency analysis through Semgrep; container image scanning is not a native module | OSS container engine wrapped on the orchestration plane |
| Cloud posture checks | Bulk import from external CSPM scanners and manual finding entry | OSS cloud posture engine wrapped on the orchestration plane |
| Manual finding entry with full editor | Findings originate from wrapped OSS scanner output and security-plan checks rather than from operator-authored manual entry | |
| AI-powered narrative report generation (executive, technical, remediation) | Console dashboards, security-plan progress, and developer-facing PR surfaces rather than engagement-shaped narrative deliverables | |
| 300+ finding templates with remediation guidance | Per-scanner vulnerability records derived from the wrapped OSS engine output | |
| CVSS 3.1 vector parsing and auto-scoring | CVSS on the underlying scanner output plus orchestration-plane prioritisation signals | |
| Scanner result import (Nessus, Burp Suite, CSV) | Engineering-toolchain ingestion paths through GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and CI rather than bulk import of pentest scanner output | |
| Encrypted credential vault for authenticated scans (AES-256-GCM) | Relies on engineering-toolchain secrets handling rather than a delivery-workspace credential vault for authenticated DAST | |
| Retest workflow paired to original finding | Re-run of the security plan validates closure through the next PR or scheduled check | |
| Exception register with eight-field decision chain (named approver, scope, rationale, hard expiry, compensating control, refresh trigger, effective period, framework reference) | Finding suppression and accept-risk decisions scoped to the developer-side check rather than an engagement-shaped per-finding decision chain | |
| Compliance framework templates | 21 frameworks 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 | Per-finding categorisation against OWASP and CWE derived from the wrapped OSS scanner output |
| Continuous scheduled scanning cadence (daily, weekly, biweekly, monthly) | Continuous repository monitoring, on-pull-request gating, and security-plan schedules run through engineering-toolchain integrations rather than a workspace-configured scan schedule | |
| Scan-to-scan diff and change-event generation across scheduled runs | Security-plan progress views derived from continuous repository monitoring | |
| Integrated invoicing and Stripe Connect payments for engagements | ||
| Activity audit trail with CSV export | Platform audit logs inside the customer tenant | |
| MFA enforcement on every workspace | SSO and IdP-driven controls inside the customer tenant | |
| Free plan available | Developer-tier and commercial plans rather than a transparently published free-forever tier with a self-serve delivery-workspace footprint | |
| Pricing model | Free, Pro, Team | Developer-count and repository-count licensing on a commercial commitment cycle, typically with a sales motion landing inside engineering |
| Setup time | 2 minutes | Engineering-toolchain onboarding across the connected SCM, security-plan configuration, OSS scanner wiring, baseline calibration, and PR-gate rollout before the first findings reach developers at scale |
| Best fit for | AppSec teams, internal security teams, vulnerability management teams, product security teams, security engineering teams, pentest firms, MSSPs, and consultancies that want scanning, findings, AI reports, branded portal, and the engagement record on one workspace | AppSec, product security, and security engineering leaders inside fast-moving engineering organisations who want every repository to meet a security baseline through PR gates and IDE feedback, the engineering org runs on GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket with mature pull request workflows, and the bottleneck is the integration tax of standing up the OSS scanner stack independently per repository |
SecPortal vs Jit: delivery workspace vs developer-first ProductSec orchestration plane
Jit is a developer-first product security platform organised around the engineering team and the source-code repository. The core mechanic is to wrap a curated catalogue of open-source security scanners (SAST, SCA, IaC, container, secrets, dynamic and web checks, cloud posture) into a unified plane that runs on pull request, on push, and on a schedule against connected GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket repositories, then surface findings inside the pull request, the IDE, and the console while security plans move applications through baseline, recommended, and advanced levels. The buyer is an AppSec, product security, or security engineering leader who wants a developer-friendly orchestration plane above an OSS scanner stack so the engineering org meets a security baseline without juggling separate scanner vendors.
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, the retest workflow, and the invoice all on one tenant. The buyer is an internal security team, an AppSec team, a product security team, a vulnerability management team, a penetration testing firm, an MSSP, or a consultancy that ships work to clients, business units, or auditors. If you are comparing a developer-first ProductSec orchestration plane above an existing engineering toolchain 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 and AppSec orchestration categories often evaluate alongside are SecPortal vs Aikido, SecPortal vs ArmorCode, SecPortal vs Cycode, SecPortal vs Apiiro, SecPortal vs Ox Security, SecPortal vs Phoenix Security and SecPortal vs Endor Labs.
Where Jit stops for engagement-shaped delivery
These are not Jit-specific criticisms; they are properties of a developer-first ProductSec orchestration plane when you compare it to running scoped engagements or a scanner-plus-findings programme on a single workspace.
Built as a developer-first ProductSec orchestration plane, not a security delivery workspace
Jit is organised around the engineering team and the source-code repository. The platform wraps a curated catalogue of open-source security scanners (SAST, SCA, IaC, container, secrets, dynamic checks, cloud posture, web checks) into a unified plane that runs on pull request, on push, and on a schedule against connected GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket repositories, then surfaces issues to developers inside the pull request, the IDE, and the platform console. The buyer is an AppSec, product security, or security engineering leader who wants a developer-friendly, opinionated control plane above an OSS scanner stack so engineering teams meet a security baseline without juggling separate scanner vendors. SecPortal is a different shape: scanning, manual finding entry, AI report generation, branded client portal, retesting, and the engagement record live inside one workspace with SAST and dependency analysis through Semgrep on connected repositories sitting alongside external scanning, authenticated DAST, manual finding entry, the exception register, and the engagement record.
No engagement, scope, or scoped deliverable model
Jit is organised around the application, the repository, the security plan, the policy rule, the pull request gate decision, and the developer experience inside the SCM. It is not organised around a scoped engagement that opens with a kickoff, runs against a defined target list, ships a final report under a client or stakeholder name, schedules a retest, and closes on a delivery date. If the work being shipped is a penetration test, an external attack surface review, an AppSec code review with a contract scope, a third-party security assessment, a vulnerability assessment, or any deliverable that needs to land as a named report against a named engagement, Jit does not carry that record. SecPortal does, on the same workspace as the scanner stack, the AI report generator, and the branded client portal.
No branded client portal on a tenant subdomain
Jit output (the unified findings inventory, the pull request status check, the IDE notification, the policy violation, the security plan progress) is reviewed inside the Jit console or surfaced to developers through pull request annotations, status checks, and IDE plug-ins against the engineering toolchain. Sharing the result with an application owner, a business unit stakeholder, an auditor, or an external client typically means a console invite, a PDF export, or a ticket in a downstream system. SecPortal serves a white-label client portal on the tenant subdomain so every finding, retest, remediation thread, and report download lives under your team or consultancy brand rather than a vendor console.
No external perimeter scanning or authenticated DAST inside the same workspace
Jit covers the developer-side application security plane: SAST and SCA through wrapped OSS engines, IaC and container scanning, secrets detection, web checks and dynamic checks against staging endpoints, and cloud posture checks. It is not built to run an external perimeter scan across DNS, ports, SSL, headers, subdomains, technology fingerprinting, and CVE correlation against the public-facing attack surface, and it is not built to run a full authenticated DAST against logged-in user journeys behind cookie, bearer, basic, or form authentication on the same console as the engagement deliverable. Engagements that pair the developer-side plane with the running-application external view and the authenticated-DAST view need a separate external scanner and a separate DAST. SecPortal runs SAST and dependency analysis through Semgrep on connected repositories, external scanning across 16 modules, and authenticated DAST against verified domains on the same engagement record.
No manual finding entry for non-scanner output
Jit is a scanner-and-plan-driven console. Findings appear in the workspace because a wrapped OSS scanner fired against a repository, a security plan check ran on pull request or schedule, a policy rule triggered against a finding class, or a developer dismissal or accept-risk decision moved a record. A pentest, a manual code review, a threat-modelling output, a chained-exploit finding, a business-logic flaw, or a third-party security assessment also produces findings the scanner cannot reach: authentication bypasses through application-specific state, multi-step SSRF or IDOR walkthroughs, design-level weaknesses, and supply-chain-tampering proofs not yet in the scanner data set. SecPortal ships a full manual finding editor with a 300+ finding template library, CVSS 3.1 vector parsing and auto-scoring, and structured evidence so non-scanner findings live on the same record as scanner output.
Developer-first procurement and developer-centric pricing rather than published delivery-workspace tiers
Jit is sold to engineering and AppSec leaders as a developer-facing platform, typically priced on the developer or contributor count, the repository count, the modules in scope, and a commercial commitment cycle. The buying motion lands inside engineering with security as a partner, the deployment lives inside the SCM and CI plane, and the success metric is measured in developer adoption and security plan completion rather than in scoped engagement deliverables. SecPortal pricing is transparent on the website with a free plan, monthly Pro and Team tiers, and no annual minimum on the Pro and Team tiers; the buying motion lands inside the security team and the deployment lives inside the SecPortal workspace.
How a developer-first ProductSec orchestration plane and a delivery workspace see the same problem differently
Developer-first orchestration is a useful framing, but the buyer should be clear-eyed about what an OSS-scanner orchestration plane gives you and what it costs in scope. The contrast below is between a platform that derives value from running a curated OSS scanner catalogue through a unified developer surface and a delivery workspace that holds the full engagement record on the tenant where the operators run.
Developer-first OSS orchestration runs the same scanner plane across every repository
Jit and adjacent developer-first AppSec orchestration platforms start from the assumption that the cheapest and most adoptable way to raise the AppSec baseline across hundreds of repositories is to wrap a curated catalogue of open-source scanners (Semgrep, Trivy, Gitleaks, KICS, OWASP ZAP, Prowler, and similar engines), run them through a single PR-driven gate plane, present a unified developer experience inside the pull request and the IDE, and let security teams configure security plans that move applications through baseline, recommended, and advanced levels. The economic value of the platform comes from removing the integration tax on standing up six or eight OSS scanners independently and from giving developers one consistent experience rather than six.
A delivery workspace records every finding, scanner-derived or operator-entered, on the engagement record
SecPortal does not assume that the right shape is a developer-facing orchestration console above OSS scanners. The workspace records every finding on the engagement record: SAST and dependency analysis from Semgrep on connected repositories, authenticated DAST findings, external scanner findings across 16 modules, bulk-imported Nessus or Burp Suite output, and operator-authored manual findings from the tester or reviewer all sit on the same record. Prioritisation runs through CVSS 3.1 vector parsing, asset and exposure context written by the operator, and the eight-field exception register that holds the deferral decision under audit, rather than through a security-plan progress dashboard scoped to developer-facing checks alone.
The right answer depends on whether developer-side orchestration or engagement-shaped delivery is the bottleneck
If the AppSec or product security team needs every repository in the engineering org to meet a security baseline through PR gates and IDE feedback, the integration tax on standing up the OSS scanner stack is the bottleneck, and the engineering org runs on GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket with mature pull request workflows, Jit is the right shape. If the team needs the scanner stack, the engagement record, the AI report, the branded portal, the manual finding entry, the retest workflow, and the invoice on one workspace without a separate developer-orchestration console above them, 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
Jit and SecPortal solve different problems for different buyers. The honest answer is that the right tool depends on whether you are raising a developer-facing AppSec baseline across hundreds of repositories or running scoped engagements and findings on one workspace.
Jit fits AppSec, product security, and security engineering teams running the developer-side AppSec plane
If you are an AppSec, product security, or security engineering leader inside a fast-moving engineering organisation, every repository needs to meet a security baseline, the engineering org runs on GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket with mature pull request workflows, and the bottleneck is the integration tax of standing up the OSS scanner stack independently per repository, Jit was built for that shape. The buyer assumption is one developer-facing console wrapping a curated OSS scanner catalogue across SAST, SCA, IaC, secrets, container, dynamic checks, web checks, and cloud posture so engineering teams move applications through baseline, recommended, and advanced security plans without juggling separate scanner contracts.
SecPortal fits teams who want scanning, findings, AI reports, and delivery on one workspace
If you are an AppSec team, a product security team, a vulnerability management team, an internal security team, a penetration testing firm, an MSSP, or a consultancy that wants the scanner, the finding record, the AI report, the branded portal, the manual finding entry, the retest workflow, and the invoice all on one tenant, SecPortal carries that lifecycle without forcing the team to license a developer-first orchestration console above an OSS scanner catalogue and then license a separate reporting tool, a separate engagement system, and a separate client-facing surface above it.
SecPortal fits buyers who deliver findings to clients, business units, or auditors under their own brand
If you ship reports to external clients, business unit owners, or auditors, and every finding, retest, remediation thread, and report download has to live under your brand rather than under a vendor console, SecPortal is the workspace that holds that record. Findings can still be imported from Nessus, Burp Suite, or CSV when scanners outside SecPortal are part of the picture, alongside SecPortal native external, authenticated, and code scanning. The same record also serves an internal team that wants the deliverable shape (executive summary, technical writeup, remediation roadmap, retest closure pack) without licensing a separate writeup tool above a developer-orchestration console.
Transparent pricing, no procurement cycle
SecPortal pricing is published on the website and self-service from sign-up. There is no annual contract floor on the Pro or Team tiers, no per-developer or per-contributor 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 Jit
- Run scoped engagements with a kickoff, deliverables, retests, and a final invoice on one record instead of a developer-orchestration console scoped to PR-gated checks on connected repositories
- Pair SAST and dependency analysis through Semgrep on connected GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket repositories with external scanning across 16 modules and authenticated DAST against verified domains on the same engagement record
- Generate executive, technical, and remediation deliverables with Claude from the live findings record rather than exporting a console PDF after the security plan run
- Deliver findings through a branded client portal on your tenant subdomain instead of through a vendor console invite plus a ticket in the downstream system
- Pair every retest to the original finding so the closure record holds up under audit, instead of waiting for the next security plan run to re-surface or fail to re-surface the finding
- Document CVSS, asset tier, and exposure context on the engagement record so prioritisation is defensible to a board, an auditor, or an application owner without licensing a separate orchestration plane scoped to developer-facing checks
- 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 for authenticated DAST runs
- Invoice clients or business units directly from the engagement record through Stripe Connect
- Start on the free plan and upgrade without a sales call, an annual commitment, a contributor-count audit, or a repository-count audit
Related reading
If you are evaluating how to run an in-house AppSec, product security, or vulnerability management programme rather than pay for a developer-first ProductSec orchestration plane above the codebase, the pages below cover the workflows, signals, and adjacent comparisons that come up most often.
- SecPortal vs Aikido for the unified developer-facing AppSec platform that bundles SAST, SCA, IaC, container, secrets, and DAST under one console most often evaluated next to Jit.
- SecPortal vs ArmorCode for the ASPM aggregation alternative when the buyer already runs separate AppSec scanners and wants a correlation layer above them rather than a developer-side orchestration plane.
- SecPortal vs Cycode for the code-graph ASPM alternative anchored on the source-code management posture.
- SecPortal vs Apiiro for the code-to-runtime ASPM alternative that maps the application risk graph from source through deployment.
- SecPortal vs Ox Security for the active application security posture management alternative anchored on the pipeline bill of materials.
- SecPortal vs Phoenix Security for the application-and-cloud risk-based vulnerability management alternative.
- SecPortal vs Endor Labs for the reachability-driven SCA and code security console alternative.
- SecPortal vs Semgrep for the open-source SAST engine comparison (Semgrep powers SecPortal SAST and is one of the engines orchestration platforms wrap).
- SecPortal vs Snyk for the developer-first SCA and SAST comparison from the largest commercial SCA incumbent.
- SecPortal vs GitHub Advanced Security for the GitHub-native code security comparison covering CodeQL SAST, Dependabot SCA, and secret scanning.
- ASPM explained for the category-level explainer covering ASPM, developer-first orchestration, and the adjacent product shapes that sit above the AppSec scanner stack.
- SAST vs SCA code scanning for the category-level explainer covering when each technique applies and where an OSS orchestration plane runs them.
- DevSecOps enterprise guide for the developer-side AppSec operating model that a ProductSec orchestration plane is built to support.
- Security tool sprawl and consolidation guide for the category-level decision framework on whether to consolidate AppSec tooling on an orchestration plane or on a delivery workspace.
- SDLC vulnerability handoff for the handoff discipline between AppSec finding intake and the engineering team that ships the fix.
- Vulnerability prioritisation for the operational workflow that captures CVSS, asset tier, and exposure context into a defensible queue.
- Code scanning with SAST and dependency analysis through Semgrep on connected GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket repositories.
- Repository connections for the OAuth-based GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket integration that wires code scanning into the engagement record.
- Findings management with CVSS 3.1 vector parsing, severity calibration, and a 300+ finding template library.
- External scanning across 16 modules for the perimeter view that a developer-side orchestration plane does not cover.
- Authenticated scanning for full-DAST coverage against logged-in user journeys behind cookie, bearer, basic, or form authentication.
- 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 supply chain, SBOM, and customer-facing vulnerability evidence.
- SecPortal for security engineering teams for the security engineering audience overview, including the operating model behind scanner stack ownership.
When the work is the engagement record your team operates, not a developer-first orchestration plane above the engineering codebase
Run scoped AppSec, pentest, vulnerability management, and security assessment engagements, generate AI reports, and ship findings through a branded portal on one workspace. SAST plus dependency analysis through Semgrep plus DAST plus external scanning live on the same engagement record alongside manual finding entry, the exception register, the retest workflow, and the activity audit trail. Pair alongside a Jit deployment when developer-first ProductSec orchestration on the engineering codebase sits next to engagement-shaped delivery for application owners, auditors, or external clients. Start free.
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