Pricing alternative to Detectify

What middleBrick covers

  • Black-box API scanning with no agents or code access
  • Under-one-minute scan time with read-only methods
  • 12 OWASP API Top 10 (2023) detection categories
  • OpenAPI 3.0/3.1/Swagger 2.0 parsing with $ref resolution
  • Authenticated scanning with strict header allowlist
  • Continuous monitoring with diff detection and alerts

Pricing Structure And Total Cost Of Ownership

Compare sticker prices and ongoing operational effort when evaluating a Detectify alternative. Our pricing tiers are transparent and scale with the number of APIs you own, not with hidden add-ons.

  • Free: 3 scans per month with CLI access.
  • Starter: 99 USD per month for 15 APIs, monthly scans, dashboard, email alerts, and MCP Server.
  • Pro: 499 USD per month for 100 APIs, with per-API additions at 7 USD each, continuous monitoring, GitHub Action gates, CI/CD integration, Slack/Teams alerts, compliance reports, and signed webhooks.
  • Enterprise: 2000 USD per month and above for unlimited APIs, custom rules, SSO, audit logs, SLA, and dedicated support.

Unlike some competitors, there are no setup fees, per-scan charges, or mandatory professional service bundles.

Feature Comparison Against Detectify

A Detectify alternative should map findings to major security frameworks and provide actionable output without overpromising remediation. middleBrick covers requirements of PCI-DSS 4.0, SOC 2 Type II, and OWASP API Top 10 (2023) through its detection set.

  • Black-box scanning only: no agents, no SDKs, no code access, and no build-step dependencies.
  • Scan time consistently under one minute using read-only methods (GET, HEAD) and limited text-only POST for LLM probes.
  • OpenAPI analysis for versions 3.0, 3.1, and Swagger 2.0 with recursive $ref resolution, cross-referencing spec definitions against runtime findings.
  • Authenticated scanning for Bearer, API key, Basic auth, and Cookie, protected by a domain verification gate to ensure only domain owners can submit credentials.
  • Continuous monitoring in Pro tiers with scheduled rescans, diff detection, email alerts rate-limited to 1 per hour, and HMAC-SHA256 signed webhooks with auto-disable after 5 consecutive failures.

What The Scanner Detects And Operational Limits

Understanding the detection surface helps you position the tool within your existing security program. The scanner covers 12 categories aligned to OWASP API Top 10 (2023), including Authentication bypass, BOLA and BFLA, Property Authorization over-exposure, Input Validation issues such as CORS wildcard and dangerous methods, Rate Limiting and oversized responses, and Data Exposure for PII and API key formats.

It also performs LLM/AI Security testing with 18 adversarial probes across Quick, Standard, and Deep tiers, addressing system prompt extraction, instruction override, jailbreaks, data exfiltration attempts, and token smuggling. The tool does not fix, patch, block, or remediate findings; it reports with remediation guidance. It does not perform active SQL injection or command injection, does not detect business logic vulnerabilities, and does not replace a human pentester for high-stakes audits.

Integration And Deployment Options

Choose integration models that fit existing workflows rather than forcing new processes. The scanner is available as a Web Dashboard for scan management and trend tracking with downloadable branded compliance PDFs, a CLI via the middlebrick npm package using middlebrick scan <url> with JSON or text output, and a GitHub Action that fails the build when the score drops below a configurable threshold.

For AI-assisted development, an MCP Server allows scans from coding assistants such as Claude and Cursor. Programmatic access is provided through an API client for custom integrations, and authenticated scanning respects a strict header allowlist including Authorization, X-API-Key, Cookie, and X-Custom-* headers.

Data Safety And Compliance Alignment

Security tooling should reduce risk without compromising your own data governance. middleBrick operates as a read-only scanner; destructive payloads are never sent, and private IPs, localhost, and cloud metadata endpoints are blocked at multiple layers.

Customer scan data is deletable on demand and purged within 30 days of cancellation. It is never sold and never used for model training. The product aligns findings to PCI-DSS 4.0, SOC 2 Type II, and OWASP API Top 10 (2023), and it supports audit evidence for other frameworks through its detection output, but it does not claim certification or compliance guarantees.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does this tool perform active exploitation such as SQL injection or command injection?
No. The scanner only uses read-only methods and does not send destructive payloads.
Can authenticated scans be performed, and what credentials are supported?
Yes. Bearer, API key, Basic auth, and Cookie are supported after domain verification.
What happens to scan data when an account is canceled?
Customer data is deletable on demand and fully purged within 30 days of cancellation.
Does the scanner detect business logic vulnerabilities or blind SSRF?
No. These require human expertise and out-of-band infrastructure respectively.
How are new findings compared across scans?
Pro tier and higher provide diff detection across scans, highlighting new findings, resolved findings, and score drift.