Pricing alternative to Veracode

Compared with Veracode, middleBrick offers a straightforward per-API pricing structure instead of per-scan or per-line-of-code models. The Free tier supports three scans per month with CLI access at zero cost. The Starter tier at 99 dollars per month includes fifteen monitored APIs, monthly scans, a web dashboard, email alerts, and the MCP Server. The Pro tier at 499 dollars per month covers one hundred APIs, with additional APIs billed at 7 dollars each, and adds continuous monitoring, GitHub Action gates, CI/CD integration, Slack or Teams alerts, compliance reports, and signed webhooks. Enterprise tiers start above 2000 dollars per month for unlimited APIs, custom rules, SSO, audit logs, an SLA, and dedicated support.

For teams priced out of Veracode, middleBrick reduces upfront commitment by aligning cost with the number of APIs you actively manage. You avoid paying for scan volume separately because scans are included in each tier. Continuous monitoring in Pro adds recurring value by detecting regressions between scans without extra infrastructure. This model can lower total cost of ownership for teams with a stable API count and predictable security cadence.

middleBrick is a self-service API security scanner that emphasizes speed and breadth without requiring agents or code access. Submit a URL and receive a risk score from A to F with prioritized findings in under a minute. The scanner is black-box, supporting any language, framework, or cloud, and it uses read-only methods plus text-only POST for LLM probes. It maps findings to three compliance frameworks: PCI-DSS 4.0, SOC 2 Type II, and OWASP API Top 10 (2023).

Veracode typically requires agents or build-step instrumentation and supports a wide range of vulnerability types including dynamic and static analysis. In contrast, middleBrick does not perform active SQL injection or command injection testing, does not fix or remediate findings, and does not detect business logic vulnerabilities or blind SSRF. Where Veracode positions itself as a comprehensive application security program, middleBrick positions itself as a fast, external API risk assessment tool for teams that need regular scoring and compliance alignment without deep build integration.

Authenticated scanning is available from the Starter tier and above, supporting Bearer tokens, API keys, Basic auth, and cookies. Domain verification is required, allowing scans only when the domain owner can prove control through DNS TXT records or an HTTP well-known file. The scanner forwards a restricted set of headers: Authorization, X-API-Key, Cookie, and X-Custom-*.

The scanner enforces read-only safety posture by never sending destructive payloads. Private IPs, localhost, and cloud metadata endpoints are blocked at three layers. Customer data can be deleted on demand and is purged within 30 days of cancellation. These constraints ensure low operational risk while limiting the scope compared to more intrusive assessment tools.

The scanner covers 12 security categories aligned to OWASP API Top 10 (2023), including Authentication bypass, BOLA and BFLA, Property Authorization over-exposure, Input Validation issues such as CORS misconfigurations, Rate Limiting anomalies, Data Exposure patterns like emails, Luhn-validated card numbers, and API key formats, Encryption misconfigurations, SSRF indicators, Inventory Management gaps, Unsafe Consumption surfaces, and LLM/AI Security through 18 adversarial probes across three scan tiers.

OpenAPI 3.0, 3.1, and Swagger 2.0 files are parsed with recursive $ref resolution, and findings are cross-referenced against the spec to identify undefined security schemes or deprecated operations. Because the approach is non-intrusive, it complements but does not replace manual review or human-led pentests for high-stakes audits.

The platform provides multiple consumption models. The Web Dashboard lets you manage scans, view reports, track score trends, and download branded compliance PDFs. The CLI npm package supports commands such as middlebrick scan https://api.example.com with JSON or text output. A GitHub Action can gate CI/CD, failing builds when the score drops below a chosen threshold. An MCP server enables scanning from AI coding assistants, and a programmable API supports custom integrations.

Pro tier adds scheduled rescans every 6 hours, daily, weekly, or monthly, with diff detection to surface new findings, resolved findings, and score drift. Email alerts are rate-limited to one per hour per API, and webhooks use HMAC-SHA256 signatures with auto-disable after five consecutive failures. These integrations aim to fit security checks into existing development pipelines without introducing heavy overhead.