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How PatchLabs compares, stated fairly.
Most security tools tell you what looks wrong. PatchLabs rebuilds your database, writes the fix and proves it as three different people. Here is where that matters, and where another tool is the better choice.
# a typical finding [WARN] profiles: policy too open fix it yourself, then re-scan # a PatchLabs proven fix [FIX] + using (auth.uid() = user_id) [PROVE] anon → 0 rows DENIED stranger → 0 rows DENIED owner → own rows OK
Named comparisons
Pick the tool you’re weighing us against.
vsSupabase Security Advisor
Documented lint rules on your live project versus a lab that tests who can actually read each row, then proves the fix.
vsLovable security scan
Checks on publish and fixes inside the editor, versus a migration your engineer approves, proven in a rebuilt copy of your database.
vsAikido
A broad platform for code, cloud and pentests, versus one question answered in depth: can the wrong people read your users’ data?
vsURL scanners
Outside-in probes of your live site, versus inside-out tests on a copy built from your migrations. Five named tools, side by side.
vsA manual pentest
A person testing your whole system once, versus one risk checked continuously with a proven fix. Most serious launches need both.
Our rules for comparisons
- Facts come from each company’s own public pages and docs
- Every page is dated and lists its sources
- Every page says when the other tool is the better choice
- No disparagement. If we got something wrong, tell us
By category
A scanner gives you a list. PatchLabs gives you a fix you have watched work.
Phrased for each category in general; individual products differ, and the named pages go into detail.
| PatchLabs | Platform built-in | AppSec platform | URL scanner | Manual pentest | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finds data the wrong people can read | Tests who can read which rows | Flags risky rules | Among many checks | What’s reachable from outside | Within the agreed scope |
| Writes the fix | SQL migration, plus code notes | Some findings | Fix PRs or one-click fixes | A prompt, file or snippet | Recommendations |
| Proves the fix as anon, stranger and owner | Every fix, before you see it | Not described | Varies; re-scan or smoke test | Re-scan after you ship | Retest, often extra |
| Needs your live app | No. Repo only | Runs inside the platform | Repos; live app for pentests | Probes your live URL | Live or staging |
| Covers more than database access | Keys, dependencies, risky code patterns, live headers | Dependencies, code, config | Code, cloud, runtime | Headers, files, bundles | Whole system |
| Typical time | Median 3.5 minLab study, n=20 | Seconds to minutes | Seconds to minutes | Seconds to minutes | Days to weeks |
| Typical cost | Free for 1 appThen from £19/month | Included | Free tier, then per plan | Free tiers; paid $9 to $99/month | Usually thousands |
| Best at | Proof that the fix works | Zero-setup checks | Breadth across the stack | Your real deployment | Depth across everything |
Last checked 10 Nov 2026. Sources are listed on each named page.
Honest limits
What PatchLabs doesn’t do.
If you need any of these, use one of the tools on these pages alongside us. We will say so on our own pages before you find out the hard way.
- Pentests, vulnerability scanning of your live URL, or dynamic testing of your running app (opt-in Live posture only grades your home page’s HTTPS and headers)
- Static analysis of your whole codebase (we check dependencies against known advisories and the risky patterns AI builders write, not every rule a general scanner has)
- Compliance certification or audit reports
- Databases other than Supabase/Postgres, for now
- Private repos and automatic pull requests: coming with our GitHub App
Method
Where these facts come from.
In November 2026 we reviewed the public websites, documentation and pricing pages of 60 security products, from platform built-ins to enterprise security suites. The named pages use only what those companies say about themselves, quoted sparingly and dated. Where a company’s page didn’t state something, we say “not described” rather than guess.
Products change quickly. Each page shows the date we last checked it. If you work at one of these companies and something is out of date, email manraj@patchlabs.dev and we’ll correct it.
Independent
PatchLabs is independent and not affiliated with any of the companies named on these pages. Product names are used only to identify them. Facts were checked on 10 Nov 2026 and may have changed since; we update these pages when we hear about a change.
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