The TL;DR
Pick AuditCore if: You want one-time pricing per site, you care about mobile (APK/IPA) coverage, AI-readiness, AI prompt-injection testing, or built-in SEO audit. Most agencies, freelancers, startups and SaaS teams under 100 staff are better served by AuditCore on price/feature ratio.
Pick Detectify if: You're a large enterprise that needs continuous attack surface management across hundreds of subdomains, your procurement requires SOC 2 Type II today, or you specifically need Crowdsource bug-bounty-sourced templates for novel vulnerabilities.
Run both: Largest enterprises sometimes use both — Detectify for surface management and Crowdsource templates, AuditCore for mobile, AI-readiness, AI security, SEO, and white-label client reports. Combined cost is still lower than Detectify Enterprise alone.
Feature-by-feature comparison
Pricing accurate as of mid-2026. Detectify pricing from detectify.com/pricing public page.
| Feature | AuditCore | Detectify |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price Detectify is subscription. AuditCore is one-time per site. | $0 free, $29 paid | $89/month |
| Pricing model | One-time per site, unlimited rescans | Monthly subscription per asset |
| Free tier AuditCore includes a 1-page Free Trial, no credit card. | ||
| OWASP Top 10 coverage | ||
| BOLA / BFLA testing | ||
| AI prompt-injection scanner Unique to AuditCore — 14 attack categories. | ||
| AI-readiness scanner Unique to AuditCore. | ||
| Mobile (APK / IPA) scanning | ||
| Bot-vs-browser pricing diff Unique to AuditCore — for e-commerce. | ||
| WordPress-specific tests | yes (11) | |
| Nuclei templates | yes (8000+) | |
| GraphQL deep scan | ||
| SEO audit included | yes (60+ checks) | |
| GitHub Action | ||
| Slack integration | ||
| White-label PDF reports | ||
| Continuous monitoring Detectify's continuous monitoring is more polished. | yes (scheduled) | yes (built-in) |
| Surface monitoring (asset discovery) Detectify wins here — more mature surface monitoring. | ||
| Self-serve setup | ||
| Self-hosted / on-prem option | partial (roadmap) | yes (Enterprise) |
Frequently asked questions
Is AuditCore actually cheaper than Detectify long-term?+
For most teams, yes. Detectify Pro starts at $89/month per asset = $1,068/year per site. AuditCore Growth tier is $99 once per site, with unlimited rescans forever. After month 2 you're in pure savings territory. For 10 sites: Detectify ≈ $10,680/year, AuditCore = $990 one-time. The math only flips for very large enterprises that benefit from Detectify's surface monitoring at scale.
What does Detectify do better than AuditCore?+
Honest answer: surface monitoring and asset discovery. If you have hundreds of subdomains and need automatic discovery + monitoring of new assets appearing, Detectify's continuous surface monitoring is more mature. AuditCore covers subdomain discovery within a single scan but isn't yet a full attack surface management platform. We're building toward it (continuous monitoring is on the H2 2026 roadmap), but Detectify is ahead today.
Is the AuditCore vulnerability database as deep as Detectify's?+
Different sourcing strategy. Detectify pays a private bug-bounty program (Crowdsource) for novel vulnerability templates. AuditCore uses Nuclei (8000+ public templates), maintained by ProjectDiscovery — open-source, community-driven, updated daily. For known CVE coverage they're roughly equivalent. For novel '0-day-style' templates, Detectify's Crowdsource is unique — though the gap narrows as Nuclei community grows.
Can I run AuditCore alongside Detectify?+
Yes — and we recommend it for the largest enterprises. Use Detectify for surface monitoring and Crowdsource template coverage; use AuditCore for the things Detectify doesn't cover (mobile, AI-readiness, AI prompt injection, SEO, bot-vs-browser pricing). Together: <$2k/year for AuditCore + Detectify's price.
How does the free tier compare?+
Detectify doesn't have a free tier — only a 14-day trial. AuditCore's Free Trial is permanent, no credit card, gives you a full 1-page audit. You can keep using it indefinitely on different homepages without ever paying. Useful for evaluation or for one-off audits.
What about brand-impersonation / phishing detection?+
Detectify has dedicated phishing-domain detection. AuditCore doesn't (yet). If brand impersonation is a primary concern, Detectify or specialized tools (PhishLabs, ZeroFox) are better fits. AuditCore focuses on the security of YOUR site, not external impersonation.
Does AuditCore have a SOC 2 certification?+
AuditCore is Polish-based (EU jurisdiction, GDPR-native). We don't yet have a US SOC 2 Type II report, though we're targeting one for late 2026. For US enterprise procurement that requires SOC 2 today, Detectify is more mature on compliance certifications. For EU-jurisdiction clients, AuditCore meets all GDPR requirements out of the box.
Can I migrate from Detectify to AuditCore?+
Yes — there's no integration to migrate, just stop renewing your Detectify subscription and run a comparison scan. The AuditCore PDF format is similar (severity-ranked findings + reproduction steps + fix). If you need help mapping Detectify alerts to AuditCore's terminology, contact [email protected] and we'll provide a free migration consultation.