The TL;DR
Pick AuditCore if: You want one-time pricing per site, broader coverage (mobile, AI-readiness, AI prompt-injection, SEO), or you're an agency needing white-label PDF. Most teams under 100 staff get more value from AuditCore at lower lifetime cost.
Pick Probely if: You're an API-first team where OpenAPI/Swagger-driven security testing is core, you've already invested in Probely's CI/CD workflow, or you need their granular per-endpoint scan profiles. Probely is also slightly more polished for pure-API testing scenarios.
Run both: If you're a large API-first SaaS, run Probely for dev-cycle API testing and AuditCore for the wider audit (mobile, AI prompt-injection, SEO, bot-vs-browser pricing, WP if applicable). Combined cost still beats Probely Enterprise alone.
Feature-by-feature comparison
Pricing accurate as of mid-2026. Probely pricing from probely.com/pricing.
| Feature | AuditCore | Probely |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price Probely is subscription. AuditCore is one-time per site. | $0 free, $29 paid | $49/month |
| Pricing model | One-time per site, unlimited rescans | Monthly subscription per asset |
| Free tier | yes (1-page Free Trial) | partial (14-day trial) |
| OWASP Top 10 coverage | ||
| BOLA / BFLA testing | ||
| OpenAPI / Swagger import Probely has more polished OpenAPI workflow. | ||
| GraphQL deep scan | ||
| AI prompt-injection scanner Unique to AuditCore — 14 attack categories. | ||
| AI-readiness scanner Unique to AuditCore. | ||
| Mobile (APK / IPA) scanning | ||
| WordPress-specific tests | yes (11) | |
| Bot-vs-browser pricing diff Unique to AuditCore. | ||
| Nuclei templates | yes (8000+) | |
| SEO audit included | yes (60+ checks) | |
| GitHub Action | ||
| GitLab integration Probely has native GitLab integration; AuditCore via API key. | ||
| Jira / Linear integration Probely wins here — direct ticket creation. | partial (roadmap) | |
| White-label PDF reports | ||
| Custom scan profiles | ||
| Self-serve setup | ||
| Multi-role auth testing |
Frequently asked questions
Is AuditCore really cheaper than Probely long-term?+
For most teams, yes. Probely Pro starts at $49/month per asset. For 10 sites that's $5,880/year. AuditCore Growth is $99 once per site = $990 one-time for 10 sites. After month 2 you're saving money; after year 1 you're $4,890 ahead. The math only changes for teams using Probely's heavier per-asset workflow features (continuous testing, GitLab pipelines) — those have ongoing value Probely's subscription justifies.
What does Probely do better than AuditCore?+
Three honest things: (1) OpenAPI/Swagger import workflow is more polished — Probely's spec-driven scanning has fewer rough edges. (2) Native Jira/Linear/GitLab integrations exist today (AuditCore is Q2 2026 roadmap). (3) The dev-loop ergonomics are tighter — Probely is built for API teams that scan on every CI run.
Does AuditCore support OpenAPI / Swagger?+
Yes — the Smart API Scanner auto-discovers OpenAPI/Swagger specs at common paths (/openapi.json, /swagger.json, /api-docs, /docs/openapi.yaml, etc) and uses them to generate schema-driven fuzz payloads. You can also pass an explicit spec URL via custom scan profiles. Coverage is comparable to Probely; the workflow is slightly more automated (zero config typical), Probely's is slightly more explicit (you upload the spec).
Can AuditCore replace Probely for our API-only SaaS?+
For most API-only SaaS under ~$10M ARR, yes. AuditCore covers the same core (BOLA, BFLA, JWT, GraphQL, OpenAPI fuzzing) plus things Probely doesn't (AI prompt-injection if you have AI features, WordPress-specific if you have a WP marketing site, SEO if you care about content discovery). Larger or pure-API-focused teams may still prefer Probely's tighter dev workflow.
How does the GraphQL scanning compare?+
AuditCore has a deeper GraphQL scanner: full introspection parsing, mutation fuzzing with injection payloads, mutation auth bypass, variable injection, query data exposure. Probely covers the basics (introspection, depth limits) but is less aggressive on mutation-side fuzzing. For GraphQL-heavy products, AuditCore finds more.
What about authenticated scanning?+
Both support credentialed scanning with multiple roles. Probely has a slightly more polished auth setup wizard. AuditCore lets you provide credentials via the Business tier; encrypted with per-account Fernet key (CREDENTIAL_ENCRYPTION_KEY) and used only during your scan.
Can I run AuditCore in CI on every push, like Probely?+
Yes — the GitHub Action does exactly this. Block PRs on critical findings via the fail-on input. Scans typically take 5-15 min depending on scope. For teams pushing multiple times per day, scheduled scans (hourly/daily) make more sense than per-push.
Does AuditCore handle Jira / Linear ticket creation?+
Direct integration is on the Q2 2026 roadmap. Today: webhook configs let you POST scan-completed events to any URL with HMAC signing — most teams forward to a Slack channel and triage from there, or pipe webhook payloads into a custom Jira/Linear flow. Probely has more polished native ticketing today.