Security Scanner Comparison
SwarmFlow vs GitHub Advanced Security
GitHub Advanced Security (CodeQL) is powerful but gated behind an Enterprise license and query maintenance. SwarmFlow gives you AI-driven scanning with fixes on any plan — at a fraction of the cost.
SwarmFlow
AI security scanning available on any GitHub plan. Context-aware findings, paste-ready fixes, and a CI gate — without an enterprise contract.
- ✓Works on any GitHub plan
- ✓advanced AI — understands context
- ✓Paste-ready fixes + fix PRs
- ✓From $29/month
- ✓CI gate via GitHub Action
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GitHub Advanced Security
Native GitHub security suite built on CodeQL, with secret scanning and Dependabot — deeply integrated for organizations on a GHAS license.
- ✓CodeQL semantic analysis
- ✓Native code scanning UI
- ✓Secret scanning + Dependabot
- ✓Deep GitHub integration
- ✓Strong for large enterprises
Choose SwarmFlow if you need…
- → Security scanning without a GHAS / Enterprise license
- → AI that understands intent vs. curated queries
- → Paste-ready fixes and one-click fix PRs
- → Predictable, affordable pricing
- → Coverage for any language
Choose GitHub Advanced Security if you need…
- → Native CodeQL deeply embedded in GitHub
- → Org-wide secret scanning + Dependabot in one suite
- → You already have a GHAS / Enterprise license
- → Custom CodeQL queries for your stack
Full Feature Comparison
| Feature | SwarmFlow | GitHub Advanced Security |
|---|---|---|
| Detection engine | advanced AI — understands code intent | CodeQL — semantic queries you write/curate |
| Availability | Any GitHub plan (free, team, org) | GHAS license (Enterprise) or public repos |
| Pricing | From $29/month | Per active committer, enterprise pricing |
| Setup | Connect repo, scan in 30s | Configure CodeQL workflows / queries |
| Fix suggestions | AI-generated, paste-ready fixes + fix PRs | Alerts; autofix on some languages |
| Languages | All languages (semantic) | CodeQL-supported languages only |
| Secret scanning | ✓ Dedicated agent | ✓ Secret scanning (GHAS) |
| Dependency CVEs | ✓ OSV CVE agent | ✓ Dependabot |
| GitHub Issues auto-creation | ✓ Built-in on Pro | Via Actions glue |
| PDF security reports | ✓ One-click export | ✗ Not native |
| CI gate | ✓ swarmflow-security/scan-action | ✓ Code scanning checks |
| Works on private repos free | ✓ within plan limits | ✗ requires GHAS license |
AI Security — No Enterprise License Required
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