Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Dastardly
A lightweight web app security scanner for your CI pipelines
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Dastardly launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Heyhack Scan▲271SaaS pen-testing that surpasses the level of ethical hackers
2022 · its alternatives →
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Sequirly▲129Prevent accidental data leaks while using AI tools
Mar 2026 · sequirly.com · its alternatives →
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Allows developers to scan their apps for vulnerabilities
2015 · its alternatives →
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Nov 2025 · smart.mcpshark.sh · its alternatives →
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Moniq.sh▲61Ultra-lightweight server monitor with alerts and dashbords
2025 · moniq.sh · its alternatives →
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A web tool to scan websites for common vulnerabilities
2025 · webscan.dheerajjha.com · its alternatives →
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Safe Scanner is a simple, slim (350kb) web app which shows URL redirects, checks https and validates against Google Safe Browsing for scanned links. It also keeps a history which you can share. There are other apps out there but they are bloated and slow. Hope this helps someone.
2024 · safe-scanner.com · its alternatives →
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Supaleak▲14Secret scanning for shipped-too-fast websites
Jan 2026 · supaleak.com · its alternatives →
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A Smart and AI driven Web Vulnerability Scanner
2025 · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, I'm one of the creators of HoundDog.ai (https://github.com/hounddogai/hounddog). We currently handle privacy scanning for Replit's 45M+ creators. We built HoundDog because privacy compliance is usually a choice between manual spreadsheets or reactive runtime scanning. While runtime tools are useful for monitoring, they only catch leaks after the code is live and the data has already moved. They can also miss code paths that aren't actively triggered in production. HoundDog traces sensitive data in code during development and helps catch risky flows (e.g., PII…
Feb 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Open Source Agentic Security Scanner. Contribute to openhackai/OpenHack development by creating an account on GitHub.
Jun 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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The "foot in the door" tool for web agencies & freelancers
Feb 2026 · tyre-kicker.com · its alternatives →
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VScanX▲11Deterministic security scanner with zero false positives
May 2026 · vscanx.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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Autonomous AI Agent Scanner for Web Security & UI Issues
Feb 2026 · rescanflow.com · its alternatives →
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I built a GitHub app that detects it in pull requests, notifies or blocks them. Alongside it, I published a Semgrep ruleset for any stage of the CI/CD. I started this after getting frustrated by all the FUD around malicious code - lots of noise, little effort to solve it. Having said that, it's still a major attack vector - a stored RCE, with the codebase itself as the sink. Feedback is appreciated. The app, PRevent - https://github.com/apiiro/PRevent The ruleset: https://github.com/apiiro/malicious-code-ruleset The research:…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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