HONEST COMPARISON
The Vibe App Scanner alternative for people who build with AI
Vibe App Scanner (vibeappscanner.com) and UNPWNED are aimed at the same builder: someone shipping an AI-built app who wants to know it is not leaking customer data. The honest differences are structural. They sell scans one at a time ($5 Starter, $19 Deep) with weekly monitoring at $29/month; UNPWNED starts free and charges a flat monthly price with on-demand re-scans. They run 10 to 20+ checks per scan by their own count; UNPWNED runs 700+. They log into your app and test it from the inside on their Deep Scan; we scan from the outside, the way an attacker without credentials sees you.
Who Vibe App Scanner is genuinely for
Builders who want a one-time, paid deep scan that logs into their app as a real user and actively tests forms with injection payloads. That authenticated, inside-the-app testing on their $19 Deep Scan is genuinely theirs - our standard scan does not log into your app. Their sample report is public, findings come with evidence and remediation steps, and the whole report can be exported for an AI assistant. If a single authenticated deep-dive is what you want, it is a fair $19.
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Last reviewed July 2026. Send corrections to [email protected].
Where each of us honestly wins
They win when you want authenticated testing: their Deep Scan logs into your app with a real user account and actively probes forms with injection payloads, which our unauthenticated scan does not do. They also ship a public sample report and a whole-report Export for AI download, both genuinely useful.
We win on everything that comes from breadth and cadence: 700+ checks against their 10-20+, a real free tier instead of paid-per-scan, flat monthly pricing instead of per-scan credits, re-scans whenever you deploy instead of weekly, and CVE Radar matching NVD, CISA KEV and EPSS data to your detected stack on every scan. All claims about their product are taken from vibeappscanner.com, its pricing page and sample report as of July 2026 - if something changed, tell us and we will fix it.
Common questions
Is UNPWNED a Vibe App Scanner alternative?
Yes, the most direct one: both products scan live, deployed AI-built apps and hand back fixes an AI assistant can apply. Choose UNPWNED if you want a free starting point, hundreds of checks per scan, flat monthly pricing, and re-scans after every deploy. Choose Vibe App Scanner if what you want is a one-time authenticated deep scan that logs into your app and tests forms from the inside - that is the one capability we do not offer on a standard scan.
Which should I run on my Lovable or Bolt app?
Trying both costs almost nothing: our free scan costs zero and their Starter Scan is $5, so this is one of the few comparisons you can settle empirically in an afternoon. Run the UNPWNED free scan first to see your external surface - exposed keys, database rules, headers, CVEs. If your app has logged-in flows with forms handling sensitive data, their $19 authenticated Deep Scan tests a layer we do not.
How does the pricing actually compare?
As of July 2026, per their public pricing page: Vibe App Scanner charges $5 per Starter Scan, $19 for a one-time Deep Scan, and $29/month for Continuous Protection with weekly scans. UNPWNED is free for 2 scans a month, then $19/month (Solo, 1 domain), $39/month (Studio, 5 domains) or $49/month (Scale, 15 domains), with on-demand re-scans under fair use. If you scan more than once a week, flat monthly pricing works out cheaper; if you scan once ever, their one-time $19 is cheaper than a subscription.
See it on your own site
The fastest way to settle the question is to look at your actual deployment. Free scan, findings included, upgrade only if you want the fixes.
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