Intruder is a continuous vulnerability scanner built for security teams, an enterprise category of its own. Amabrik's Security scan is a lighter, different thing, and it's the right fit for most sites: a fast, report-only check that flags common high-confidence mistakes (leaked API keys, exposed databases, exposed .env files, missing security headers) and hands you a beginner-clear, copy-paste AI fix prompt for each one. It's included free on every Amabrik plan, alongside an SEO/AEO scan and 10 website widgets.
A quick, plain-English check of common mistakes with paste-ready AI fixes, inside a website toolkit, not a vulnerability scanner.
Intruder surfaces vulnerabilities, severities, and licensing and authentication choices that assume a security-literate operator. Amabrik's Security scan is built for people who aren't security pros: it checks for a short list of common, high-confidence mistakes (leaked API keys, exposed databases, exposed .env files, missing security headers) and explains each one in plain English. It is not a vulnerability scanner and it doesn't try to be.
This is the whole point of Amabrik's scan. Every finding ships with a beginner-clear fix prompt you paste into Claude, ChatGPT, or Cursor, and the AI walks you through the exact change. Intruder gives you professional findings and remediation guidance written for a security operator, plus integrations (Slack, Jira, CI) to route them into a real workflow.
Amabrik runs a report-only scan on a verified domain. There's no agent to deploy, no licenses to assign per IP or device, and the scan never changes or breaks your site. Intruder does more (agents, authenticated scans, per-target licensing across your attack surface), which also means more to set up and operate. For a quick, fixable check most sites need, Amabrik is the right fit.
Intruder charges a tier base fee plus a per-target license (each IP, hostname, domain, server, or employee device), so cost climbs with your attack surface. Amabrik doesn't price per target at all: the Security scan is included on every flat, per-site plan, with per-plan scan limits.
Let's be clear about scope: continuous external, internal, web, and cloud scanning, authenticated scans, attack-surface monitoring, and SOC 2 / ISO 27001 evidence are a separate, enterprise category, and Intruder lives there. Amabrik isn't that, and doesn't pretend to be. For the quick, fixable check most sites actually need, Amabrik is the better choice, included on every plan.
The same plan that includes the Security scan also includes an SEO/AEO scan and 10 website widgets, from one snippet under 5 KB. Intruder is a focused, standalone security platform with nothing else attached. For most sites, getting the quick check inside a toolkit you already use makes Amabrik the better choice.
Every row is a concrete fact. Intruder details verified as of June 2026.
| Feature | AmabrikRecommended | Intruder |
|---|---|---|
| Core purpose | Light, report-only website check for common high-confidence mistakes, plus a website widget toolkit | Professional continuous vulnerability management and attack-surface monitoring |
| What it scans | Leaked API keys, exposed databases, exposed .env files, missing security headers | External, internal/network, web-app, API, and cloud scanning, 140,000+ checks |
| Is it a vulnerability scanner / pentest | No, it is a light check, not a vuln scanner, pentest, or continuous monitoring | Yes, a real continuous vulnerability scanner; pentesting credits bundled on Cloud and up |
| Authenticated / internal / cloud scans | No | Yes (internal/network and cloud connectors on higher tiers) |
| Attack-surface monitoring | No | Yes, with unknown-asset discovery (Enterprise) |
| Compliance evidence (SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI, HIPAA) | No | Yes, audit-ready reports |
| Fix guidance | Copy-paste AI fix prompt per issue (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor) | Professional remediation guidance, prioritized, with Slack/Jira/CI routing |
| Setup | Verified domain, no agent, report-only so it can't break the site | Per-target licenses, agents, authentication setup |
| Who it's for | Solo makers, small sites, non-experts wanting a quick basic check | Security and compliance teams doing serious vuln management |
| Pricing model | Flat, priced only by number of sites, no per-target fees | Tier base fee plus per-target license (per IP/hostname/domain/server/device) |
| Entry price | $29/mo (1 site), Security + SEO/AEO scans and 10 widgets included | Hidden on official page; third parties cite Essential at ~$99 to from $149/mo, plus per-target |
| Free to try | 7-day trial, no card; scans run on the trial (account + verified domain needed) | 14-day free trial |
Intruder is a professional vulnerability scanner. Amabrik gives you a light Security scan plus an SEO/AEO scan and 10 website widgets, with no Powered-by badge.
Not exactly. Amabrik's Security scan is included free on every plan and you can run it during the 7-day trial without a card, but it needs an Amabrik account and a verified domain, so it isn't a forever-free public scanner. It's also a much lighter check than Intruder, not a vulnerability scanner. The trial entry is $0; plans start at $29/mo.
They solve different problems. Intruder is a continuous vulnerability-management and attack-surface platform with 140,000+ checks, authenticated and internal/cloud scans, and SOC 2 / ISO 27001 evidence, which is an enterprise category. Amabrik's Security scan is a light, report-only check of a few common high-confidence mistakes. For the quick, fixable check most sites need, Amabrik is the better choice, and it's included on every plan.
A short list of common, high-confidence mistakes: leaked API keys, open or exposed databases, exposed .env files, and missing security headers. Each finding comes with a plain-English explanation and a copy-paste AI fix prompt. It does not do network, cloud, authenticated, or continuous scanning, and it is not a pentest.
For a solo maker or small site, almost certainly, because Amabrik is flat-priced and the Security scan is included. But it's not apples to apples: Intruder is priced per target (a base fee plus a per-target license) and does far more. You're paying Intruder for serious vuln management; you're paying Amabrik a flat fee for a website toolkit that happens to include a basic check.
Be honest about the need. Continuous external, internal, web-app, API, and cloud scanning, authenticated and emerging-threat scans, and audit evidence for SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI, and HIPAA are an enterprise category that Amabrik doesn't cover. Amabrik's scan is built for a different job: a quick, fixable check most sites need, in plain English, with an AI fix prompt per finding, included on every plan.
Intruder uses a tier base fee plus a per-target license, and the official pricing page hides exact figures (a calculator and dashes). Third-party listings conflict: Essential is cited at roughly $99 to 'from $149/mo', Cloud around $180 to 'from $299/mo', and Pro around $240 to 'from $499/mo', plus an undisclosed per-target fee. Treat those as approximate and confirm on intruder.io/pricing. Enterprise is custom-quoted on an annual term.
No. Amabrik runs on a verified domain with no agent to install and no security background required, and the scan is report-only so it can't change or break your site. Intruder does more (authenticated scans, per-target licensing) and, partly because of that, expects a security-literate operator. For a quick check anyone can run and fix, Amabrik is the better choice.
There's nothing to migrate in the usual sense. If you only ever used Intruder for a basic perimeter sanity check, you'd add Amabrik to an account, verify your domain, and run the Security scan, and you're set. Continuous monitoring, authenticated scans, and compliance evidence are a separate, enterprise category that Amabrik doesn't cover, so for that need you'd run a dedicated platform alongside. For the quick, fixable check most sites want, Amabrik is the better choice.
No, it doesn't auto-fix anything and there's no human pentest. For each finding it gives you a copy-paste AI fix prompt you paste into Claude, ChatGPT, or Cursor, and the AI guides you through the change. You stay in control, and the scan itself never touches your site.
Every plan also includes an SEO/AEO scan (a traditional SEO score plus an AI-search visibility score, each with its own AI fix prompt) and 10 website widgets: cookie consent, banner, popup, forms, AI chatbot, reviews, social feeds, social proof, bookings, and a chat button. All from one snippet under 5 KB.
Yes. Amabrik works on WordPress, Shopify, Webflow, Wix, Squarespace, custom builds, and AI-built sites from Lovable, v0, Bolt, Cursor, and Framer. The Security scan runs on a verified domain on any of them.