Comparison
Neo delegates security work. ShakerScan verifies release decisions.
ProjectDiscovery Neo is positioned around AI-assisted security work and exploit validation. ShakerScan is positioned around signed allow, block, and needs_approval decisions that release systems can verify.
Sample gate decision
Release fails policy verification
CI rejects the deployment because the current release does not have a matching verified ShakerScan allow decision.
Use Neo when you want an AI security copilot to investigate and validate vulnerabilities.
Use ShakerScan when the main requirement is a release gate bound to repo, commit, environment, target, policy, and evidence.
Compare the buying motion: security work delegation versus CI-verifiable release control.
Why ShakerScan
The output is a release control, not just a report.
ShakerScan is built around release evidence: a tested target, a policy result, a verifier command, and an approval path when risk needs human review.
Signed evidence
Evidence hashes and AI Gate attestations bind the decision to the target, environment, policy, probe pack, and release scope when signing is configured.
CI-verifiable decision
GitHub Actions or the shakerscan CLI can verify that the decision matches the expected repo, commit, branch, environment, target, policy, and evidence hash.
Approval workflow
When an eligible workflow is approved, scoped approval tokens record the reason, audience, expiry, and decision path instead of bypassing the gate silently.
Checklist
Choose by buyer need
Choose Neo for AI-assisted discovery, exploit validation, and security engineering assistance.
Choose ShakerScan for CI/CD gates, signed attestations, approval tokens, and customer-ready release evidence.
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Limitations
What this page does not claim
This comparison is based on public product positioning and should be refreshed because competitor products change.
ShakerScan does not replace human security review, threat modeling, or a scoped penetration test.
AI Gate decisions depend on the configured target, probe pack, policy, scan profile, and available evidence.
Production targets require authorization, safe scope, rate limits, and operational approval.
FAQ
Is ShakerScan an AI pentesting replacement?
No. ShakerScan is a verifiable security gate for release workflows. It complements deeper manual testing by producing repeatable runtime evidence and CI-verifiable allow, block, or needs_approval decisions.
Can ShakerScan scan any target?
No. Targets must be owned by the customer or explicitly authorized. Production scans should use safe profiles, rate limits, and defined scope.