ShipReady vs single-purpose security scanners
Single-purpose security scanners do one job well: they probe your app for vulnerabilities. ShipReady runs that same security scan and adds the other launch-readiness signals — SEO, AI visibility and email deliverability — in the same URL-based pass, so shipping safely and being found are one report, not four tools.
At a glance
- Both run a live security scan against your deployed URL — no repository access required.
- ShipReady adds SEO, AEO and email-deliverability checks in the same pass; a security-only scanner stops at security.
- ShipReady reports observable evidence and a paste-ready fix prompt for every finding (critical and high on the Free plan).
- If you only need deep security and handle the rest elsewhere, a focused scanner can be enough.
How do ShipReady and single-purpose security scanners compare, feature by feature?
| Capability | ShipReady | single-purpose security scanners |
|---|---|---|
| Live security scan (headers, CORS, exposed secrets) | Yes | Yes |
| SEO checks (crawlability, metadata, structured data) | Yes | No |
| AEO / AI-visibility checks | Yes | No |
| Email & DNS deliverability (SPF, DKIM, DMARC) | Yes | No |
| Evidence-based findings (reported only when observed) | Yes | Varies |
| AI-ready fix prompt per finding | Yes | Varies |
| URL-based, no repo access required | Yes | Yes |
| Free scan, no signup | Yes | Varies |
| Coverage per scan | 194 deterministic checks | Security only |
One rule for these pages: we only make claims about ShipReady we can back up on our own product pages, and we compare against categories of tools rather than asserting unverified facts about a named vendor. Where a focused tool is the better choice for a use case, the page says so.
Which to choose
Choose ShipReady if…
- You want one tool for security and search/AI visibility, not a separate scanner for each.
- You want findings to come with observable evidence and a paste-ready fix.
- You want to check a URL for free before committing to anything.
Choose single-purpose security scanners if…
- You only need deep security scanning and already handle SEO and AEO elsewhere.
- You need a specialised feature (for example a specific compliance report) a focused vendor offers.
FAQ
- Does ShipReady replace a dedicated security scanner?
- For the common launch-readiness risks in AI-built apps — exposed keys, missing headers, CORS, RLS — yes. If you have a specialised deep-security need, ShipReady complements it while adding SEO, AEO and email deliverability.
- Do both scan without repository access?
- ShipReady is URL-based: you paste your deployed app’s URL and the scan runs against the live site. Most single-purpose scanners work this way too; some also offer source-level scanning.
Sources
Every ShipReady capability below is documented on our own product pages, linked here. The right-hand column describes a category of tools, not a single vendor — so it avoids claims we cannot verify. For a head-to-head against a specific named tool, the same table model applies once sourced figures are available.
The fastest way to decide: scan your app.
ShipReady's first scan is free — security, SEO and AEO in about 30 seconds, with an AI-ready fix for every critical and high finding.