Choose the Right APX Engine
Cipher vs Niro
Cipher and Niro are two parts of the same mission. Cipher pentests what you've shipped — it hunts vulnerabilities in deployed applications and proves them with working exploits. Niro pentests what you're about to ship — it watches every PR, finds exploitable gaps in the code, and drafts fixes before merge. Run Cipher for depth. Run Niro for speed. Run both to close the loop.
Side-by-side
| Aspect | Cipher | Niro |
|---|---|---|
| Use case | Post-deployment offense. Test live targets. | Pre-deployment defense. Test PRs. |
| Where it runs | Against deployed applications, live. | In CI/CD on pull requests. |
| Price | $999 per assessment, flat. | Per-PR pricing. 10+ deals available. |
| Speed | Under 2 hours. Full depth. | Minutes. Diff only. |
| Best for | Security teams covering many apps. | Dev teams shipping fast code. |
Run both. Close the loop.
Cipher catches what shipped. Niro prevents what's about to ship.