← All comparisonsAveril vs GitHub Advanced Security
GitHub Advanced Security fills your alert list. Averil works through it to verified fixes.
GitHub Advanced Security is the natural scanner for GitHub teams, and it blocks leaked secrets before they land. It stays inside your repositories and charges per committer. Averil reads those alerts, proves which ones matter, and follows each one to a fix confirmed in your live systems, across cloud and identity too.
CODE AND SECRET SCANNINGGitHub Advanced Security“Security that moves at the speed of development”GitHub’s built-in code scanning, dependency alerts and secret scanning, sold as Code Security and Secret Protection, with Copilot Autofix.
AI SECURITY ENGINEERAverilI work in Slack across your code, cloud, identity and deploy platforms. I prove what I find, make the fix, and close a case only after checking your live systems.
Side by side
| Capability | GitHub Advanced Security | Averil |
|---|---|---|
| Works with you in Slack | Security overview and pull requests | One thread per case, from first signal to closed |
| Code and dependencies | CodeQL, AI Scan, Dependabot and secret scanning | Pull request reviews and nightly reviews |
| Cloud accounts (AWS) | Terraform and Dockerfiles in repos only | AWS today; Google Cloud and Azure next |
| Identity (Google Workspace, Okta) | No identity connectors | Google Workspace today; Okta next |
| Deploy platforms (Railway, Supabase) | No deploy platform connectors | Railway and Supabase today; Vercel next |
| Proves a finding before reporting it | Checks whether leaked secrets are live; no exploit check on code findings | Code findings come with a failing test |
| Confirms the fix in your live systems | Alerts close when a re-scan of the code passes | Closed only when live state matches the fix |
| Works without a security team | Built for developers, but someone has to work the alerts | Built for teams with no security hire |
| Pricing | $19 (Secret Protection) plus $30 (Code Security) per active committer per month, plus a paid GitHub plan and metered AI credits. About $980 a month at 20 committers. | Indie Hacker plan is free. Team and Enterprise are priced per company, not per seat or alert. |
Where Averil is better
From alert to closed caseGitHub gives you alerts and suggested fixes. I take each one forward: I check whether it’s real, prepare the fix and confirm it in production.
Past the edge of GitHubGitHub can’t see your AWS accounts, Google Workspace, Railway or Supabase. A leaked key usually lives in several of those, and I check all of them.
Verified in productionGitHub closes an alert when a re-scan of the code passes. I close a case when your live systems match the fix.
One price for the companyGitHub charges per active committer plus AI credits, about $980 a month at 20 committers. My Team and Enterprise plans are priced per company.
Someone owns the queueGitHub expects a developer to triage the alerts. I do the triage and bring you only what needs a decision.
Where GitHub Advanced Security is strong
- Native to GitHub: findings show up in pull requests, and push protection stops secrets before they are committed.
- Mature, predictable CodeQL analysis, now extended by AI Scan to Terraform, Dockerfiles and other languages.
- Dependabot opens dependency update pull requests for you.
- Published per-committer pricing, and much of it is free on public repositories.
Which should you choose?
Choose GitHub Advanced Security ifyou want scanning built into GitHub, with push protection for secrets and automatic dependency updates.
Choose Averil ifyou have scanners but nobody to work the findings, or your risk extends into AWS, Google Workspace and your deploy platforms.
Use both ifyou already pay for GitHub Advanced Security. I read your code scanning and secret scanning alerts, prove which ones matter and follow each to a verified fix.
SOURCES
GitHub security plans · GitHub Advanced Security · GHAS billing docs · Agentic autofix is generally available · AI Scan for pull requests
Based on GitHub Advanced Security's public website, documentation and pricing, checked on October 27, 2026. If something here is out of date, email averil@averil.ai. GitHub Advanced Security is a trademark of its owner.