Comparison
Talon vs Blacksight
Side-by-side comparison for securing vibe-coded and AI-generated apps.
We scanned 12,000 vibe-coded apps and found that 92% had at least one security issue visible from the public internet — exposed API keys, missing headers, leaked database credentials, and debug endpoints left open. Read the full study →
About Blacksight
Blacksight is a traditional vulnerability scanner with 17 scan modules. It's not specifically built for vibe-coded apps — it targets a broader SMB audience. The parent company offers pentest and red team services. It's the only scanner in this comparison with dark web credential leak detection.
Feature comparison
| Feature | Talon | Blacksight |
|---|---|---|
| Passive / surface scanning | Yes | Yes |
| Active endpoint probing | Yes | Yes |
| Repo / code analysis | Yes | No |
| Trust badge | Yes | No |
| Recurring monitoring | Yes | Yes |
| PDF reports | Yes | Yes |
| AI fix prompts | Yes | No |
| CI/CD integration | No | No |
Pricing
Talon
Blacksight
Where Blacksight is strong
- +17 scanner modules (broadest raw count)
- +Active probing (XSS, SQL injection, OWASP Top 10)
- +Dark web credential leak scanning (Enterprise)
- +CMS-specific scanning (WordPress, Drupal plugins)
- +Compliance support (PCI DSS, SOC 2, ISO 27001)
Where Blacksight falls short
- -Not built for vibe-coded apps — no Supabase RLS, Firebase rules, or AI-tool-specific checks
- -Free tier severely restricted (1 scan/month)
- -No AI-generated fix prompts
- -No trust badge
- -No repo or code analysis
- -No CI/CD integration
Why Talon
Talon combines passive surface scanning with active deep probing and optional repo analysis in a single tool. The free surface scan runs six checks — security headers, certificate transparency, GitHub credential scanning, indexed file exposure, debug endpoints, and client-side JS analysis — and delivers a full report to your inbox.
The deep scan adds auth endpoint testing, API exposure detection, CORS misconfiguration, Firebase/Supabase live rule probing, and JS bundle secret scanning. Connect a GitHub repo for static analysis: commit history secrets, SQL injection patterns, dependency CVEs, and unsafe code patterns.
Every report includes a master fix prompt — a compiled list of every finding formatted for Cursor or Claude so you can patch everything in one session.
Built on data from scanning 12,000 vibe-coded apps.