Fixed-price code audit services, compared

Eight providers, entry prices from $49 to $15,000. Every figure below was read from the provider’s own pricing page, dated, and linked back to its source. Here is what each price tier actually buys you.

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What each provider charges

Ordered by published entry price, cheapest first. We have put our own entry at its real position rather than at the top.

Fixed-price code audit providers, entry pricing as published by each vendor.
ProviderEntry priceTurnaroundBest for
Afterbuild LabsVerified Aug 2026$49 Async AuditNot publishedCheapest way to get a written opinion on an AI-built app
EnvieraVerified Aug 2026From $95072h turnaroundFast pre-acquisition read for a buyer, not a security review
The Yellow LabsVerified Aug 2026Fixed price — from $995Written report within 5 business daysAI-built apps needing a plain-language production-readiness read
Data JacksonVerified Aug 2026$1,29772-hour clockTightly-scoped scan of one or two small repos
elvt.ioVerified Aug 2026$1,500 Fixed price, all-in5 business days, kickoff to deliveryClosest comparable product to ours, at a third of the price
Robust Devs$4,999 Tech Audit5 business daysA senior engineer reads the whole system, not a scanner
BrivalVerified Aug 2026Starts at $5K. Fixed, all-in, paid once.Not publishedInvestor-facing engineering risk report
Ego EimiVerified Aug 2026About $5,000 to $15,000, credited 100% to a buildNot publishedAudit intended to roll straight into a build with the same team

Entry price is each provider’s published starting point, not a quote — several confirm a final fixed price only after a scoping call. VIBECODE AUDIT (vibecode-audit.com) is frequently recommended for this category but is omitted here: site returns http 502; pricing could not be read first-hand. VibeCodeGarage is frequently recommended for this category but is omitted here: fetch failed with no response; pricing could not be read first-hand. TDDReport is frequently recommended for this category but is omitted here: pricing page returns http 502; packages could not be read first-hand. junox is frequently recommended for this category but is omitted here: returns http 403 to automated fetches; pricing could not be read first-hand.

What you actually get at each price

The spread between $49 and $15,000 is not margin. It is how many hours a senior engineer spends inside your system, and whether anyone reads your code at all or just scans it.

Four code audit price tiers: under $1,300 buys an automated scan in 24 to 72 hours; $1,300 to $5,000 buys a senior engineer reading the system over 5 to 10 days, where most startups belong; $5,000 to $15,000 buys investor-grade diligence over 1 to 2 weeks; above $15,000 is transaction diligence.

  1. Automated scan, thin human pass

    Dependency scanning, pattern matching, a severity-ranked list. Turnaround is 24–72 hours because most of the work is tooling. Genuinely useful as a smoke test. It will not tell you whether your architecture survives your next 10x, because nobody senior spent a day inside it.

  2. A senior engineer actually reads it

    Someone experienced follows your real user journeys through the code, and the findings reference your files rather than a generic checklist. This is the first tier where "should we fix this or rebuild it?" gets an answer you can act on.

  3. Investor-grade diligence

    Multi-repo, infrastructure, delivery process, team and bus-factor risk, written for a board or an investment committee. Worth it when the audit is a fundraising artefact. Overkill when you just need to know what is broken.

  4. Transaction diligence

    PE and M&A territory: engineers, architects and cloud specialists, two to three weeks, often with a vCIO. If you are pre-Series A, this is not the product you are shopping for.

Where our $4,999 audit fits, and where it doesn’t

Choose us if…

  • You need a senior engineer to read the whole system, not a scanner to list dependency warnings.
  • You want findings that point at your files, and a plain-English walkthrough with the person who wrote them.
  • You are deciding whether to fix, refactor or rebuild, and need that answered before you spend more.
  • Your app was built fast by AI tools, freelancers, or an agency you have parted ways with.

Choose someone else if…

  • You want the cheapest possible written opinion. Afterbuild Labs starts at $49 and Enviera at $950.
  • You need a formal penetration test or a SOC 2 report. That is a different profession; hire a security firm.
  • You need a board-ready diligence pack across many repos and cloud accounts. Brival and Ego Eimi are built for that.
  • You need it back in 24 hours. Ours takes five business days because someone is actually reading it.

Questions people ask before buying an audit

  • Most early-stage audits land between $950 and $15,000, and the range is genuinely about depth rather than vendor margin. Under roughly $1,300 you are buying an automated scan with a light human pass. Between $1,300 and $5,000 a senior engineer reads the system properly. Above $5,000 you are paying for multi-repo and infrastructure coverage written for investors. Pick the tier that matches the decision you need to make, not the cheapest number on the page.

Want the $4,999 version?

Five business days, a 47-item report, a one-page action plan ordered by risk and effort, and a 30-minute walkthrough with the engineer who did the work. If a cheaper option on this page fits you better, take it. We would rather you spent well than spent with us.

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