Comparison

Guardsquare vs NowSecure

No leader: the top candidate Guardsquare has only 0.19 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Guardsquare50
NowSecure40
Score
vioscaleAI score
Guardsquare50 / 100low · 19%
NowSecure40 / 100medium · 64%
Pricing
Free tier
Guardsquare✓
NowSecure✓
Model
Guardsquarefreemium
NowSecurequote
Price level
Guardsquarelow
NowSecureunknown
Transparent
Guardsquare–
NowSecure✗
Integrations
Count
Guardsquare4
NowSecure200
Reliability
Status page
Guardsquare–
NowSecure✓
Content
Faq
Guardsquare4 items
NowSecure7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for mobile app security. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Deployment model
GuardsquareBuild time SDK
NowSecure-
Binary code obfuscation
Guardsquare✓
NowSecure-
Rasp runtime self protection
Guardsquare✓
NowSecure-
Jailbreak root device detection
Guardsquare✓
NowSecure-
Anti tamper repackaging prevention
Guardsquare✓
NowSecure-
Dynamic masts security testing
Guardsquare✓
NowSecure✓
Bitrise github actions ci integration
Guardsquare✓
NowSecure✓
Native c cplusplus obfuscation
Guardsquare-
NowSecure-
Flutter react native support
Guardsquare-
NowSecure-
App store publishing automation
Guardsquare-
NowSecure-
SOC2 type ii
Guardsquare-
NowSecure-
ISO 27001
Guardsquare-
NowSecure-
Pricing model
GuardsquareQuote
NowSecureQuote

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Guardsquare

Protects iOS and Android applications through code hardening, runtime self-protection, and real-time threat monitoring to defend against unauthorized access, reverse engineering, and malicious tampering.

Independently observed

NowSecure

Examines compiled mobile applications and monitors their runtime behavior on real devices to identify security vulnerabilities, artificial intelligence risks, sensitive data flows, and compliance gaps in iOS and Android app portfolios.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Guardsquare

HybridFree tier

AppSweep is free; main products (DexGuard, iXGuard, ThreatCast) pricing available by quote.

as of verify ↗

NowSecure

Quote-based

Enterprise pricing customized by number of apps, testing frequency, assessment depth, and integrations.

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Guardsquare✗
NowSecure✓
iOS
Guardsquare✓
NowSecure✓
Android
Guardsquare✓
NowSecure✓
CLI
Guardsquare✓
NowSecure✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Guardsquare✓
NowSecure✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (2)
  • Bitrise
  • GitHub Actions

Guardsquare

6 total - 4 not shared
  • Unity
  • Gradle
  • GitHub
  • Xcode
Independently observed

NowSecure

13 total - 11 not shared
  • Azure Boards
  • Azure DevOps
  • Brinqa
  • GitLab CI/CD
  • Slack
  • Splunk
  • Jenkins
  • Jira
  • Black Duck
  • Checkmarx
  • GitLab
Independently observed
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Guardsquare or NowSecure: which one depends on you

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