BoringSec vs HostedScan
HostedScan is vulnerability scanning & management platform. BoringSec offers fast, affordable, self-serve security scans and separate SEO audits for websites and AI-built apps. Choose a flow, paste a URL, and get its graded report.
What's included
What you get with BoringSec
Choose a security scan or an SEO audit. Each flow returns its own grade and fixes you can ship.
Fast and self-serve
Paste a URL and get a graded report in about a minute. No sales call, no account, no agents, no onboarding.
20 base URL modules plus 3 verified-owner background engines
Security headers, TLS/SSL, DNS and email auth, exposed secrets, tech-stack CVEs, CORS, cookies, injection/XSS surface, privacy/legal signals, Supabase/Firebase misconfiguration, and malware/blacklist reputation. Applicable and unavailable states remain explicit.
One clear A++ to F grade
A single, honest grade so you know exactly where you stand, plus severity on every finding.
AI-ready fixes
Plain-language remediation with copy-paste prompts for Cursor, Claude Code, Lovable, Bolt, v0, and Windsurf.
Separate security and SEO reports
Choose a security scan or a separate SEO / AI-search audit. Each flow has its own grade, evidence, findings, and remediation.
Priced for builders
Transparent, low pricing with reports in 10 languages, optional continuous monitoring, and API / CI-CD / Slack hooks.
Decision guide
Which one fits your team?
HostedScan and BoringSec solve different problems. Here is the honest split.
HostedScan is the better fit when
- You need deep network and server vulnerability scanning (OpenVAS-style CVE checks, port scanning) plus authenticated DAST, not just an external website audit
- You run an MSP/MSSP or multi-client setup and want white-labeled reports and centralized management across many assets
- You need ongoing vulnerability tracking with audit-ready reports for SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, or HIPAA
BoringSec is the better fit when
- You want a self-serve answer without a demo, onboarding, or sales call
- You are an indie developer, founder, or small team shipping an AI-built app (Cursor, Lovable, v0, Bolt, Windsurf) and want affordable, self-serve pricing
- You want broad coverage in one pass plus plain-language, AI-ready fixes, not an enterprise console to operate
- You want both website security and SEO / AI-search readiness, with separate report flows and grades available in 10 languages
For context: HostedScan is a cloud vulnerability management platform that bundles established engines (OpenVAS, OWASP ZAP, Nmap, SSLyze, Nuclei) behind one dashboard to scan servers, networks, web apps, and APIs, with scheduling, risk tracking, and compliance reports. Built for MSPs/MSSPs, IT and DevSecOps teams, and compliance-focused organizations.