AuditYourApp vs SecureScan

AuditYourApp vs SecureScan: Specialized BaaS Scanner vs General Security Tool

When choosing a security scanning tool, one of the fundamental decisions is whether to go with a specialized tool that deeply understands your specific technology stack or a general-purpose scanner that covers a broader range of vulnerabilities. AuditYourApp and SecureScan represent these two philosophies.

Specialization vs Breadth

AuditYourApp is purpose-built for backend-as-a-service platforms, specifically Supabase and Firebase. Every feature, every check, and every report is designed around the unique security challenges these platforms present. It understands RLS policies, Firestore security rules, service role keys, and the specific ways developers misuse BaaS APIs.

SecureScan is a general-purpose security scanner that covers web applications broadly. It checks for OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities, scans API endpoints, and may include some coverage for BaaS platforms. However, its BaaS support is typically surface-level, checking for obvious misconfigurations rather than performing deep platform-specific analysis.

Supabase Security Depth

This is where the difference between specialized and general tools becomes most apparent. AuditYourApp performs automated RLS policy fuzzing, which means it actively tests your policies by simulating various authenticated and unauthenticated access patterns. It understands Supabase's permission model (anon key, service role key, user JWT), and it knows how to probe for the specific vulnerabilities that arise when these roles are misconfigured.

SecureScan might detect that your Supabase project has a publicly accessible REST API and flag it as a finding, but it would likely miss nuanced RLS policy issues such as policies that correctly restrict SELECT access but fail to restrict UPDATE access, or policies that work for direct queries but break when accessed through Supabase's real-time subscriptions.

Firebase Security Depth

Both tools can scan Firebase projects, but AuditYourApp's checks are tailored to Firebase's specific security model. It understands the syntax and semantics of Firestore security rules, knows common anti-patterns in Realtime Database rules, and can detect when Cloud Storage rules inadvertently expose user-uploaded content. SecureScan's Firebase coverage tends to focus on the basics: is the database open, are there obvious authentication gaps.

Mobile Application Analysis

AuditYourApp can analyze compiled mobile applications (APK and IPA files) to extract and audit embedded BaaS configurations. This is a critical capability because mobile apps often contain hardcoded API keys, Firebase configurations, and Supabase URLs that can be exploited by attackers who reverse-engineer the binary. SecureScan does not typically offer this capability.

Compliance and Reporting

SecureScan has a clear advantage in compliance reporting. If your organization needs SOC 2, HIPAA, or PCI DSS compliance reports, a general-purpose scanner is more likely to provide the coverage and reporting formats required by auditors. AuditYourApp focuses on actionable security findings rather than compliance checkbox reports.

SecureScan also covers a broader range of web application vulnerabilities beyond BaaS-specific issues, including XSS, CSRF, SQL injection, and other OWASP Top 10 items. If your application has significant server-side logic beyond what your BaaS provides, this broader coverage is important.

Reporting Quality

AuditYourApp's AI-powered reports are specifically designed for BaaS developers. They explain vulnerabilities in terms of your data model, your RLS policies, and your security rules. The remediation guidance includes actual code snippets for fixing the specific issues found.

SecureScan provides standardized vulnerability reports that follow industry formats like CVE references and CVSS scores. These are valuable for security teams and auditors but can be less actionable for developers who need to fix BaaS-specific issues quickly.

When to Choose Each

Choose AuditYourApp if:

• Your primary security concern is your Supabase or Firebase configuration
• You ship mobile apps with embedded BaaS credentials
• You want deep, BaaS-specific vulnerability detection
• You need AI-powered remediation guidance tailored to your stack
• You prefer pay-per-scan pricing

Choose SecureScan if:

• You need broad OWASP Top 10 coverage for your entire web app
• Compliance reporting (SOC 2, HIPAA) is a requirement
• Your BaaS usage is simple and your main risks lie elsewhere
• You have significant custom server-side logic to scan
• You need a single tool for your entire security program

The Best of Both Worlds

For many teams, the optimal approach is to use both tools. AuditYourApp handles the deep BaaS security analysis that general scanners miss, while SecureScan covers the broader web application security landscape. This layered approach ensures that neither BaaS-specific nor general web vulnerabilities fall through the cracks.