HOL Guard vs Scalekit
HOL Guard and Scalekit are both security & identity tools. HOL Guard is aimed at developers, while Scalekit is aimed at developers and small businesses. Both have a free plan.
Policy checks on AI coding agent tools, before the command runs
Auth platform for B2B apps and AI agents, with an MCP gateway
| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium · $99 |
| Starting price | Not published | $99/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Built for | Developers | Developers, Small businesses, Enterprise |
| Platforms | Web | web |
| Country | — | — |
| Rating | — | — |
Choose HOL Guard if
Choose Scalekit if
Engineering teams that ship AI agents acting on users' behalf, or B2B SaaS products that need enterprise SSO and SCIM quickly.
- Agents act as the requesting user within the scopes that user granted
- One vendor for app SSO/SCIM and agent tool authorization
- Free tiers on both AgentKit and SaaSKit, with free dev and staging environments
Look elsewhere if: Consumer apps that only need simple social login, or teams that want a no-code automation tool (Clerk, Zapier).
HOL Guard vs Scalekit pricing
HOL Guard
Scalekit
- AgentKit Free$0Monthly tool-call cap plus 10K trigger events; no overage
- AgentKit Growth$99/mo100K tool calls, 50K events; $0.50 per extra 1K calls
- SaaSKit Free$025K MAUs, 25 orgs, 1 SSO and 1 SCIM connection
- SaaSKit Growth$99/mo100K MAUs; extra SSO/SCIM connections from $60/conn/mo
- EnterpriseCustomNegotiated volume, VPC or self-hosted, BYOK, HIPAA BAA
HOL Guard · Key features
Scalekit · Key features
- MCP gateway with 600+ connectors and 30,000+ tools behind one endpoint
- Per-user connected accounts with a token vault that refreshes tokens
- Virtual MCP servers that scope the tools each agent can see
- Triggers that start agent runs from events in connected apps
- Tool-call logs with agent, user, tool and result; SIEM streaming on Enterprise
- Full-stack auth with login, sessions and organizations (SaaSKit)
Cons
- Free AgentKit tier has a hard stop with no overage option
- SSO and SCIM connections beyond the first cost from $60 each per month
- Custom connectors and custom tools require the Growth plan
HOL Guard vs Scalekit: FAQ
Do HOL Guard and Scalekit have a free plan?
Yes, both HOL Guard and Scalekit have a free plan; paid plans add more usage and features.
Which is better for small businesses, HOL Guard or Scalekit?
Scalekit lists small businesses as a core audience, while HOL Guard is aimed more at developers.