Plango vs Scalekit
Plango and Scalekit are both security & identity tools. Plango is aimed at developers and freelancers, while Scalekit is aimed at developers and small businesses. Plango costs less, from $4.99/mo versus $99/mo for Scalekit. Only Scalekit has a free plan.
Mac security suite that guards your machine from AI coding agents
Auth platform for B2B apps and AI agents, with an MCP gateway
| Pricing | Paid · $5 | Freemium · $99 |
| Starting price | $4.99/mo | $99/mo |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Free trial | 7 days | — |
| Built for | Developers, Freelancers | Developers, Small businesses, Enterprise |
| Platforms | macos | web |
| Country | US | — |
| Rating | — | — |
Choose Plango if
Solo developers and freelancers on Apple silicon Macs who let AI coding agents run commands on their own machine.
- Low single price of $4.99 a month
- Trial needs no card and does not auto-convert
- Works with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI and more
Look elsewhere if: Teams that need central policy across many machines or Windows and Linux coverage (Snyk).
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).
Plango vs Scalekit pricing
Plango
- Plango$4.99/moOne Mac at a time, transferable; no annual option
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
Plango · Key features
- Agent guard that blocks dangerous actions by AI coding agents
- Inventory and guarding of connected MCP servers
- Vetting of skills and plugins before agents trust them
- Moves .env secrets into the macOS Keychain
- Finder-tagged folders kept out of AI agents' reach
- Project CVE scanning and outbound firewall
Cons
- macOS only, Apple silicon and macOS 15 or newer
- Requires at least 16 GB of RAM
- No team or fleet plan yet
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
Plango vs Scalekit: FAQ
Which is cheaper, Plango or Scalekit?
Plango starts at $4.99/mo and Scalekit at $99/mo. Both prices are checked on the vendors' own pricing pages.
Do Plango and Scalekit have a free plan?
Plango has no free plan, a 7-day free trial. Scalekit has a free plan.
Which is better for small businesses, Plango or Scalekit?
Scalekit lists small businesses as a core audience, while Plango is aimed more at developers and freelancers.