Code Guardian vs SHIP

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Code Guardian compared with SHIP
Detail	Code Guardian	SHIP
What it does	AI skill package for code quality, security and architecture checks integrated into Claude Code and OpenAI Codex	An agentic engineering platform that takes assigned issues to reviewed, tested pull requests
Stage	Established	Startup
Founded	2007	2026
Based in	DE	NL
Pricing model	Paid	Freemium
Pricing	Company licence 142.80 € one-off (incl. 19% VAT, equals 120.00 € net), first 30 days of updates included. Optional subscription: 29.75 € per month incl. VAT (25.00 € net), cancellable monthly. With purchase: 22.31 € per month incl. VAT for 6 months (−25%), then 29.75 € per month.	Free: 3 credits when you connect your first repository. Credit packs: 10 credits for $49, 50 credits for $199, 100 credits for $349 (one-time purchases, credits never expire). Starter plan: $170/month for 50 credits plus 5 agents at once. Scale plan: $480/month for 160 credits plus 8 agents at once.
Key features	Seven quality gates enforcing approvals, migrations, dependencies, data verdicts, defect claims, option questions and legal text checks Four command latches that block destructive operations before execution 22 detectors built from real incidents Five review modes and 15 hooks for different task sizes Council of five advisers with root-cause analysis and retrospectives Autopilot mode for unattended runs Works on macOS, Linux and Windows with Python 3.9 or newer Two separate editions for Claude Code and OpenAI Codex 27 skills and 14 review agents included	Planner agent creates implementation and testing specs from tickets and docs Builder agent writes code, runs formatters, linters, type checks and tests in sandbox Reviewer agent validates code against plan and project guidelines Tester agent runs deployment pipeline and validates acceptance criteria Real-time mission monitoring with cost attribution per stage Configure different agents and models per role Integrates with Linear, Jira, GitHub Issues or CLI Human checkpoints to pause pipeline at any stage Zero-trust security with encrypted credentials never entering sandbox Scheduled maintenance tasks with auto-merge option
What makes it different	Proven improvement: average 5.7 points with Code Guardian vs 5.0 without across benchmark tests Built from 120+ real software projects and 20+ years of development experience Deterministic safety checks that block dangerous commands before execution, not after in reports Buy once, use permanently with optional updates subscription	Only platform where all agents review and test before person reads PR Mix agents and models by role for cost and quality optimization Bring your own AI provider contracts and run inference on your accounts Works with existing tools, repositories and CI/CD pipelines
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	55 +1 (up) since last check	6 −1 (down) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	18	1
Citation Flow (Majestic)	20	29
Referring domains (Majestic)	196	53

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