One toolkit. Four categories. Zero bloat.
See how Mesaplex stacks up against the tools you're probably already paying too much for.
CLI-Native
No Electron apps. No browser tabs. Lives in your terminal where you already work.
AI-Native
MCP server mode, --json output, --schema discovery. Built for humans AND AI agents.
CI/CD Ready
Predictable exit codes, non-interactive mode, structured output. Drops into any pipeline.
Open Source Core
MIT licensed. Inspect every line. No vendor lock-in. Free tier is real, not a demo.
| Feature | mpx-scan | Nessus | Burp Suite | OWASP ZAP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free / $10/mo | $3,990/yr | $449/yr | Free |
| CLI-native | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ (limited) |
| Setup time | 10 seconds | Hours | 30+ min | 15+ min |
| AI/MCP integration | ✓ Built-in | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| JSON output | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| CI/CD pipeline ready | ✓ | Plugin needed | Enterprise only | ✓ |
| Security scoring | ✓ A-F grade | ✓ CVSS | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open source | ✓ MIT | ✗ | ✗ (Community Ed.) | ✓ |
The verdict: Enterprise scanners are powerful but overkill for most teams. ZAP is free but complex. mpx-scan gives you fast, actionable security scores in seconds — perfect for CI/CD, pre-deploy checks, and quick audits.
| Feature | mpx-api | Postman | Insomnia | HTTPie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free / $10/mo | $14/mo | $5/mo | Free |
| CLI-native | ✓ | GUI first | GUI first | ✓ |
| AI/MCP integration | ✓ Built-in | Postbot (limited) | ✗ | ✗ |
| No account required | ✓ | ✗ (forced login) | ✗ | ✓ |
| Response formatting | ✓ Auto | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Collection management | ✓ File-based | ✓ Cloud | ✓ Cloud | ✗ |
| No Electron/bloat | ✓ | ✗ (1GB+ RAM) | ✗ (Electron) | ✓ |
| Open source | ✓ MIT | ✗ | ✗ (was OSS) | ✓ (CLI) |
The verdict: Postman became the thing developers hate — bloated, login-gated, and expensive. Insomnia went closed-source. mpx-api is what curl would be if someone designed it for humans in 2026.
| Feature | mpx-db | DBeaver Pro | DataGrip | pgAdmin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free / $10/mo | $11/mo | $12/mo | Free |
| CLI-native | ✓ | GUI only | GUI only | Web GUI |
| AI/MCP integration | ✓ Built-in | ✗ | AI Assistant | ✗ |
| SSH over tunnel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Manual |
| Multi-database support | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | PostgreSQL only |
| Scriptable/automatable | ✓ | Limited | Limited | Limited |
| Resource usage | ~20MB | 500MB+ | 1GB+ | Varies |
| Open source | ✓ MIT | Community Ed. | ✗ | ✓ |
The verdict: GUI database tools are great for visual exploration but terrible for automation. mpx-db is for developers who live in the terminal and want their database tool to fit into scripts, CI/CD, and AI workflows.
| Feature | mpx-secrets-audit | GitGuardian | TruffleHog | detect-secrets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free / $10/mo | $55/mo | Free | Free |
| Lifecycle tracking | ✓ Age, rotation | Detection only | Detection only | Detection only |
| AI/MCP integration | ✓ Built-in | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Rotation alerts | ✓ Pro | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| CLI-native | ✓ | CLI available | ✓ | ✓ |
| No account required | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Compliance reporting | ✓ Pro | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Open source | ✓ MIT | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
The verdict: Most secret scanners find leaks. mpx-secrets-audit goes further — it tracks secret age, warns about rotation, and generates compliance reports. It's the difference between a smoke detector and a fire prevention system.
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