Success-Based Pricing: Aligning Security Incentives

The security tools industry has a dirty secret: most vulnerabilities found are never fixed. According to Veracode’s State of Software Security report, only 35% of applications show sustained capacity to eliminate critical security debt.

Why? Because the entire business model is backwards.

The Broken Incentive Structure

Traditional security tools operate on a simple model:

Pay for licenses (per seat or per scan)
Get vulnerability reports
Hope your team fixes them

Notice the disconnect? Vendors get paid whether you fix anything or not. In fact, finding more vulnerabilities often justifies higher prices, even if those vulnerabilities sit in your backlog forever.

This creates perverse incentives:

Vendors optimize for finding problems, not solving them
Teams get overwhelmed by alerts they can’t action
Security debt grows while everyone points fingers

A Different Approach: Pay for Proof

What if a security tool only got paid when it proved a vulnerability was real and exploitable?

That’s the principle behind RSOLV’s pricing model. We don’t charge for scans. We don’t charge for fixes.

You pay when we prove a vulnerability is exploitable. The fix comes free.

Here’s why that distinction matters: proving exploitability is the hard part. Anyone can flag a potential vulnerability in a dependency list. The question that actually matters is: can an attacker use this against your application, in your codebase, with your configuration? Answering that question requires generating tests that describe secure behavior, running them against your code, and demonstrating that the code fails. That’s the expensive, differentiating work.

Once you understand a vulnerability deeply enough to prove it exists, the fix is apparent. The fix isn’t a separate deliverable — it’s what you already know by the time the proof is done.

How It Works

1. Free Scanning

Install the RSOLV GitHub Action and scan your repositories. We identify vulnerabilities across your codebase and rank them by exploitability. Scanning is always free — no limits, no gates.

2. Validation (This Is What You Pay For)

For each vulnerability, RSOLV generates executable proof of exploitability. We write tests that describe what secure behavior looks like, then run them against your code to demonstrate that it fails those tests. This isn’t a static pattern match or a CVE lookup — it’s a runtime proof that the vulnerability is real and exploitable in your specific codebase.

Each validation counts against your monthly allocation.

3. Fix Generation (Always Included)

Every validated vulnerability gets an automatically generated pull request with a fix. Review it, test it, modify it, merge it — all included. We don’t charge extra for the fix because the fix is the natural consequence of the proof. If we understood the vulnerability well enough to prove it, we understood it well enough to fix it.

4. Budget-Aware Scanning

RSOLV respects your budget. You set a maximum number of issues per scan, and we prioritize the most critical findings within that cap. Monthly spending caps for additional validations ensure you never get a surprise bill. You stay in control of how fast you burn through your allocation.

Pricing

	Free	Pro	Team
Monthly price	$0	$59	$249
Validations included	5/month	25/month	100/month
Fixes	Included	Included	Included
Additional validations	–	$10 each	$10 each
Budget controls	Per-scan caps	Per-scan caps, monthly spending caps	Per-scan caps, monthly spending caps

Start free. Upgrade when you need more validated proofs per month.

Why This Changes Everything

For Development Teams

No more security tool shelfware. Every dollar you spend corresponds to a vulnerability that was proven exploitable in your codebase and delivered with a fix ready to merge. There’s no paying for potential — only for demonstrated results.

This changes the relationship between development teams and security tooling:

Every finding comes with proof, not just an advisory
Every proof comes with a fix, not just a recommendation
Budget controls mean no runaway costs from noisy scanners

For Security Teams

Proof-based pricing shifts the conversation from “How many vulnerabilities did we find?” to “How many did we prove and fix?” It’s outcome-focused security.

Traditional scanners optimize for recall — flag everything, let the human sort it out. RSOLV is incentivized to optimize for precision, because we only get paid when a vulnerability is proven real. False positives cost us time and compute without generating revenue. That alignment means fewer alerts, higher signal, and less time triaging noise.

For Finance Teams

Traditional security tools are a capital expense with unclear ROI. Proof-based pricing turns security into an operational expense with measurable outcomes.

CFOs appreciate this because:

Each charge maps directly to a proven, exploitable vulnerability with an included fix
Budget caps prevent surprise spending
No upfront license commitments
Clear cost-per-vulnerability-resolved metric for ROI calculation

Common Questions

“What counts as a validation?”

A validation is a complete proof of exploitability: RSOLV generates tests describing secure behavior, runs them against your code, and demonstrates that the code fails those tests. If the tests pass (meaning your code is already secure), no validation is charged. You only pay when a vulnerability is confirmed real.

“Why are fixes included free?”

Because the fix is a natural byproduct of the proof. To prove a vulnerability is exploitable, we have to understand exactly how the code fails and what secure behavior looks like. At that point, generating the fix is straightforward — the hard work is already done. Charging separately for fixes would be charging twice for the same understanding.

“What if I hit my monthly limit?”

On Pro and Team plans, you can continue validating at the pay-as-you-go rate ($10 per additional validation). You set monthly spending caps so you’re never surprised. On the Free plan, validation pauses until the next month.

“How do you make money giving away fixes?”

We’re not giving away fixes — we’re including them because the cost of generating a fix is marginal once the proof exists. The expensive work is the proof: multi-turn AI reasoning, test generation, framework-specific runtime analysis, false positive elimination. That’s where the compute goes, and that’s what we charge for.

“What about false positives?”

Our three-layer noise reduction system (pattern analysis, counter-indicator detection, and defense confirmation) filters out false positives before they reach validation. If a vulnerability has defenses already in place, we detect that during scanning and don’t waste a validation on it. You only pay for vulnerabilities that are genuinely exploitable.

The Broader Implications

Proof-based pricing isn’t just about billing. It represents a fundamental shift in how security tools should work:

Precision over Volume: We’re incentivized to prove real, exploitable vulnerabilities, not flood you with noise. Every false positive costs us compute without generating revenue.
Continuous Improvement: Every validation that fails to prove exploitability teaches us to filter better. Our noise reduction improves with every scan.
Partner, Not Vendor: We only succeed when we deliver proven vulnerabilities with working fixes. That makes us partners in your security posture, not just another vendor selling alerts.

The Goal

Our automated approach is designed to deliver:

Significant reduction in time spent on security triage and fixes
2-day resolution target vs. industry average of 65 days for critical vulnerabilities
Teams able to address substantially more vulnerabilities with existing resources
Zero wasted spend on unproven or unfixable findings

The Future of Security Tools

We believe proof-based pricing will become the standard for security tools. Why?

Because it solves the fundamental misalignment that has plagued the industry. When vendors only profit from proving real vulnerabilities and delivering real fixes, everyone wins.

No more shelfware. No more endless backlogs. No more paying for noise.

Just proven vulnerabilities, working fixes, and fair pricing.

Try It Yourself

Skeptical? You should be. The security industry is full of bold claims and disappointing results.

That’s why we invite you to try RSOLV with zero risk. Start with five free validations per month. See the proof. Review the fixes. Only upgrade when the results speak for themselves.

Because the best way to prove that proof-based pricing works is to let you experience it yourself.

Ready to align your security spending with actual results? Start your free scan and see proof-based security in action.