LaunchAudit vs security header checkers
There is a family of free tools that grade one narrow thing very well: your response headers, or your TLS configuration. They are run by people who know the subject deeply, they are accurate, and for what they cover you should treat their verdict as authoritative.
What header and TLS checkers is good at
Stated first, and stated properly. If this section were not here, nothing below it would be worth reading.
- Authoritative and precise within their subject.
- Free, instant, no account.
- Often explain the underlying standard better than a general tool has room to.
Where they differ
| Aspect | header and TLS checkers | LaunchAudit |
|---|---|---|
| Scope | One subject, covered exhaustively. | Six categories, each covered to the depth that matters for a site owner rather than a specialist. |
| Grading | A letter grade against a standard. | A score plus what to change, ordered by what actually matters on your site. |
| Practicality | Will tell you a Content-Security-Policy is missing. | Tells you to deploy it in report-only mode first, because you load Stripe and an enforced policy written blind breaks checkout. |
Use header and TLS checkers if…
If you are tuning a Content-Security-Policy or a TLS configuration specifically, use the specialist tool. It knows more about that one thing than any general scanner, including this one.
Use LaunchAudit if…
If headers are one item on a longer list of things you are not sure about.
Settle it in a minute
Both are free to try. Run ours on your site and see whether it finds something the other one did not — that is a more useful answer than any comparison table, including this one.