An Independent Code Audit That Tells You What You Actually Own

A full review of your codebase — architecture, security, quality, and technical debt — delivered as a severity-ranked findings report and a phased remediation roadmap your team can execute. No vague grades, just specifics.

When you cannot see inside your own software

Maybe an outside agency built it and you have no idea what is under the hood. Maybe the original engineers left and the codebase is a black box nobody trusts. Maybe every new feature takes three times as long as it should and you cannot tell whether that is the team or the code. Maybe you are about to buy a company and the only evidence you have about its technology is the founder's word. In every case the problem is the same: decisions are being made about software that nobody has objectively examined.

A code audit replaces opinion with evidence. We read the source, run the analysis tooling, trace the data model, and interview the people who built it — then write down exactly what is there, what is risky, what it will cost to fix, and in what order. You come out knowing whether to invest, refactor, rebuild, or walk away.

What we review

Architecture — module boundaries, coupling, separation of concerns, and whether the structure can support the roadmap
Security — authentication, authorization, input validation, secrets management, and common vulnerability classes in the source
Data model — schema integrity, migrations, indexing, and consistency guarantees
Code quality — readability, duplication, complexity hot spots, and adherence to conventions
Test coverage — how much is tested, how meaningfully, and where the gaps put you at risk
Dependencies — outdated packages, known CVEs, abandoned libraries, and license exposure
Performance — obvious bottlenecks, N+1 queries, and resource-handling problems visible in the code
Error handling and observability — logging, monitoring readiness, and failure modes
Build, CI/CD, and deployment — reproducibility, environment handling, and release risk
Maintainability and bus factor — documentation, onboarding cost, and concentration of knowledge

Our methodology

An audit is only useful if the findings are specific and actionable. We combine automated analysis — static analysis, dependency scanning, complexity and coverage metrics — with manual reading by engineers who build production software, because tooling flags symptoms while a human explains causes. Every finding is tied to a file and a line, rated by severity and effort, and paired with a concrete fix, not a generic recommendation.

Scoping call → repository and access setup → automated analysis and manual review → team interviews → draft report and severity calibration → final report and live walkthrough (1 to 4 weeks typical). You own the report and the roadmap, and you decide who executes it.

Tools & methods

Static analysis

Dependency / CVE scanning

Complexity metrics

Coverage analysis

Manual code review

Architecture mapping

Threat modeling

Severity ranking

Remediation roadmap

We audit any stack we can read — JavaScript and TypeScript, Python, Ruby, Go, PHP, and more. The same rigor underpins our penetration testing, SaaS security audits, and technical due diligence.

Where a code audit pays off

The highest-leverage time for an audit is right before a big decision. Before an acquisition or raise, it backs technical due diligence with evidence instead of assurances. Before a rebuild, it tells you whether the existing code is salvageable or whether legacy modernization is the honest path. Before scaling a team onto an unfamiliar codebase, it maps the risks so onboarding does not become archaeology.

When security is the primary concern, the audit pairs naturally with a penetration test: the audit explains the weaknesses in the source, the pentest proves which ones are reachable from outside. Together they give a complete picture from both ends.

Code audits served from Macon, GA, with clients across Atlanta, New York, San Francisco, and the rest of the US.

Pricing

Fixed-fee per audit, scoped to codebase size and depth. Typical ranges:

Focused review of a single service or module: $5k – $12k
Full audit of a small-to-mid product codebase: $12k – $28k
Comprehensive audit of a large or multi-service system: $25k – $45k
Pre-acquisition / due-diligence audit with investor-ready report: $15k – $40k
Rapid health-check sprint with prioritized top findings: $3,500 flat

Every audit includes the written report and a live walkthrough. Remediation work, if you want us to execute it, is scoped separately from the roadmap.

What you get

Executive summary written for non-engineers — the state of the codebase in plain language
Severity-ranked findings with file-level references and a concrete fix for each
Quantified technical-debt assessment with effort estimates
Phased remediation roadmap ordered by risk and return
Architecture and data-model diagrams reconstructed from the actual code
Dependency and CVE report with upgrade guidance
Live walkthrough with your team so the findings translate into action

FAQs

What does a code audit actually look at?

Architecture and module boundaries, security posture, data model integrity, test coverage and quality, dependency health and known CVEs, performance hot spots, error handling, secrets management, build and deployment, and overall maintainability. We read the code, run the tooling, and interview the team that built it.

How is this different from a penetration test?

A penetration test attacks the running application from the outside to find exploitable holes. A code audit reads the source from the inside to assess architecture, quality, security patterns, and technical debt. They are complementary — a pentest tells you what an attacker can reach today, an audit tells you why and how expensive it is to fix.

What do I get at the end?

A written report with an executive summary for non-engineers, a severity-ranked list of findings with file-level references and concrete fixes, a quantified technical-debt assessment, and a phased remediation roadmap with effort estimates. We also walk your team through it live so nothing gets lost in a PDF.

Will you also fix what you find?

We can. The audit is independent and stands on its own, but the remediation roadmap is scoped so we — or your own engineers — can execute it. Many clients have us handle the highest-severity items and a few representative debt fixes, then hand the rest to their team with the roadmap as the playbook.

Is this useful before an acquisition or investment?

Yes. A code audit gives a buyer or investor an objective read on what they are actually acquiring — the architecture, the debt, the security exposure, and the cost to maintain it. If that is the goal, our technical due diligence service is the right framing; the underlying review is the same rigor.

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Related services

Technical Due Diligence

The same audit, framed for an acquisition or raise.

Penetration Testing

Prove which weaknesses are exploitable from outside.

Legacy System Modernization

When the verdict is rebuild, not refactor.

New to the terminology? The glossary defines the concepts, and the blog goes deeper on technical risk. To scope a code audit, contact us directly.

Code Audits — Where We Serve

Georgia-based engineering team, working with clients across 14 US metros. Code review and reporting run remotely; in-person readouts available in Atlanta and the Southeast.