Checkmarx vs Snyk
On the evidence we track, Snyk leads this comparison with a composite score of 72/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for devsecops tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Checkmarx
An integrated application security platform that combines multiple scanning techniques—including static analysis, dependency scanning, dynamic testing, and AI-driven analysis—with agentic automation to detect, triage, and fix vulnerabilities throughout the software development lifecycle.
Snyk
LeaderA security platform that scans code, dependencies, containers, and infrastructure for vulnerabilities while providing specialized capabilities for validating AI-generated code and supporting development agent security.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Checkmarx
All three tiers require custom quote. No published per-seat or usage-based pricing.
- EssentialsContact sales
- SAST
- SCA
- API Security
- ASPM visibility
- Core reporting
- ProfessionalContact sales
- Everything in Essentials
- DAST
- IaC Security
- AI Security
- Advanced ASPM
- +1 more
- EnterpriseContact sales
- Everything in Professional
- Supply Chain Security
- Container Security
- Runtime Protection
- Custom Policies
- +1 more
Snyk
LeaderFree plan available. Team from $25/month. Enterprise with credit-based pricing at $1 per credit.
- FreeFree
- SCA (Open Source) scanning
- SAST (Code) scanning
- Infrastructure as Code scanning
- Container scanning
- Real-time code scanning
- +3 more
- Team$25/month
- All Free plan features
- Increased test limits per product
- Jira integration
- Next business day support
- EnterpriseContact sales
- All capabilities via credit system
- AI Pentesting
- Coding Agent security
- Premium support & services
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
- Cursor
- Windsurf
Checkmarx
- Wiz
- GitHub Copilot
- Postman
Snyk
Leader- GitHub
- GitLab
- Bitbucket
- Azure Repos
- Jira
- Jira Cloud
- Slack
- AWS CodePipeline
- Azure Pipelines
- GitHub Actions
- Jenkins
- CircleCI
- TeamCity
- Terraform Cloud
- Kubernetes
- Docker Hub
- Amazon ECR
- Azure ACR
- Quay
- JFrog Artifactory
- Harbor
- Nexus
- IntelliJ
- PyCharm
- +42 more
Checkmarx or Snyk: which one depends on you
A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.
Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works
Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.