Checkmarx vs StackHawk
No clear leader: StackHawk (55.7) and Checkmarx (55.5) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.
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.
StackHawk
Platform that automatically tests running applications for vulnerabilities within AI coding workflows, identifies exploitable issues, and provides automated fixes before code is committed.
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
StackHawk
From $10/user/month (Wingman). 14-day free trial. Scale plan available via sales consultation.
- Wingman$10/user/month
- Works inside Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot
- Auto-configures and boots app
- Runtime testing against running app
- Finds and fixes vulnerabilities in same session
- Auto-rescanning to verify fix
- +3 more
- ScaleContact sales
- Everything in Wingman
- Attack surface discovery
- Sensitive data detection
- Deeper, broader scan coverage
- Program reporting (coverage, fix rates by team)
- +2 more
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.
- GitHub Copilot
- Cursor
Checkmarx
- Wiz
- Windsurf
- Postman
StackHawk
- Claude Code
- Codex
- Gemini CLI
- OpenCode
- Snyk
- Auth0
- GitHub Actions
- GitLab
- Jenkins
- CircleCI
- Antigravity
- GitHub
Checkmarx or StackHawk: 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.