Snyk vs Trivy
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.
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.
Trivy
Trivy is a comprehensive security scanner that detects vulnerabilities, configuration problems, sensitive data, and license compliance issues in container images, virtual machine images, and source code repositories. It supports multiple programming languages, operating systems, and platforms with integration into popular development and deployment tools.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
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.
- GitHub
- GitLab
- Kubernetes
- Docker Hub
- Harbor
Snyk
Leader- Bitbucket
- Azure Repos
- Jira
- Jira Cloud
- Slack
- AWS CodePipeline
- Azure Pipelines
- GitHub Actions
- Jenkins
- CircleCI
- TeamCity
- Terraform Cloud
- Amazon ECR
- Azure ACR
- Quay
- JFrog Artifactory
- Nexus
- IntelliJ
- PyCharm
- PhpStorm
- CLion
- GoLand
- RubyMine
- RustRover
- +39 more
Trivy
- Docker
- Azure Container Registry
- CloudNativePG
- VS Code
Snyk or Trivy: 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.