Why Checkmarx
Snyk is not enterprise ready. From a high false positive rate to a lack of language and framework coverage, Snyk simply isn’t good enough for enterprises committed to developing secure applications.
Benefits
From a high false positive rate to a lack of language and framework coverage, Snyk simply isn’t good enough for large enterprises committed to developing secure applications. Learn more about why the majority of the Fortune 100 companies choose Checkmarx as a Snyk alternative.
Snyk has a high false positive rate, leaving your apps vulnerable.
Checkmarx SAST and SCA find more true positives and lower false positives and false negatives than Snyk, according to third-party analysis.
Snyk customers complain that reports take 8+ hours to build and lack core functionality. Checkmarx provides executive reporting at the level that enterprises require.
Understanding what’s exploitable helps you prioritize. Snyk’s Reachable Vulnerabilities only works with GitHub repos and Java projects. Checkmarx Exploitable Path supports major repos and popular languages.
All offerings, outside of SCA, were acquisitions. Snyk is having difficulty integrating these products into a value-added AppSec platform that enterprise customers can rely on.
Snyk calls themselves “the developer security company.” They may satisfy developers looking to “check-the-box” on security, but they don’t meet the needs of security teams. Checkmarx is the only solution that meets all the needs of developers, AppSec, and CISOs.
Actionable fixes alongside each finding. Automatically remediate vulnerabilities within the IDE itself with AI-generated fixes.
Checkmarx is the leader in cloud native application security. Discover why Checkmarx beats Snyk.
Find Vulnerabilities That Snyk Misses
Checkmarx finds vulnerabilities that Snyk misses. Checkmax SAST identifies 73% more true positives and Checkmarx SCA identifies 11% more than Snyk.
Checkmarx finds vulnerabilities that Snyk misses. Checkmax SAST identifies 73% more true positives and Checkmarx SCA identifies 11% more than Snyk.
Scan Apps That Snyk Can’t
Snyk’s language and framework coverage is limited. Checkmarx solutions have the breadth and depth for enterprise coverage across the entire SDLC, integrates seamlessly into developers’ workflows, and supports over 75 languages and 100 frameworks.
Snyk’s language and framework coverage is limited. Checkmarx solutions have the breadth and depth for enterprise coverage across the entire SDLC, integrates seamlessly into developers’ workflows, and supports over 75 languages and 100 frameworks.
Snyk Doesn’t Support Its Customers
Snyk’s services offerings are limited and has grown less responsive. Snyk’s “24/7” phone support directs you to an answering service on the weekends.
Checkmarx provides deep and broad engagement from onboarding to optimization, with 24/7 technical support available.
Snyk’s services offerings are limited and has grown less responsive. Snyk’s “24/7” phone support directs you to an answering service on the weekends.
Checkmarx provides deep and broad engagement from onboarding to optimization, with 24/7 technical support available.
Third-Party Evaluation
See how Checkmarx SAST and SCA stacks up against a leading competitor in a third-party evaluation
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Checkmarx vs Snyk
| Feature | Feature | Snyk | Checkmarx |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platform | |||
| Platform | Built with acquired solutions | Internally built solutions designed to work together | |
| SAST | |||
| SAST | Compared to Checkmarx Snyk has 61.2% false positive rate and 73.3% false negative rate according to third party analysis | Identifies 3.4x more true positives | |
| Limited ability to customize queries and presets | Easily customize queries and presets, including with AI Query Builder | ||
| Only supports 24 languages and 21 language frameworks | Support over 35 languages and 75 frameworks. | ||
| Real-time scanning | Real-time scanning to provide developers with real-time security and code quality feedback. | ||
| SCA | |||
| SCA | 10.3% false positives, according to third party analysis | 0% false positives, according to third party analysis | |
| Exploitable Path | |||
| Exploitable Path | Reachable vulnerabilities capability but has more false positives and false negatives and fewer true positives | Exploitable paths find 5x more exploitable vulnerabilities than Snyk’s Reachable Vulnerabilities | |
| Reachable Vulnerabilities only works with GitHub repos and Java projects. | Exploitable Path supports all major repos and popular languages. | ||
| API Security | |||
| API Security | No API Security solution | Discovers shadow and zombie APIs with industry’s only shift-left API Security solution | |
| AI security | |||
| AI security | Comparable capabilities | Comparable capabilities | |
| IaC Security | |||
| IaC Security | Yes, 6 languages supported | Industry leader with >4m downloads with >20 languages supported | |
| Cloud Security | |||
| Cloud Security | Integrates with SentinalOne, Sysdig | Integrations including Sysdig, Wiz and AWS. | |
| ASPM | |||
| ASPM | Acquired product | Built on a fully integrated platform for ease of orchestration | |
| Developer experience | |||
| Developer experience | Comparable capabilities | Comparable capabilities | |
| Reporting | |||
| Reporting | Customers report that reporting is “awful'” | Extensive and comprehensive reports | |
| Support | |||
| Support | Many complaints about support responsiveness and the time to fix bugs. | Robust and responsive security. Premium Support offers rapid SLAs for support. | |
| Enterprise | |||
| Enterprise | Not enterprise ready. Analysts report that they struggle with complex enterprise accounts. | Built for enterprises, serving more than 1,800 customers, including 40 percent of the Fortune 100. | |
“Checkmarx One definitely checks all my boxes from a security standpoint and has a great interface that’s engaging and easy to use. Some of the solutions we considered were more complicated. With Checkmarx One, it’s easy to get right to the problem with little to no learning curve.”
“Incorporating Checkmarx’s technology has revolutionized our development culture. It’s more than just technology; it serves as the foundation of our security strategy, ensuring that our applications are secure by design.”
“The success of our AppSec program can be directly attributed to the tooling, processes and support provided by Checkmarx managed services. Our mission revolves around providing secure and compliant lottery and gaming applications and services to our clients around the globe, and with Checkmarx SAST, SCA and associated components enhanced by their stellar service support, we deliver on this promise with confidence and certainty.”
“After nearly nine years of using Checkmarx’s SAST, CGI’s journey has been one of seamless integration and consistent satisfaction. The last three years have been particularly smooth, reflecting the solution’s reliability and our successful partnership.”
“By Far The Best AppSec Tooling Decision We Have Made!!”
“We were thrilled to find Checkmarx, which helped us improve the SLA for identifying and remediating risk, reduce risk and the number of vulnerabilities, and eliminate high- and medium-risk issues.”
“Checkmarx made security team and developers life easier.”
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