What to look for
Many businesses are undergoing strategic shifts that increase the complexity of securing application development environments in the cloud. Snyk has long been a trusted name in developer-centric security, and as organizations evolve their cloud architectures, many are also exploring complementary approaches that align with their environment, risk profile, and long-term vision for cloud and application security.
Many businesses are undergoing strategic shifts in how they build and operate applications in the cloud. As part of this evolution, some organizations are evaluating a range of security tools—Snyk included—to determine which combination best aligns with their development, cloud, and governance needs.
A common consideration for teams is how to manage and interpret the volume of security findings that emerge across different stages of the software lifecycle. When development and cloud security workflows involve several specialized tools, organizations may look for ways to centralize context so they can better understand how code-level issues relate to their cloud environments and runtime workloads.
Shift-left practices are becoming increasingly common, and as teams adopt these approaches, many are incorporating capabilities such as IaC scanning, container security, runtime insights, and cloud configuration governance alongside SAST and SCA scanning. Different platforms emphasize these areas to varying degrees based on their intended use cases.
Cloud compliance requirements continue to grow, leading many organizations to balance development velocity with evolving governance expectations. Wiz’s point of view is that solutions which help identify potential issues earlier in the development process – while also providing visibility into how those issues may manifest in cloud environments – can support teams working toward both security and operational goals.
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Snyk alternatives by use case
If you are comparing options such as Aikido, Snyk, Veracode, Semgrep, or GitHub Advanced Security, it can be helpful to evaluate them based on the specific security capabilities your organization is prioritizing.
Rather than reviewing tools in one-to-one comparisons, the sections below group them by focus area to reflect the variety of approaches available in the market. Vendors are listed in no particular order.
Application security and developer platforms
This category includes platforms designed to help secure different stages of the software development lifecycle. Many of these solutions incorporate capabilities such as SAST, DAST, SCA, and IaC scanning, and can be integrated into CI/CD pipelines, version control systems, and related development workflows. Depending on the platform, coverage may extend across code, deployment, and production environments.
Examples of Snyk alternatives in this category include (vendors listed in no particular order):
GitLab Ultimate: A GitLab DevOps platform plan that supports enterprise-scale DevSecOps with CI/CD security, container scanning, SAST/DAST, and code reports; good for consolidating developer tools into a single platform
Semgrep: An AppSec platform with features like SAST, SCA, and AI-driven fix recommendations; ideal for DevOps teams with high-octane application release cycles
Checkmarx One: An application security platform with SAST, DAST, API security, AI security, secrets detection, and container security; ideal for unifying multiple AppSec tools and driving secure development practices
Veracode: An application security solution featuring SAST, DAST, SCA, package firewalls, and automated remediation capabilities; well-suited for enterprise-scale application governance, compliance, and security
Wiz Code: Wiz Code delivers code-to-cloud visibility through the Wiz Security Graph, democratized security features for developers, and intelligent prioritization of risks based on runtime and multi-cloud context. The ASPM solution ensures that code issues are not only found early but also correlated with cloud and runtime exposures – helping teams focus on the risks that truly matter.
GitHub Advanced Security: A security suite embedded within the GitHub ecosystem, offering capabilities such as Code Scanning, Dependabot, and Secret Scanning. Useful for organizations that build their workflows around GitHub repositories and actions.
SCA and dependency management
SCA and dependency management tools help organizations understand the open-source and third-party libraries used within their applications. Common capabilities include mapping dependencies, identifying vulnerabilities, supporting license compliance processes, and providing context to help teams assess potential development risks. Different platforms emphasize these capabilities in various ways depending on their design and intended use cases.
Below are examples of Snyk alternatives within this category:
Mend SCA (formerly WhiteSource): An AppSec tool with AI-assisted capabilities for automated vulnerability identification, exploitability-based prioritization, SBOM generation, and policy violation detection. It’s useful for large development teams using open source software.
FOSSA: A supply chain security platform with a reachability-based SCA component and automated triage and fix recommendations; good for consolidating security stacks and driving automation-centric strategies
JFrog Xray: An SCA tool that supports vulnerability identification, prioritization, and remediation across OSS and third-party software components; good for teams already using other JFrog platforms and tools, as well as for developer security and productivity in large-scale contexts
Aikido: A full-stack AppSec platform with built-in SCA, multi-language compatibility, reachability analysis, malware detection, and automated fixes; good for high-octane dev environments looking for ready-to-go security
Wiz Code: As part of the Wiz CNAPP, Wiz Code extends SCA beyond traditional dependency scanning by tying vulnerabilities directly to runtime and cloud context. It automates SBOM generation, supports agentless scanning, and integrates seamlessly into CI/CD pipelines. Wiz Code unifies SCA with Wiz’s cloud security strategy, enabling exploitability-based prioritization and correlation with real application and infrastructure risk.
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CNAPP
CNAPPs (Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms) combine capabilities such as CIEM, CSPM, DSPM, AI-SPM, and CWP into a unified approach for securing cloud environments. These platforms are designed to provide visibility and context across applications, infrastructure, identities, and data, supporting cloud-native development throughout the lifecycle. Depending on the provider, CNAPPs may bring together capabilities that organizations previously implemented through separate tools.
Below are examples of Snyk alternatives within the CNAPP category.
Wiz: Wiz believes that unifying cloud, application, identity, and data insights into a single platform can help organizations understand how risks relate across their environments. Wiz provides CSPM, CWPP, CIEM, DSPM, AI-SPM, and vulnerability management capabilities as part of its CNAPP, along with context that reflects multi-cloud runtime environments.
Orca Security: A CNAPP that uses agentless scanning to assess code, container images, registries, and IaC templates. Suitable for teams seeking a consolidated view of cloud and application security through an agentless approach.
Aqua Security: A CNAPP offering capabilities for container, serverless, and VM security, including vulnerability scanning and runtime protection. Often used by organizations with container-focused architectures or shift-left development practices.
Cortex Cloud by Palo Alto Networks: A CNAPP that includes code-to-cloud (ASPM) coverage, IaC security through Checkov, SCA, secrets security, and supply chain protections. Frequently adopted by cloud-first organizations seeking broad coverage across development and cloud security workflows.
Container and Kubernetes security
Container and Kubernetes security tools help organizations assess and monitor the security of containerized applications throughout their lifecycle – from image creation to deployment and runtime. These solutions often include capabilities such as image scanning, Kubernetes configuration analysis, runtime visibility, and policy evaluation. Different platforms focus on different aspects of container and Kubernetes security depending on their intended use cases.
Below are examples of Snyk alternatives in this category.
Wiz Cloud: Wiz’s point of view is that connecting container security insights with broader cloud, identity, and runtime context can help organizations understand how risks manifest across environments. Wiz Cloud includes Kubernetes security (KSPM), IaC scanning for Dockerfiles and Kubernetes manifests, risk-based triage, code-to-cloud traceability, and optional runtime detection and response.
Sysdig: A container-focused security platform that provides runtime detection, image scanning, and Kubernetes security capabilities, and has expanded to include additional CNAPP-related features. Often used by teams seeking in-depth runtime visibility for containerized environments.
Anchore: A platform centered on SBOM-based workflows, offering container vulnerability and registry scanning for tools such as Harbor, Red Hat Quay, JFrog, and major cloud providers. Useful for organizations that prioritize SBOM accuracy and integration with developer workflows.
Docker Scout: A container security solution that provides vulnerability analysis, image insights, policy evaluations, and remediation recommendations. Frequently used by teams building their pipelines and tooling around the Docker ecosystem.
IaC security
Infrastructure-as-code (IaC) security tools help teams identify misconfigurations, policy violations, and potential vulnerabilities within IaC templates before infrastructure is deployed. These tools typically integrate into CI/CD pipelines and development workflows, supporting consistent governance across environments. Different platforms focus on different aspects of IaC analysis depending on their design and use cases.
Below are examples of Snyk alternatives in the IaC security category.
Cortex Cloud: A CNAPP offering IaC security capabilities through Checkov, including policy enforcement, misconfiguration identification, and integration with broader cloud and application security workflows. Often used by teams seeking to consolidate IaC insights within a larger cloud security platform
Terrascan: An open-source static code analyzer for Terraform, Kubernetes, CloudFormation, and other IaC formats. Commonly adopted by teams that want open-source tooling with rule-based detection and CI/CD pipeline integration.
KICS (Keeping Infrastructure as Code Secure): An open-source IaC scanner with a large ruleset covering Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, CloudFormation, and additional formats. Suitable for teams that prefer a community-driven approach to IaC analysis.
Wiz Code: Wiz’s point of view is that connecting IaC findings with cloud, identity, and runtime context helps organizations understand how misconfigurations may influence their operational environments. As part of the Wiz platform, Wiz Code offers IaC scanning with code-to-cloud visibility through the Wiz Security Graph, enabling teams to see how IaC-defined resources relate to workloads, identities, and multi-cloud configurations.
Wiz’s approach to cloud-native AppSec
Wiz’s approach to application security is grounded in the idea that development, cloud infrastructure, identities, and runtime environments are closely connected in modern cloud-native architectures. Wiz’s point of view is that bringing these layers together helps organizations understand how application-level issues relate to the broader cloud environment.
Within the platform, AppSec insights are integrated with cloud configuration, identity, data, and runtime context through the Wiz Security Graph. This connected model is designed to give teams a consolidated view of how risks may propagate across services, workloads, and environments. By correlating issues across layers, Wiz aims to help organizations prioritize the areas that are most relevant to the operation of their cloud applications.
Wiz Code serves as the developer entry point into this approach, enabling teams to see how code and IaC changes map to cloud resources, permissions, and runtime signals. This supports workflows where developers, security teams, and cloud operators share a consistent understanding of potential risks.
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