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Checkmarx vs Snyk

Checkmarx sells Checkmarx Developer Assist, which delivers context-aware security guidance directly within a developer's IDE. Snyk sells the AI Security Platform, which secures the code AI writes, the agents it runs, and the applications it builds. CISO Tribune files both under Static application security testing and Software composition analysis. This page sets the two records side by side: what each sells, where it is based, who owns and funds it, the customers it names and its recent news, each fact numbered to its source.

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Checkmarx vs Snyk: Products, Customers and Funding Compared
CheckmarxCheckmarx sells Checkmarx Developer Assist, which delivers context-aware security guidance directly within a developer's IDE.checkmarx.comSnykSnyk sells the AI Security Platform, which secures the code AI writes, the agents it runs, and the applications it builds.snyk.io
What it sells
  • Checkmarx Developer Assist[5]Delivers context-aware security guidance within the IDE. It combines realtime scanning with agentic AI remediation.
  • Checkmarx MCP Server[5]A secure gateway that bridges AI-powered development assistants with the Checkmarx security platform.
  • Snyk Code[12][14][19]Snyk Code provides SAST scanning.
  • Snyk Container[12][13]Container and Kubernetes security solutions for developers and DevOps.
  • Snyk Agent Fix[14]Snyk Agent Fix is an AI-driven tool that automatically fixes code vulnerabilities.
  • Snyk Studio[19]Snyk Studio is a solution for securing the AI-driven development lifecycle.
  • DeepCode AI[20]DeepCode AI powers the Snyk AI Security Platform.
  • Agentic AppSec[12][25]Security agents that find, fix, and verify vulnerabilities continuously.
  • AI-SPM[1][12][18][24]AI Security Posture Management for the AI assets in code.
Categories
Headquarters
Not stated on its pagesBoston, United States[2]
Founded
2006[2]2015[2][17]
Ownership and funding
Owned by Hellman & Friedman since 2020[2][4][5]Not stated on its pagesSeries G (USD 196.5 million round), December 13, 2022[3]
Named customers
Not stated on its pages
Recent news
  • July 28, 2026Checkmarx announced Checkmarx Fusion, a hybrid scanning approach now available in early access to its customers.[6]
  • April 27, 2026Checkmarx disclosed that its investigation into a supply chain security incident found a cybercriminal group had published company-related data on the dark web.[3]
  • October 15, 2026Snyk announced Evo Agentic AppSec, a team of AI security agents that finds, fixes and blocks vulnerabilities in code.[25]
  • September 17, 2026Snyk said Evo by Snyk now accounts for 60% of its new deal volume and drove a 30% increase in average contract value.[26]
  • September 17, 2026Snyk said its Evo product line accounts for 60% of its new deal volume and has lifted average contract value by 30%.[9]
  • August 4, 2026Snyk made Evo Continuous Offensive Security generally available, offering automated AI pentesting and agent red teaming that runs continuously against applications.[10]
  • June 23, 2026Snyk released Evo Agentic Development Security, which governs the tools AI coding agents use, what they do, and the code they generate.[11]
G2 and Gartner Peer Insights
  • G2: listed, seen November 3, 2026[4]
  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
  • G2: Not stated on its pages
  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
Who it fits
From its own pages, Checkmarx sells mainly to developers who write code in IDEs and with AI coding agents. Its documentation describes plugins for several IDEs and for AI coding agents. Checkmarx offers Developer Assist in distinct licensing models, each serving a distinct segment of its customers, including SAST on-premises accounts.Snyk speaks to organizations building with AI, and to security teams that lack an inventory of the models, workflows, or agents running in production. Snyk describes its SAST tool as built by and for developers. Snyk's platform integrates with IDEs, CI/CD pipelines, and AI coding assistants, which points to teams that work in those tools.
Last verified
November 2, 2026October 10, 2026

Where they overlap

  • Checkmarx and Snyk are both filed under Static application security testing and Software composition analysis.

Where they differ, field by field

  • Checkmarx's primary category is Static application security testing; Snyk's is Software composition analysis.
  • Checkmarx is also filed under Dynamic application security testing and Application security posture management. Snyk is also filed under Secrets detection and Software supply chain security.
  • Checkmarx lists Checkmarx Developer Assist and Checkmarx MCP Server. Snyk lists Snyk Code, Snyk Container, Snyk Agent Fix, Snyk Studio, DeepCode AI and 2 more.
  • Snyk is headquartered in Boston, United States.
  • Checkmarx was founded in 2006. Snyk was founded in 2015.
  • Checkmarx is owned by Hellman & Friedman, since 2020.
  • Snyk's latest recorded funding is Series G (USD 196.5 million round), dated December 13, 2022.
  • Snyk publicly names MongoDB, Skyscanner, Auth0, DFDS and Helvetia.

What it sells: Checkmarx

What Checkmarx Developer Assist does[5]
Checkmarx Developer Assist provides real-time detection, remediation and actionable insights as developers write or refine AI-generated and existing code. It comprises two main elements, Realtime Scanning and Agentic-AI Remediation. Plugins exist for IDEs and for AI coding agents.
What Checkmarx MCP Server does[5]
The Checkmarx MCP Server defines the tools and APIs that allow AI agents to interact with Checkmarx cloud services from within the IDE. The MCP Service is installed automatically once the developer authenticates in the IDE.

What it sells: Snyk

What Snyk Code does[12][14][19]
Snyk Code provides SAST scanning. Snyk's vulnerability scanner is compatible with most popular languages, IDEs, and CI/CD tools. Snyk maintains a database of over 35,000 real-world vulnerabilities and fixes written by Snyk security experts. The Snyk Agent delivers AI-generated fixes for Snyk Code issues directly within a pull request.
What Snyk Container does[12][13]
Snyk Container lets developers know the risks in each image and provides one-click upgrades and alternative image recommendations. Snyk Container has priority scoring based on risk signals such as exploit maturity and insecure workload configs. Snyk Container monitors images for newly discovered vulnerabilities and base image updates and sends alerts via Slack, Jira, email, or custom integration. Snyk Container is available to bundle with Snyk Open Source.
What Snyk Agent Fix does[14]
Snyk Agent Fix is an AI-driven tool that automatically fixes code vulnerabilities. Snyk Agent Fix uses an agentic architecture for AI-powered code fixes. Snyk Agent Fix provides automatic remediation for issues found by Snyk Code's SAST scanning.
What Snyk Studio does[19]
Snyk Studio is a solution for securing the AI-driven development lifecycle. Snyk Studio is used to prevent new AI-generated vulnerabilities and clear existing security debt. Snyk offers delta findings, a view focused on vulnerabilities introduced only in new code.
What DeepCode AI does[20]
DeepCode AI powers the Snyk AI Security Platform and uses frontier AI models fine-tuned with security-specific context. Snyk's DeepCode AI code analyzer was designed to find, autofix, and prioritize vulnerabilities, and manage tech debt. DeepCode AI supports Snyk's context-aware risk scoring, which assesses the popularity of the affected package and the reachability of vulnerable code.
What Agentic AppSec does[12][25]
Snyk's Agentic AppSec uses security agents to find, fix, and verify vulnerabilities continuously. Humans set the bar in Snyk's Agentic AppSec.
What AI-SPM does[1][12][18][24]
AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) gives visibility, governance, and security oversight of the AI assets in code. AI-SPM maps assets, scores their risk, and helps enforce governance. AI-SPM scans the repositories that are imported after Evo is enabled.

Questions about Checkmarx and Snyk

What do Checkmarx and Snyk sell?
Checkmarx sells Checkmarx Developer Assist and Checkmarx MCP Server. Snyk sells Snyk Code, Snyk Container, Snyk Agent Fix, Snyk Studio, DeepCode AI and 2 more.
Are Checkmarx and Snyk in the same category?
They share Static application security testing and Software composition analysis. Checkmarx's primary category is Static application security testing and Snyk's is Software composition analysis.
Where are Checkmarx and Snyk headquartered?
Snyk is headquartered in Boston, United States.
When were Checkmarx and Snyk founded?
Checkmarx was founded in 2006. Snyk was founded in 2015.
Who owns Checkmarx and Snyk?
Checkmarx is owned by Hellman & Friedman, since 2020. Snyk's latest recorded funding is Series G (USD 196.5 million round), dated December 13, 2022.
Which customers do Checkmarx and Snyk name?
Snyk publicly names MongoDB, Skyscanner, Auth0, DFDS and Helvetia.
Who are Checkmarx and Snyk sold to?
From its own pages, Checkmarx sells mainly to developers who write code in IDEs and with AI coding agents. Snyk speaks to organizations building with AI, and to security teams that lack an inventory of the models, workflows, or agents running in production.
What have Checkmarx and Snyk announced recently?
July 28, 2026: Checkmarx announced Checkmarx Fusion, a hybrid scanning approach now available in early access to its customers. October 15, 2026: Snyk announced Evo Agentic AppSec, a team of AI security agents that finds, fixes and blocks vulnerabilities in code.

About Checkmarx

Checkmarx sells Checkmarx Developer Assist, which delivers context-aware security guidance directly within a developer's IDE. Checkmarx Developer Assist helps prevent vulnerabilities before they reach the pipeline. As developers write or refine AI-generated and existing code, Checkmarx Developer Assist provides real-time detection, remediation and actionable insights.

Checkmarx Developer Assist comprises two main elements. The first is Realtime Scanning, which identifies vulnerabilities in realtime during IDE development of both human-generated and AI-generated code. Scanners run in the background whenever a developer edits a relevant file. Checkmarx scanners identify vulnerabilities and unmasked secrets in code. Checkmarx also identifies vulnerable or malicious container images and open source packages used in a project. Results are marked as Problems that are highlighted in the code and annotated with identifying icons.

The second element is Agentic-AI Remediation, in which a developer initiates an Agentic-AI session to receive remediation suggestions. Checkmarx feeds relevant information to the AI agent, which accesses the Model Context Protocol (MCP) server to gather data from proprietary databases and customized AI models. The AI assistant then uses this data to generate remediated code for the project. Developers can accept the suggested changes or chat with the AI agent to learn more about the vulnerability and fine-tune the remediation suggestion.

Checkmarx Developer Assist lets developers mark risks as Ignore, so that the risks are no longer shown in the IDE. A developer can Revive a risk at any time to resume showing that risk. Specialized realtime scanners identify vulnerable open source packages and container images, exposed secrets and IaC risks.

Checkmarx provides dedicated Developer Assist plugins for two types of coding platforms: IDEs (VS Code, Cursor, Kiro, Windsurf, Visual Studio and JetBrains) and AI Coding Agents such as Claude Code. In the coding agent plugin, Developer Assist steps in and remediates the risk as the assistant generates code. The plugin is currently available for Claude Code CLI, Copilot CLI and Cursor CLI.

The Checkmarx MCP Server is a secure gateway that bridges AI-powered development assistants with the Checkmarx security platform. The Checkmarx MCP Server defines the tools and APIs that allow AI agents such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor AI or Windsurf AI to interact with Checkmarx cloud services from within the IDE. Once the developer authenticates in the IDE, the MCP Service is automatically installed. The Checkmarx MCP Server authenticates the developer's IDE session with Checkmarx. The Checkmarx MCP Server exposes available Checkmarx tools and capabilities, such as code scanning, remediation and policy enforcement, as AI-accessible functions.

Checkmarx says the MCP standard lets any IDE-integrated AI assistant access Checkmarx engines and services, including SAST, SCA, IaC and API Security, through a unified interface. Checkmarx selected the MCP standard as the foundation for its agentic architecture. Checkmarx describes MCP as vendor-neutral and supported by a growing ecosystem of AI tools.

Developer Assist is available in three licensing models, each serving a distinct segment of Checkmarx customers.[1]

Checkmarx on the record

Sources

Checkmarx full record

  1. [1]checkmarx.comCheckmarx · checkmarx.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]Hellman friedman completes acquisition of checkmarxCheckmarx · checkmarx.com · published April 16, 2020 · Tier A
  3. [3]Checkmarx Confirms GitHub Repository Data Posted on Dark Web After March 23 AttackThe Hacker News · published April 27, 2026 · Tier B
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  5. [5]About Checkmarx Developer AssistCheckmarx · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]Checkmarx Fusion: Hybrid Scanning Delivers the Most Complete Vulnerability Detection AvailableGlobeNewswire · published July 28, 2026 · Tier A

Snyk full record

  1. [1]PlatformSnyk · snyk.io · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]AboutSnyk · snyk.io · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]Snyk closes 196 5 million series g funding at 7 4 billion valuationSnyk · snyk.io · published December 13, 2022 · Tier A
  4. [4]MongodbSnyk · snyk.io · undated page, accessed October 10, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]SkyscannerSnyk · snyk.io · undated page, accessed October 10, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]Auth0Snyk · snyk.io · undated page, accessed October 10, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]snyk.ioSnyk · snyk.io · undated page, accessed October 10, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]HelvetiaSnyk · snyk.io · undated page, accessed October 10, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]Agentic ai security moves into productionSnyk · snyk.io · published September 17, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Snyk launches evo continuous offensive securitySnyk · snyk.io · published August 4, 2026 · Tier A
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  13. [13]Container vulnerability management | Container Security Tools | Kubernetes Security Solutions | SnykSnyk · undated page, accessed October 28, 2026 · Tier A
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  17. [17]Board | About us | SnykSnyk · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
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  19. [19]Snyk | Customer Product UpdatesSnyk · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  20. [20]DeepCode AI | AI Code Review | AI Security for SAST | Snyk AI | SnykSnyk · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
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  23. [23]Snyk Unveils Evo Continuous Offensive Security to Bring AI-Native Pentesting to the Enterprise | SnykSnyk · published May 27, 2026 · Tier A
  24. [24]Snyk Launches Agent Security Solution to Protect the Full AI Lifecycle; Announces General Availability of Evo AI-SPM | SnykSnyk · published March 23, 2026 · Tier A
  25. [25]Snyk Launches Evo Agentic AppSec, Redefining Traditional AppSec With a Team of Security Agents | SnykSnyk · published October 15, 2026 · Tier A
  26. [26]As AI Risk Scales and Vulnerabilities Compound, Evo by Snyk Reaches 60% of New Deal Volume | SnykSnyk · published September 17, 2026 · Tier A

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