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Snyk vs Socket

Snyk sells the AI Security Platform, which secures the code AI writes, the agents it runs, and the applications it builds. Socket offers a developer-first platform that blocks malicious packages before they reach the code of its users. CISO Tribune files both under Software composition analysis and Software supply chain security. 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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Snyk vs Socket: Products, Customers and Funding Compared
SnykSnyk sells the AI Security Platform, which secures the code AI writes, the agents it runs, and the applications it builds.snyk.ioSocketSocket offers a developer-first platform that blocks malicious packages before they reach the code of its users.socket.dev
What it sells
  • 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.
  • Socket Firewall[1][3]Blocks malicious packages at install.
  • Socket for GitHub[1][3]Catches risky dependency additions and malicious updates in pull requests before they merge.
  • Dependency Search[1][3]Shows security insights for open source packages across every major registry.
Categories
Headquarters
Boston, United States[2]Not stated on its pages
Founded
2015[2][17]Not stated on its pages
Ownership and funding
Not stated on its pagesSeries G (USD 196.5 million round), December 13, 2022[3]Not stated on its pages
Named customers
Not stated on its pages
Recent news
  • 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]
  • May 20, 2026Socket announced a $60 million Series C funding round at a $1 billion valuation, led by Thrive Capital.[7]
G2 and Gartner Peer Insights
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  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
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  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
Who it fits
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.Socket says it serves industries including technology, media, healthcare and finance. Socket describes its platform as developer-first. Socket describes one of its plans as meant for building solo or in a small team.
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October 10, 2026November 5, 2026

Where they overlap

  • Snyk and Socket are both filed under Software composition analysis and Software supply chain security.

Where they differ, field by field

  • Snyk's primary category is Software composition analysis; Socket's is Software supply chain security.
  • Snyk is also filed under Static application security testing and Secrets detection.
  • Snyk lists Snyk Code, Snyk Container, Snyk Agent Fix, Snyk Studio, DeepCode AI and 2 more. Socket lists Socket Firewall, Socket for GitHub and Dependency Search.
  • Snyk is headquartered in Boston, United States.
  • Snyk was founded in 2015.
  • 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: 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.

What it sells: Socket

What Socket for GitHub does[1][3]
Socket for GitHub catches risky dependency additions and malicious updates in pull requests before they merge. A GitHub account is connected so that Socket can access and scan the repositories, and customers choose the repositories that Socket protects automatically. Socket can run on a CI/CD pipeline and creates a report for review. Socket creates a project health report for a project.
What Dependency Search does[1][3]
Dependency Search shows security insights for millions of open source packages across every major registry. Socket lets a user look up supply chain risks for a given version of a package in the ecosystem registry.

Questions about Snyk and Socket

What do Snyk and Socket sell?
Snyk sells Snyk Code, Snyk Container, Snyk Agent Fix, Snyk Studio, DeepCode AI and 2 more. Socket sells Socket Firewall, Socket for GitHub and Dependency Search.
Are Snyk and Socket in the same category?
They share Software composition analysis and Software supply chain security. Snyk's primary category is Software composition analysis and Socket's is Software supply chain security.
Where are Snyk and Socket headquartered?
Snyk is headquartered in Boston, United States.
When were Snyk and Socket founded?
Snyk was founded in 2015.
Who owns Snyk and Socket?
Snyk's latest recorded funding is Series G (USD 196.5 million round), dated December 13, 2022.
Which customers do Snyk and Socket name?
Snyk publicly names MongoDB, Skyscanner, Auth0, DFDS and Helvetia.
Who are Snyk and Socket sold to?
Snyk speaks to organizations building with AI, and to security teams that lack an inventory of the models, workflows, or agents running in production. Socket says it serves industries including technology, media, healthcare and finance.
What have Snyk and Socket announced recently?
October 15, 2026: Snyk announced Evo Agentic AppSec, a team of AI security agents that finds, fixes and blocks vulnerabilities in code. May 20, 2026: Socket announced a $60 million Series C funding round at a $1 billion valuation, led by Thrive Capital.

About Snyk

Snyk sells the AI Security Platform, which secures the code AI writes, the agents it runs, and the applications it builds. Snyk describes an independent security layer that continuously validates AI-generated code, governs development agents, and secures AI-native applications. Snyk was co-founded in 2015. The Snyk AI Security Platform integrates with IDEs, CI/CD pipelines, and AI coding assistants, including Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex.[1]

Snyk says security teams have no inventory of the models, workflows, or agents running in production. Snyk states that AI agents write code, invoke tools, and commit changes with no security checkpoint between inception and production. Snyk's Agentic AppSec uses security agents to find, fix, and verify vulnerabilities continuously. Evo ADS helps teams govern AI coding agents. 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.[1][18]

Snyk Code provides SAST scanning, and Snyk Agent Fix provides automatic remediation. Snyk's vulnerability scanner is compatible with most popular languages, IDEs, and CI/CD tools. Snyk automatically scans every PR and repo for a status report to assess, prioritize, and fix existing issues. Snyk integrates vulnerability scans, including PR checks, into the build process. Snyk maintains a database of over 35,000 real-world vulnerabilities and fixes written by Snyk security experts.[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. The Snyk Agent delivers AI-generated fixes for Snyk Code issues directly within a pull request. 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.[14][19]

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. Snyk says its specialized model is trained on data from millions of permissively licensed open source projects with verified code fixes, never customer data. DeepCode AI supports Snyk's context-aware risk scoring, which assesses the popularity of the affected package and the reachability of vulnerable code while monitoring the maturity of available exploits. DeepCode AI logic lets users write their own queries to find matches in their code.[20]

Snyk Container is offered as container and Kubernetes security solutions that help developers and DevOps find, prioritize, and fix vulnerabilities throughout the SDLC. 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 detects newly deployed and updated workloads in Kubernetes clusters. Snyk Container is part of the Snyk software supply chain security solution, and Snyk Container is available to bundle with Snyk Open Source. Snyk enables software transparency by providing both export and evaluation of software bills of materials (SBOMs).[13]

The Snyk MCP server is integrated into the Snyk CLI and lets AI agents use Snyk's scanning capabilities. Snyk helps secure MCP servers through the open source MCP-Scan project. MCP-Scan performs various types of analysis to find classifications of vulnerabilities that impact MCP servers, such as tool poisoning and toxic flow analysis. Snyk delivers SaaS services and runs planned maintenance on its cloud infrastructure. Snyk's planned maintenance happens every 3 months on the second Saturday of the month.[1][13][14][15][16][21][22]

Snyk on the record

Sources

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
  11. [11]Snyk launches evo agentic development securitySnyk · snyk.io · published June 23, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]Snyk AI Security Platform | Secure Code, Agents & Apps | SnykSnyk · undated page, accessed October 28, 2026 · Tier A
  13. [13]Container vulnerability management | Container Security Tools | Kubernetes Security Solutions | SnykSnyk · undated page, accessed October 28, 2026 · Tier A
  14. [14]Snyk Code | SAST Code Scanning Tool | Code Security Analysis & Fixes | SnykSnyk · undated page, accessed October 28, 2026 · Tier A
  15. [15]Secure Coding with IDE Plugins | IDE Security Plugins | SnykSnyk · undated page, accessed October 28, 2026 · Tier A
  16. [16]Customer Case Studies | SnykSnyk · undated page, accessed October 28, 2026 · Tier A
  17. [17]Board | About us | SnykSnyk · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  18. [18]AI-SPM | Agent security | Snyk User DocsSnyk User Docs · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  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
  21. [21]How to Detect Tool Poisoning in MCP Server Security | Snyk LabsSnyk Labs · published August 19, 2025 · Tier A
  22. [22]Snyk StatusSnyk · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  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

Socket full record

  1. [1]socket.devSocket · socket.dev · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]Redefining Supply Chain Security - SocketSocket · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]Socket - Block zero-day supply chain attacksSocket · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]What is SocketSocket · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]Socket for GitHubSocket · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]Pricing - SocketSocket · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]Socket raises $60M Series C at $1B valuation led by Thrive Capital to secure AI-driven software development | SocketSocket · published May 20, 2026 · Tier A

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