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Snyk vs Sonatype

Snyk sells the AI Security Platform, which secures the code AI writes, the agents it runs, and the applications it builds. Sonatype sells software that guides component selection, blocks malicious components and automates dependency fixes in developer and agent workflows. 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 Sonatype: 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.ioSonatypeSonatype sells software that guides component selection, blocks malicious components and automates dependency fixes in developer and agent workflows.sonatype.com
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.
  • Nexus One Platform[4][9]A platform that helps developers and agents build with trusted components and automate governance.
  • Sonatype Nexus Repository[4][6][10]An enterprise artifact repository manager for packages, containers, models, and build artifacts.
  • Sonatype Lifecycle[2][4][11][13][16]Software composition analysis with policies for open source components and AI models.
  • Sonatype Guide[4][5][13][14]Includes the Sonatype Lifecycle capabilities and the software compliance capabilities of SBOM Manager.
Categories
Headquarters
Boston, United States[2]Fulton, United States[3]
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]
Not stated on its pages
G2 and Gartner Peer Insights
  • G2: Not stated on its pages
  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
  • G2: listed, seen November 3, 2026[7]
  • 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.From its own pages, Sonatype sells mainly to development, DevOps, platform engineering, and security teams that want to govern open source components and AI models. Sonatype describes Nexus One as the single source of truth for those teams. Sonatype also says it offers special pricing for government agencies. Teams that track work in Jira Cloud or Jira Data Center are among those its Lifecycle integration addresses.
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October 10, 2026September 27, 2026

Where they overlap

  • Software composition analysis is the primary category of both Snyk and Sonatype; both are also filed under Software supply chain security.
  • Both are headquartered in the United States.

Where they differ, field by field

  • 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. Sonatype lists Nexus One Platform, Sonatype Nexus Repository, Sonatype Lifecycle and Sonatype Guide.
  • Snyk is headquartered in Boston, United States. Sonatype is headquartered in Fulton, 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.

How they differ

CISO Tribune files Snyk under software composition analysis, static application security testing, secrets detection and software supply chain security, with software composition analysis as its primary category. CISO Tribune files Sonatype under software composition analysis and software supply chain security, also with software composition analysis as its primary category. The two overlap in software composition analysis and container scanning, but the product sets differ. Snyk sells Snyk Code for SAST scanning, Snyk Container, Snyk Agent Fix, Snyk Studio and AI-SPM. Sonatype sells Nexus One Platform, Sonatype Nexus Repository, Sonatype Lifecycle and Sonatype Guide. Sonatype Nexus Repository is an artifact repository manager for packages, containers, models and build artifacts. Sonatype Guide includes the Sonatype Lifecycle capabilities and the compliance capabilities of SBOM Manager. Snyk Container is available to bundle with Snyk Open Source.

Snyk is headquartered in Boston, United States, was founded in 2015, and its latest recorded funding round is a Series G of USD 196.5 million dated December 13, 2022. Sonatype is headquartered in Fulton, United States, and was acquired by Vista Equity Partners in late 2019. Snyk publicly names MongoDB, Skyscanner, Auth0, DFDS and Helvetia as customers.

On October 15, 2026, Snyk announced Evo Agentic AppSec, a team of AI security agents that finds, fixes and blocks vulnerabilities in code. On August 4, 2026, Snyk made Evo Continuous Offensive Security generally available. Sonatype says New customers are required to purchase Sonatype Guide for software composition analysis and open source governance functionality. Sonatype also describes itself as the maintainer of Maven Central and the creator of Nexus Repository.

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: Sonatype

What Nexus One Platform does[4][9]
Nexus One platform helps developers and agents build with trusted components, automate governance, and increase visibility across the AI SDLC. Sonatype presents it as the single source of truth for development, DevOps, platform engineering, and security teams.
What Sonatype Nexus Repository does[4][6][10]
Sonatype Nexus Repository gives developers, pipelines, and agents one place to pull, publish, and manage the packages, containers, models, and build artifacts behind every release. It gives global teams secure access with TLS encryption, SAML, and SSO support. It also stores and manages container images.
What Sonatype Lifecycle does[2][4][11][13][16]
Sonatype Lifecycle offers 18 default policies and over 30 customizable constraints. It pushes component intelligence into GitHub so developers can respond to policy violations in pull requests. Its capabilities are now included in Sonatype Guide.
What Sonatype Guide does[4][5][13][14]
New customers purchase Sonatype Guide to get software composition analysis and open source governance functionality. Sonatype Guide integrates into CI/CD platforms like GitHub and Jenkins to scan containers for known vulnerabilities, policy violations, and license risks.

Questions about Snyk and Sonatype

What do Snyk and Sonatype sell?
Snyk sells Snyk Code, Snyk Container, Snyk Agent Fix, Snyk Studio, DeepCode AI and 2 more. Sonatype sells Nexus One Platform, Sonatype Nexus Repository, Sonatype Lifecycle and Sonatype Guide.
Are Snyk and Sonatype in the same category?
Yes. Software composition analysis is the primary category of both on CISO Tribune.
Where are Snyk and Sonatype headquartered?
Snyk is headquartered in Boston, United States. Sonatype is headquartered in Fulton, United States.
When were Snyk and Sonatype founded?
Snyk was founded in 2015.
Who owns Snyk and Sonatype?
Snyk's latest recorded funding is Series G (USD 196.5 million round), dated December 13, 2022.
Which customers do Snyk and Sonatype name?
Snyk publicly names MongoDB, Skyscanner, Auth0, DFDS and Helvetia.
Who are Snyk and Sonatype 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. From its own pages, Sonatype sells mainly to development, DevOps, platform engineering, and security teams that want to govern open source components and AI models.
What have Snyk and Sonatype announced recently?
October 15, 2026: Snyk announced Evo Agentic AppSec, a team of AI security agents that finds, fixes and blocks vulnerabilities in code.

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

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Sonatype full record

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