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AI Tool Comparison

Comparing as AI Application Security (SAST/SCA/DAST)
Snyk vs Semgrep

Compare features, pricing, pros & cons, and user ratings to decide which AI tool is best for your needs.

Snyk

Snyk

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Semgrep

Semgrep

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Detailed Comparison

Feature
Snyk
Semgrep
Pricing
FreemiumSnyk offers a free tier for open-source projects with limited test counts \u2014 a genuine starting point for individual developers and small teams working on public repositories. Team plan at $25/developer/month (minimum 5 developers, up to 10 developers) includes all five security products (Code, Open Source, Container, IaC, API) with prioritized vulnerability remediation, compliance reporting, and integration with enterprise security tools. Enterprise plan at custom pricing (contact sales) adds SSO/SAML, advanced analytics and reporting dashboards, SBOM generation, compliance frameworks (CIS, PCI, ISO, HIPAA, SOC 2), Snyk Guard for adaptive policy enforcement, dedicated customer success, and API access for custom integrations. Note: per-developer pricing scales quickly and can become expensive for teams beyond 50-100 developers.
FreemiumSemgrep Community Edition is completely free and open-source under LGPL-2.1 with no usage limits, no account required, and no artificial restrictions — a genuine free SAST engine for individual developers and teams. Team plan at approximately $35/contributor/month bundles Semgrep Code (SAST), Semgrep Supply Chain (SCA), and Semgrep Secrets together with Semgrep Assistant AI triage, cross-file analysis, 20,000+ Pro rules, SSO, PR/MR integration, and IDE plugins. Modules can also be purchased separately (approximately $30 each for SAST and SCA, $15 for Secrets) for teams needing only specific capabilities. Enterprise plan at custom pricing adds dedicated support and SLAs, advanced RBAC, custom deployment options, Semgrep Guardian pipeline builder, AI Memories across all repositories, MCP server integration, and advanced compliance reporting. Contact Semgrep through semgrep.dev for enterprise pricing.
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Summary
Developer-first AI security platform — DeepCode AI SAST, SCA, container, IaC, and AI Security Fabric
Open-source SAST and AI AppSec platform — custom rules, Semgrep Assistant, and Multimodal engine for AI-generated code
Snyk

Snyk Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Developer-first design — real-time IDE feedback and one-click fixes where developers already work
  • DeepCode AI generates remediation patches automatically — not just detection but actual fix suggestions
  • All five security products (Code, Open Source, Container, IaC, API) in one subscription at every tier
  • 1B+ security tests/month across 2,500+ customers including Google, Salesforce, and Intuit
  • Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader for Application Security Testing (2025)
  • $407M+ revenue, $8.6B valuation, $530M+ raised — financially robust and growing
  • Snyk Guard and AI Security Fabric (2026) addresses AI-generated code vulnerabilities proactively

Cons

  • Per-developer pricing scales painfully for larger teams — becomes expensive beyond 50-100 developers
  • Enterprise features require custom pricing negotiations with sales team
  • False positives require more manual triage than ideal
  • Free plan limited to open-source projects only — private repo scanning requires paid plan
  • Some advanced features have a steep learning curve for developer teams new to AppSec
Semgrep

Semgrep Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Genuinely free open-source SAST engine (LGPL-2.1) with no account or usage limits — real value, not a crippled demo
  • 100M+ scans/year at Figma, Dropbox, Okta, Lyft, Snowflake — proven at scale in demanding engineering environments
  • YAML custom rules — most readable, maintainable, and auditable rule format in the AppSec market
  • Semgrep Multimodal (2026) — hybrid rule + LLM engine reporting 8x more true positives with 50% less noise
  • Semgrep Assistant AI Memories auto-applies past triage decisions — no double-reviewing the same false positive
  • MCP server integration (2025) — AI coding assistants can call Semgrep scans in real-time as code is generated
  • Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader for Application Security Testing (2025), $204M raised, Menlo/Lightspeed/Sequoia-backed

Cons

  • Commercial Team/Enterprise plans add up quickly when stacking multiple modules (SAST + SCA + Secrets)
  • Requires source code access — cannot scan compiled binaries unlike Veracode
  • No built-in developer security training module (unlike Checkmarx Codebashing or Veracode eLearning)
  • GitLab Ultimate packages the open-source engine for free — reduces incremental value for GitLab users
  • Advanced AI features (Memories, MCP server, Multimodal) gated to higher-tier paid plans