Sonatype vs Snyk

Over 180 million vulnerabilities logged - that’s the Sonatype difference

Developer friendly

Get a 2x boost in productivity with component recommendations based on your own organization's OSS policy.

Easy to integrate

Works seamlessly with the DevOps tools you already have in place.

Reliable security automation

Superior data and policy customization mean security leaders can automate with trust and confidence.

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Developer friendly

Get a 2x boost in productivity with component recommendations based on your own organization's OSS policy.

Easy to integrate

Works seamlessly with the DevOps tools you already have in place.

Reliable security automation

Superior data and policy customization mean security leaders can automate with trust and confidence.

Get more from your technology

Revolutionize your approach to open source security with the Sonatype Platform. Transition from merely responding to risks to actively preventing them.
Never let another vulnerability sneak into your software.

Features
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Platform yes Complete DevSecOps Product Suite no Partial
Repository Manager yes Yes no No
Repository Firewall (Perimeter Protection) yes Yes no Plug-in
Software Composition Analysis (SCA) yes Yes and recognized as "Leader" in Forrester SCA wave yes Yes
Static Application Security Testing (SAST) yes Yes via Sonatype Developer yes Yes via Snyk Code
AI and Large Language Model (LLM) Tools yes AI/LLM detection and visualization tools with policy setting and complete software supply chain features no Vulnerability detection only
License Obligations yes Yes with Advanced Legal Pack (ALP) no Limited
Data Precision yes Derives data and has catalogued more than 300M open source components and counting and augmented with deep-dive research no Relies on data from public sources
Developer Productivity yes Enables developers with prioritzation and low false positives no Distracts developers with frequent alerts and higher false positives compared to Sonatype
Malicious Vulnerability Detection yes Yes and industry-leading, with more than 250,000 malicious packges on file yes Yes, but limited, with only 3,200 malicious packages on file
Deployment yes Complete (SaaS, Self-Hosted, Air-Gapped) no Partial (SaaS and Private Cloud)
Enterprise Scale yes Enterprise scale with enterprise-level policy features and customizations. no Limited. No security workflows. Lack enterprise-level policy system.
Free Options Available yes Yes yes Yes
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Features
Platform yes Complete DevSecOps Product Suite
Repository Manager yes Yes
Repository Firewall (Perimeter Protection) yes Yes
Software Composition Analysis (SCA) yes Yes and recognized as "Leader" in Forrester SCA wave
Static Application Security Testing (SAST) yes Yes via Sonatype Developer
AI and Large Language Model (LLM) Tools yes AI/LLM detection and visualization tools with policy setting and complete software supply chain features
License Obligations yes Yes with Advanced Legal Pack (ALP)
Data Precision yes Derives data and has catalogued more than 300M open source components and counting and augmented with deep-dive research
Developer Productivity yes Enables developers with prioritzation and low false positives
Malicious Vulnerability Detection yes Yes and industry-leading, with more than 250,000 malicious packges on file
Deployment yes Complete (SaaS, Self-Hosted, Air-Gapped)
Enterprise Scale yes Enterprise scale with enterprise-level policy features and customizations.
Free Options Available yes Yes
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Features
Platform no Partial
Repository Manager no No
Repository Firewall (Perimeter Protection) no Plug-in
Software Composition Analysis (SCA) yes Yes
Static Application Security Testing (SAST) yes Yes via Snyk Code
AI and Large Language Model (LLM) Tools no Vulnerability detection only
License Obligations no Limited
Data Precision no Relies on data from public sources
Developer Productivity no Distracts developers with frequent alerts and higher false positives compared to Sonatype
Malicious Vulnerability Detection yes Yes, but limited, with only 3,200 malicious packages on file
Deployment no Partial (SaaS and Private Cloud)
Enterprise Scale no Limited. No security workflows. Lack enterprise-level policy system.
Free Options Available yes Yes
SONATYPE VS. SNYK

Complete SDLC Protection

a graphic showing that the Sonatype platform offers complete SDLC protection, while Snyk only protects the development step of the SDLC.

Superior data
powers our platform

Access exclusive vulnerability data

We have you covered. Go well beyond the National Vulnerability Database and leverage Sonatype's exclusive intelligence that scans than 250,000 new releases a day discovered by our in-house team of 30+ security researchers.

95x
more malicious packages discovered than alternative solutions

Focus on what matters

We save you time. Using a combination of open source and visibility discovery combined with behavioral intelligence, we analyze the uniqu anatomy of OSS and correctly identify true positives.

2x
time savings for developers by reducing false positives

Accuracy you can trust

We have the breadth and depth. We have catalogued nearly 300 million open source components and continue to find more than 17 thousand vulnerable release implications a day at a speed 10x faster than the NVD.

32%
of public security advisories are corrected by Sonatype

See the difference Sonatype data can make

Stay ahead of risks and seize control with features like policy-based vulnerability management, AI-assisted continuous validation, expert remediation guidance, and more—all seamlessly integrated into developer toolsets.

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