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Snyk vs Spellwarden
Short answer: Pick Snyk if you want AI-native security and governance; pick Spellwarden if you want static security scanning for AI agents. Snyk has a free plan, paid from $25/month; Spellwarden has a free plan.
SnykFind and fix vulnerabilities in code, dependencies and containers
SpellwardenSecurity checks for agent skills and MCP serversWhich to pick
Pick Snyk if you want…
- AI-native security and governance
- General code vulnerability scanning
- Integrations with Codex, CI/CD pipelines or source code managers (on Snyk's list, not Spellwarden's)
Pick Spellwarden if you want…
- Static security scanning for AI agents
- Open-source code (spellwarden-ai/spellwarden on GitHub, Apache-2.0 license)
- Integrations with VS Code, GitHub Actions or GitLab CI (on Spellwarden's list, not Snyk's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Snyk:Snyk secures AI-generated code, agents, and applications with continuous offensive security.
- Spellwarden:Spellwarden scans AI agent skills and MCP servers for security issues and enforces policies.
- Best for
- Snyk:AI-native security and governance
- Spellwarden:Static security scanning for AI agents
- Who it’s for
- Snyk:AI development teams and security engineers building AI-native software.
- Spellwarden:Teams building or operating AI agents and MCP gateways.
- Pricing
- Snyk:Freemium
- Spellwarden:Freemium
- Starting price
- Snyk:$25/month (Team)
- Spellwarden:—
- Free plan or trial
- Snyk:Free plan (Free) · Free trial
- Spellwarden:Free trial
- Plans
- Snyk:Free $0 / month billed monthly · Team $25 / month billed monthly
- Spellwarden:—
- Open source
- Snyk:—
- Spellwarden:Yes, 3 GitHub stars
- Works with
- Snyk:Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, CI/CD pipelines, source code managers
- Spellwarden:Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Kong, Zuplo MCP Gateway, OpenTelemetry
Snyk features
- Automated AI Attack Protection. Scans AI-generated code artifacts for vulnerabilities at machine speed.
- Agentic Development Guardrails. Validates tools and code created by AI agents before they are committed.
- AI Application Governance. Provides inventory and policy enforcement for AI models, workflows, and agents in production.
- Continuous Offensive Security. AI-powered pentesting and red-team simulations to find chained business-logic flaws.
- AI Security Posture Management. Central dashboard with automated guardrails and risk scoring for AI workloads.
- IDE & CI/CD Integrations. Integrates with IDEs, pipelines, and AI coding assistants like Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex.
- Credit-Based Enterprise Platform. Buy credits to access any Snyk capability with transparent per-credit rates.
- Real-time Code Scanning. Provides SCA, SAST, IaC and container scanning with instant feedback.
Spellwarden features
- Skill & Server Scanning. Scans SKILL.md packages, MCP servers and A2A agent cards with 65 static rules.
- Policy Packs. Exports enforcement rule packs to Claude Code hooks, Kong and Zuplo MCP Gateway.
- Eval Suites. Runs paired evaluations and grades skill impact before deployment.
- Runtime Tracing. Matches OpenTelemetry traces to scans to show what agents actually use.
- Private MCP Registry. Curates and admits only vetted, auth-enabled entries for MCP servers.
- CI Integration. GitHub Action and GitLab component add code-scanning alerts to PRs/MRs.
Snyk vs Spellwarden FAQ
What is the difference between Snyk and Spellwarden?+
Snyk: Focuses on code, dependencies and containers, not AI agent skills or MCP servers.
Should I use Snyk or Spellwarden?+
Pick Snyk if you want AI-native security and governance, general code vulnerability scanning or integrations with Codex, CI/CD pipelines or source code managers (on Snyk's list, not Spellwarden's). Pick Spellwarden if you want static security scanning for AI agents, open-source code (spellwarden-ai/spellwarden on GitHub, Apache-2.0 license) or integrations with VS Code, GitHub Actions or GitLab CI (on Spellwarden's list, not Snyk's).
Is Snyk or Spellwarden free?+
Snyk has a free plan; paid plans start at $25/month (Team). Spellwarden has a free plan and paid plans.
Is Snyk or Spellwarden open source?+
Spellwarden is open source (spellwarden-ai/spellwarden on GitHub, Apache-2.0 license). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for Snyk.
Do Snyk and Spellwarden integrate with the same tools?+
Partly. Both list Claude Code and Cursor. Snyk also lists Codex, CI/CD pipelines and source code managers; Spellwarden also lists VS Code, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Kong and 2 more.
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