Snyk vs Trivy

Open-source scanner focused on vulnerabilities, misconfigurations and secrets, without AI-specific guardrails

SnykFind and fix vulnerabilities in code, dependencies and containers

TrivyOpen-source scanner for vulnerabilities, misconfigs and secrets

Which to pick

Pick Snyk if you want…

AI-native security and governance
Commercial vulnerability management
Integrations with Claude Code, Cursor or Codex (on Snyk's list, not Trivy's)

Pick Trivy if you want…

All-in-one open-source security scanner
Open-source vulnerability scanning
A free, open-source tool
Integrations with Docker, Kubernetes or Azure Container Registry (on Trivy's list, not Snyk's)

Snyk offers a commercial SaaS platform with paid plans and broader ecosystem integrations

Side by side

What it is: Snyk:Snyk secures AI-generated code, agents, and applications with continuous offensive security.; Trivy:Trivy is an open-source scanner that finds vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, secrets and generates SBOMs for code, containers and Kubernetes.
Best for: Snyk:AI-native security and governance; Trivy:All-in-one open-source security scanner
Who it’s for: Snyk:AI development teams and security engineers building AI-native software.; Trivy:Developers and security teams needing fast, free scanning of code, images and infrastructure.
Pricing: Snyk:Freemium; Trivy:Open source
Plans: Snyk:Free $0 / month billed monthly · Team $25 / month billed monthly; Trivy:—
Open source: Snyk:—; Trivy:Yes, 38,170 GitHub stars
Works with: Snyk:Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, CI/CD pipelines, source code managers; Trivy:Docker, Kubernetes, Azure Container Registry

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.

Trivy features

Vulnerability scanning. Detects CVEs in binaries, container images and source code repositories.
Misconfiguration detection. Finds insecure settings in IaC templates and Kubernetes manifests.
Secret scanning. Identifies hard-coded credentials and secrets in code and images.
SBOM generation. Creates Software Bill of Materials for artifacts to track component licenses.
Cloud and Kubernetes scanning. Scans cloud resources and Kubernetes clusters for security issues.
Docker extension. Integrates as a Docker extension for easy image scanning in Docker workflows.

Snyk vs Trivy FAQ

Is Snyk or Trivy free?+

Snyk has a free plan; paid plans start at $25/month (Team). Trivy is free and open source.

Which is cheaper, Snyk or Trivy?+

Trivy is free, so it costs less. Snyk starts at $25/month (Team).

Is Snyk or Trivy open source?+

Trivy is open source (aquasecurity/trivy on GitHub, Apache-2.0 license). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for Snyk.

Do Snyk and Trivy integrate with the same tools?+

Their integration lists don't overlap: Snyk lists Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, CI/CD pipelines and 1 more; Trivy lists Docker, Kubernetes and Azure Container Registry.

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