# Bandit alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 240 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Bandit holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/bandit/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Semgrep: 69
- Checkmarx One: 37
- SonarQube: 25
- Snyk Code: 21
- Snyk: 9
- Aikido Security: 6

## Static application security testing

**Small business**: 78 of 84 answers did not name Bandit (Bandit is #10 of 13 at 0%).

- Semgrep: first choice in 43 of those 78
- SonarQube: first choice in 11 of those 78
- Snyk Code: first choice in 7 of those 78
- Aikido Security: first choice in 5 of those 78
- Snyk: first choice in 5 of those 78
- CodeAnt AI: first choice in 1 of those 78
- CodeQL: first choice in 1 of those 78
- Codiga: first choice in 1 of those 78

**Mid-market**: 78 of 84 answers did not name Bandit (Bandit is #9 of 10 at 0%).

- Semgrep: first choice in 21 of those 78
- Snyk Code: first choice in 10 of those 78
- SonarQube: first choice in 10 of those 78
- Checkmarx One: first choice in 4 of those 78
- Snyk: first choice in 4 of those 78
- CodeQL: first choice in 3 of those 78
- Aikido Security: first choice in 1 of those 78
- DeepSource: first choice in 1 of those 78

**Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Bandit.

- Checkmarx One: first choice in 33 of those 84
- Veracode Static Analysis: first choice in 6 of those 84
- Semgrep: first choice in 5 of those 84
- Snyk Code: first choice in 4 of those 84
- SonarQube: first choice in 4 of those 84
- CodeQL: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Black Duck Coverity: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Broadcom Fortify: first choice in 1 of those 84

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