# Checkmarx One alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 408 of the 504 answers in the 2 categories where Checkmarx One 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/checkmarx-one/alternatives/

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

- Aikido Security: 83
- Semgrep: 73
- Snyk: 25
- SonarQube: 21
- Snyk Code: 15
- ArmorCode: 13

## Static application security testing

**Small business**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Checkmarx One (Checkmarx One is #13 of 13 at 0%).

- Semgrep: first choice in 49 of those 83
- SonarQube: first choice in 11 of those 83
- Snyk Code: first choice in 7 of those 83
- Aikido Security: first choice in 5 of those 83
- Snyk: first choice in 5 of those 83
- CodeAnt AI: first choice in 1 of those 83
- CodeQL: first choice in 1 of those 83
- Codiga: first choice in 1 of those 83

**Mid-market**: 69 of 84 answers did not name Checkmarx One (Checkmarx One is #8 of 10 at 2%).

- Semgrep: first choice in 21 of those 69
- SonarQube: first choice in 8 of those 69
- Snyk Code: first choice in 7 of those 69
- Snyk: first choice in 4 of those 69
- CodeQL: first choice in 3 of those 69
- Aikido Security: first choice in 1 of those 69
- DeepSource: first choice in 1 of those 69
- GitHub Advanced Security: first choice in 1 of those 69

**Enterprise**: 38 of 84 answers did not name Checkmarx One (Checkmarx One is #1 of 10 at 54%).

- Semgrep: first choice in 3 of those 38
- SonarQube: first choice in 2 of those 38
- CodeQL: first choice in 1 of those 38
- GitLab SAST: first choice in 1 of those 38
- Snyk Code: first choice in 1 of those 38
- SonarQube Server Enterprise or Data Center: first choice in 1 of those 38
- Veracode Static Analysis: first choice in 1 of those 38
- ZeroPath: first choice in 1 of those 38

## Application security posture management

**Small business**: 81 of 84 answers did not name Checkmarx One (Checkmarx One is #10 of 12 at 0%).

- Aikido Security: first choice in 58 of those 81
- Snyk: first choice in 8 of those 81
- Checkmarx ASPM: first choice in 1 of those 81
- Conviso Platform: first choice in 1 of those 81
- DefectDojo: first choice in 1 of those 81
- GitHub's built-in security overview: first choice in 1 of those 81
- Jit: first choice in 1 of those 81
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 81

**Mid-market**: 74 of 84 answers did not name Checkmarx One (Checkmarx One is #8 of 12 at 0%).

- Aikido Security: first choice in 17 of those 74
- Snyk: first choice in 8 of those 74
- DefectDojo: first choice in 6 of those 74
- Cycode ASPM: first choice in 4 of those 74
- Jit: first choice in 4 of those 74
- ArmorCode: first choice in 3 of those 74
- Apiiro: first choice in 2 of those 74
- Conviso Platform: first choice in 2 of those 74

**Enterprise**: 63 of 84 answers did not name Checkmarx One (Checkmarx One is #2 of 13 at 16%).

- ArmorCode: first choice in 10 of those 63
- Apiiro: first choice in 5 of those 63
- Checkmarx ASPM: first choice in 3 of those 63
- Checkmarx One ASPM: first choice in 3 of those 63
- Cycode ASPM: first choice in 3 of those 63
- DefectDojo: first choice in 3 of those 63
- Aikido Security: first choice in 2 of those 63
- ArmorCode ASPM Platform: first choice in 1 of those 63

Published under CC BY 4.0. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.