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

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 421 of the 504 answers in the 2 categories where Snyk 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/snyk/alternatives/

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

- Semgrep: 72
- Aikido Security: 57
- Checkmarx One: 44
- Snyk Code: 22
- SonarQube: 20
- ArmorCode: 17

## Application security posture management

**Small business**: 57 of 84 answers did not name Snyk (Snyk is #2 of 12 at 19%).

- Aikido Security: first choice in 39 of those 57
- Checkmarx ASPM: first choice in 1 of those 57
- Conviso Platform: first choice in 1 of those 57
- DefectDojo: first choice in 1 of those 57
- GitHub's built-in security overview: first choice in 1 of those 57
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 57

**Mid-market**: 59 of 84 answers did not name Snyk (Snyk is #2 of 12 at 14%).

- Aikido Security: first choice in 11 of those 59
- ArmorCode: first choice in 4 of those 59
- DefectDojo: first choice in 4 of those 59
- Cycode ASPM: first choice in 3 of those 59
- Apiiro: first choice in 2 of those 59
- Checkmarx One: first choice in 2 of those 59
- Phoenix Security: first choice in 2 of those 59
- Strobes ASPM: first choice in 2 of those 59

**Enterprise**: 78 of 84 answers did not name Snyk (Snyk is #7 of 13 at 4%).

- ArmorCode: first choice in 13 of those 78
- Apiiro: first choice in 11 of those 78
- Checkmarx One: first choice in 7 of those 78
- Checkmarx ASPM: first choice in 3 of those 78
- Cycode ASPM: first choice in 3 of those 78
- DefectDojo: first choice in 3 of those 78
- Aikido Security: first choice in 2 of those 78
- Checkmarx One ASPM: first choice in 2 of those 78

## Static application security testing

**Small business**: 72 of 84 answers did not name Snyk (Snyk is #4 of 13 at 9%).

- Semgrep: first choice in 43 of those 72
- Snyk Code: first choice in 8 of those 72
- SonarQube: first choice in 7 of those 72
- Aikido Security: first choice in 4 of those 72
- CodeAnt AI: first choice in 1 of those 72
- CodeQL: first choice in 1 of those 72
- Codiga: first choice in 1 of those 72
- GitHub Advanced Security: first choice in 1 of those 72

**Mid-market**: 78 of 84 answers did not name Snyk (Snyk is #4 of 10 at 8%).

- Semgrep: first choice in 24 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
- 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
- GitHub Advanced Security: first choice in 1 of those 78

**Enterprise**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Snyk (Snyk is #10 of 10 at 0%).

- Checkmarx One: first choice in 31 of those 77
- Veracode Static Analysis: first choice in 6 of those 77
- Semgrep: first choice in 5 of those 77
- Snyk Code: first choice in 4 of those 77
- SonarQube: first choice in 3 of those 77
- Black Duck Coverity: first choice in 1 of those 77
- Broadcom Fortify: first choice in 1 of those 77
- CodeQL: first choice in 1 of those 77

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