What Snyk Code does well
- • IDE-first workflow — fast plug-ins for VS Code, JetBrains, Visual Studio.
- • Free tier usable for evaluation and small open-source projects.
- • Mature ML-based taint analysis backed by an active engineering blog and case studies.
- • Centralised dashboard for security teams managing multiple repos.
Where the choice differs
| StaticCodeAudit | Snyk Code | |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment | Standalone CLI, runs locally | SaaS (cloud-only by default) |
| Source code uploaded? | No, never | Yes, to Snyk infrastructure |
| Pricing model | Annual flat fee €990 → €30 K+ | Per-developer, $25–40/dev/month |
| Compliance matrices | CWE, WCAG, ISO 27001, ASVS, NIST CSF — built-in | CWE coverage |
| Languages | 8 (Python, JS/TS, HTML, Java, C#, PHP, YAML, Dockerfile) | 12+ via Snyk DeepCode AI |
| CI/CD analysis | CICD category built-in (.gitlab-ci, GH Actions) | Snyk IaC (separate product) |
| Audit log of outbound calls | Empty (verifiable with tcpdump) | Required for analysis |
| Free tier | Demo, 10 files / 1 K SLOC, no signup | Unlimited scans on small/OSS repos |
Comparison based on each vendor's published deployment model and pricing as of May 2026. Snyk pricing source: snyk.io/plans.
Pick StaticCodeAudit if…
- ✅ Your source code cannot legally leave your perimeter (regulated industries, NDA-bound consulting, IP-sensitive products).
- ✅ You want a predictable annual flat fee regardless of how your team grows.
- ✅ You need compliance matrices ready out-of-the-box (ISO 27001 Annex A, ASVS, WCAG 2.1).
- ✅ You prefer a self-contained HTML report you can attach to an audit binder.
Pick Snyk Code if…
- ✅ You're comfortable with SaaS and want centralised dashboards across all your repos.
- ✅ Your team values tight IDE integration over offline guarantees.
- ✅ Your codebase is open-source or already public — privacy is not a constraint.
Architecture in one sentence each
StaticCodeAudit
A single binary you download from this site, runs entirely on your machine, reads your source code from local files, writes a self-contained HTML report next to them. No daemon, no server, no cloud account. The only outbound network call across an entire scan is zero (verifiable with tcpdump -i any -n).
Snyk Code
A SaaS analyser. The CLI (or the GitHub/GitLab integration, or the IDE plugin) uploads your source code to Snyk's infrastructure for analysis. Results come back from the cloud and are stored on Snyk's servers, where a security team can review them on a centralised dashboard. The model is by design — Snyk's DeepCode AI engine runs server-side, not in your CLI.
This single architectural difference drives most of the downstream choices: who hosts your source code, how pricing scales, whether you can use it under an NDA that forbids third-party processing, what your audit trail looks like for a SOC 2 or ISO 27001 review.
Concrete pricing scenarios (annual)
Snyk Code's published Team plan is $25/developer/month billed annually; Enterprise is custom (typically > $40/dev/mo for committed volume). StaticCodeAudit is a flat annual fee tied to scan capacity, not seats. Here are three side-by-side scenarios at the same headcount:
| Scenario | StaticCodeAudit | Snyk Code |
|---|---|---|
| Solo / freelance 1 developer, ~50 K SLOC |
990 €/year (Solo tier) | Free tier (limited scans) or $25/mo = ~280 €/year |
| Startup / small team 10 developers, ~500 K SLOC |
3 990 €/year (Team tier, flat) | $25 × 10 × 12 = 3 000 $ ≈ 2 800 €/year |
| Mid-market / regulated 30 developers, ~2 M SLOC |
11 990 €/year (Team Plus, flat) | Enterprise tier (typically 14 000–20 000 $/year for this size) |
Snyk public pricing source: snyk.io/plans. Enterprise pricing is negotiated. Currency conversion at 1 € ≈ 1.07 USD (May 2026 indicative). StaticCodeAudit pricing is published on this site and does not vary with team size — only with scan capacity.
Frequently asked questions
Can Snyk Code be deployed fully on-premise without sending source code to Snyk?
As of May 2026, Snyk Code's published deployment model uploads source code to Snyk infrastructure for analysis. Snyk's broader platform offers Snyk Broker for private repo metadata, but the Code analysis itself runs in Snyk's cloud. If your security policy forbids any third-party processing of source code, an offline tool is the only fit.
Does StaticCodeAudit cover the same languages as Snyk Code?
Not exactly. Snyk Code advertises 12+ languages via its DeepCode AI engine. StaticCodeAudit covers 8 (Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, Java, C#, PHP, YAML, Dockerfile) with 697 curated rules mapped to CWE/WCAG/ISO 27001/ASVS/NIST. If you need a language we don't yet cover (Go, Rust, Ruby, Kotlin, Swift, C/C++), Snyk Code has broader reach today.
Is the analysis engine comparable in depth?
Different approach. Snyk Code uses a learned ML model trained on a large corpus of code. StaticCodeAudit uses a curated rule engine with regex + AST + multi-step taint analysis on top of explicit metadata. Snyk wins on "discover unknown patterns". StaticCodeAudit wins on "every finding is traceable to a published standard" — important for audit binders.
How does each handle CI/CD?
Snyk has dedicated CLI commands (snyk code test) callable from any CI runner with a Snyk API token. StaticCodeAudit ships a builtin CICD category that scans .gitlab-ci.yml, GitHub Actions and similar files for misconfigurations directly — without sending the CI configuration anywhere.
Can I migrate from Snyk Code to StaticCodeAudit?
Yes, no lock-in either way. Both produce findings keyed by CWE, so suppressions and triage decisions translate. Practically: install the StaticCodeAudit binary, run it against your repo, compare findings overlap with your current Snyk report, decide which findings to suppress in the new tool. The CLI flags --lang and --rules-disabled let you replicate Snyk's coverage subset if needed.
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