Aikido Security vs Snyk for AI code security
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Aikido Security scores 3.0 and Snyk 4.1 on our AI code security criteria, so Snyk ranks higher on the published weights. Aikido leads on pricing and buying clarity; Snyk leads on AI code and assistant coverage, endpoint deployment and tamper resistance and governance and policy control; they tie on developer experience and remediation and ASPM depth. The widest gap is governance and policy control, where Snyk scores 4.0 against 1.5.
Editorial assessment · Compiled from vendor product, docs, pricing and marketplace pages · Rated October 2026
How do Aikido Security and Snyk score side by side?
| Criterion | Weight | Aikido Security | Snyk | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coverage of AI-generated code and AI coding assistants | 25% | 3.0 | 5.0 | Snyk |
| Endpoint deployment and tamper resistance | 20% | 2.0 | 3.0 | Snyk |
| Governance and policy control for the CISO | 20% | 1.5 | 4.0 | Snyk |
| Developer experience and low friction | 15% | 4.5 | 4.5 | Tie |
| Pricing and buying clarity | 10% | 5.0 | 3.5 | Aikido |
| Remediation and ASPM depth | 10% | 4.0 | 4.0 | Tie |
| Weighted total | 3.0 | 4.1 |
Aikido Security leads on 1 criteria, Snyk leads on 3, and 2 are tied.
Aikido Security
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- Strength:Flat prices published: Developer $0 (2 users), Basic $300 a month and Pro $600 a month with 10 users included. [source]
- Strength:Free plan includes SCA, SAST, AI SAST and secrets. [source]
- Strength:Free IDE plugin for VS Code, Cursor and Windsurf. [source]
- Strength:Aikido Safe Chain blocks malware at package install. [source]
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Snyk
diff --verdict snyk · reviewed 2026-09
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- Strength:Free plan with SCA, SAST, IaC and container scanning and IDE, CLI and SCM integrations. [source]
- Strength:Team plan published at a starting price of $25 a month for up to 10 developers. [source]
- Strength:Evo Agentic Development Security names Claude, Cursor, Codex, Windsurf, Antigravity, Kiro and Qodo. [source]
- Strength:Evo can evaluate, steer or block risky agent activity before it executes. [source]
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How do Aikido Security and Snyk cover AI code and coding assistants?
Aikido Security: The free IDE plugin scans for SAST issues and secrets in VS Code, Cursor and Windsurf; no agent, model or MCP discovery is described.
Snyk: Evo Agentic Development Security names Claude, Cursor, Codex, Windsurf, Antigravity, Kiro and Qodo, discovers MCP servers, skills and tools, and secures code inside the agent. Snyk Studio's MCP server lists Copilot among supported AI tools.
Assistants named on their public pages: Aikido Security: Cursor and Windsurf; Snyk: Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf, OpenAI Codex and Kiro.
Where do their controls run on the developer machine?
Aikido Security: An IDE plugin plus Aikido Safe Chain, which blocks malware at package install; no endpoint agent for coding agents.
Snyk: Evo coding agent security is metered per active machine per day and can evaluate, steer or block agent activity; an endpoint application and tamper resistance are not described on the pages reviewed.
How much control does the security team get?
Aikido Security: No agent inventory, MCP governance or agent policy controls are described.
Snyk: Evo can evaluate, steer or block risky agent activity across discovered MCP servers, skills and tools. It requires an Enterprise subscription, and audit reporting on agent activity is not described on the pages reviewed.
How do they fit the developer's workflow?
Aikido Security: Free IDE plugin and AutoFix pull requests.
Snyk: The Free plan includes IDE, CLI and source control integrations, and Snyk Studio brings scanning into AI tools through an MCP server.
How do they fix and prioritize findings?
Aikido Security: AutoFix proposes fixes as pull requests, with SCA reachability and EPSS-based prioritization.
Snyk: Risk Score weighs reachability, exploit maturity, business impact, EPSS and CVSS, and AI remediation uses an agentic retry loop. Ingestion of third-party scanner findings is not confirmed on the pages reviewed.
How do they compare on price?
Aikido Security: free tier: Yes: Developer plan, $0, 2 users; lowest published paid option: Basic $350 a month, 10 users included (Pro $700, Advanced $1,050); pricing unit: Flat fee per plan.
Snyk: free tier: Yes: Free, $0; lowest published paid option: Team from $25 a month (up to 10 developers); pricing unit: Enterprise credits (1 credit = $1).
Source: Aikido Security pricing · Reviewed Sep 2026
Source: Snyk pricing · Reviewed Sep 2026
Which should you choose?
Choose Aikido Security if pricing and buying clarity and developer experience matter most: Aikido scores 5.0 and 4.5 there, against 3.5 and 4.5 for Snyk. Choose Snyk if AI code and assistant coverage and governance and policy control matter most: Snyk scores 5.0 and 4.0 there, against 3.0 and 1.5 for Aikido.
Frequently asked questions
Is Aikido Security or Snyk better for AI code security?
Aikido Security scores 3.0 and Snyk 4.1 on our AI code security criteria, so Snyk ranks higher on the published weights. Aikido leads on 1 of 6 criteria and Snyk on 3; 2 are tied. Which is better depends on which criteria matter most to you; the calculator on this site re-weights them.
How do Aikido Security and Snyk price their plans?
Aikido Security: free tier: Yes: Developer plan, $0, 2 users; lowest published paid option: Basic $350 a month, 10 users included (Pro $700, Advanced $1,050). Snyk: free tier: Yes: Free, $0; lowest published paid option: Team from $25 a month (up to 10 developers). Prices as published on vendor pages and marketplace listings, reviewed 2026-10-11.
Which AI coding assistants do Aikido Security and Snyk name?
On the pages we reviewed, Aikido Security names Cursor and Windsurf and Snyk names Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf, OpenAI Codex and Kiro. 'Not named' means we did not find the assistant on the vendor's pages; it does not prove the tool cannot work with it.
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Last reviewed October 2026. Editorial assessment from public vendor material; no hands-on testing.