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Executive Summary
Updated on Apr 2, 2023

We performed a comparison between Snyk and Kiuwan based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.

  • Ease of Deployment: Snyk has highly rated deployment ease with a simple setup and is developer-friendly. Kiuwan's initial setup is difficult, but it has easy maintenance.
  • Features: Snyk's top features are open source vulnerabilities and licensing scans, Git integration, prioritized vulnerability reports with remediation steps, and reliable scanning. Kiuwan has efficient scanning, detailed analysis with mitigation steps, stability and scalability, and comprehensive vulnerability reporting.
  • Pricing: Snyk’s pricing is reasonable with flexible licensing options based on the number of projects. They have an open source version and a license-based version, which is affordable compared to competitors. Kiuwan has a yearly licensing fee, and open source options exist as well with similar quality.
  • Service and Support: Snyk's customers appreciate their proactive technical support and open communication, but note that local support is unavailable. Kiuwan's support team may be located out of a customer's country and there is no phone or chat support, but customers can open tickets via email.

Comparison Results: Based on the parameters we compared, Snyk comes out ahead of Kiuwan. Kiuwan has difficulties with the initial setup and installation, which may deter some potential users. Also, there is no phone or chat support available.

To learn more, read our detailed Kiuwan vs. Snyk Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"Lifecycle features, because they permit us to show non-technical people the risk and costs hidden into the code due to bad programming practices.""I like that I can scan the code without sending it to the Kiuwan cloud. I can do it locally on my device. When the local analyzer finishes, the results display on the dashboard in the cloud. It's essential for security purposes to be able to scan my code locally.""The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that it is quick when processing and giving an output or generating a report.""The feature that I have found the most valuable in Kiuwan is the speed of scanning. Compared to other SaaS tools I have used, Kiuwan is much quicker in performing scans. I have not yet used it on a large code base, but from what I have experienced, it is efficient and accurate. Additionally, I have used it both manually and in an automated pipeline, and both methods have been effective. The speed of scanning is what makes it valuable to me.""Software analytics for a lot of different languages including ABAP.""The solution offers very good technical support.""It provides value by offering options to enhance both code quality and the security of the company.""I find it immensely helpful because it's not just about generating code; it's about ensuring efficiency in the execution."

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"What is valuable about Snyk is its simplicity.""Snyk categorizes the level of vulnerability into high, medium, and low, which helps organizations prioritize which issues to tackle first.""The most valuable feature of Snyk is the SBOM.""Snyk has given us really good results because it is fully automated. We don't have to scan projects every time to find vulnerabilities, as it already stores the dependencies that we are using. It monitors 24/7 to find out if there are any issues that have been reported out on the Internet.""We have integrated it into our software development environment. We have it in a couple different spots. Developers can use it at the point when they are developing. They can test it on their local machine. If the setup that they have is producing alerts or if they need to upgrade or patch, then at the testing phase when a product is being built for automated testing integrates with Snyk at that point and also produces some checks.""The most valuable features of Snyk are vulnerability scanning and automation. The automation the solution brings around vulnerability scanning is useful.""The solution has great features and is quite stable.""Snyk is a good and scalable tool."

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Cons
"The configuration hasn't been that good.""The integration process could be improved. It'll also help if it could generate reports automatically. But I'm not sure about the effectiveness of the reports. This is because, in our last project, we still found some key issues that weren't captured by the Kiuwan report.""The solution seems to give us a lot of false positives. This could be improved quite a bit.""The development-to-delivery phase.""The product's UI has certain shortcomings, where improvements are required.""I would like to see better integration with the Visual Studio and Eclipse IDEs.""I would like to see additional languages supported.""The next release should include more flexibility in the reporting."

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"The tool's initial use is complex.""They need to improve the Snyk plugins and make it easier to make your optimizations based on your own needs or features.""We have to integrate with their database, which means we need to send our entire code to them to scan, and they send us the report. A company working in the financial domain usually won't like to share its code or any information outside its network with any third-party provider.""It would be helpful if we get a recommendation while doing the scan about the necessary things we need to implement after identifying the vulnerabilities.""A feature we would like to see is the ability to archive and store historical data, without actually deleting it. It's a problem because it throws my numbers off. When I'm looking at the dashboard's current vulnerabilities, it's not accurate.""Scalability has some issues because we have a lot of code and its use is mandatory. Therefore, it can be slow at times, especially because there are a lot of projects and reporting. Some UI improvements could help with this.""Generating reports and visibility through reports are definitely things they can do better.""We were using Microsoft Docker images. It was reporting some vulnerabilities, but we were not able to figure out the fix for them. It was reporting some vulnerabilities in the Docker images given by Microsoft, which were out of our control. That was the only limitation. Otherwise, it was good."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Check with your account manager."
  • "Nothing special. It's a very fair model."
  • "I recommend contacting a sales person who will create the best plan payment plan for you, as we did."
  • "This solution is cheaper than other tools."
  • "It follows a subscription model. I think the price is somewhere in the middle."
  • "Kiuwan is an open-source solution and free to use."
  • "The price of Kiuwan is lower than that of other tools on the market."
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  • "It's inexpensive and easy to license. It comes in standard package sizing, which is straightforward. This information is publicly found on their website."
  • "We do have some missing licenses issues, especially with non-SPDX compliant one, but we expect this to be fixed soon"
  • "You can get a good deal with Snyk for pricing. It's a little expensive, but it is worth it."
  • "Their licensing model is fairly robust and scalable for our needs. I believe we have reached a reasonable agreement on the licensing to enable hundreds of developers to participate in this product offering. The solution is very tailored towards developers and its licensing model works well for us."
  • "The price is good. Snyk had a good price compared to the competition, who had higher pricing than them. Also, their licensing and billing are clear."
  • "It's good value. That's the primary thing. It's not cheap-cheap, but it's good value."
  • "With Snyk, you get what you pay for. It is not a cheap solution, but you get a comprehensiveness and level of coverage that is very good. The dollars in the security budget only go so far. If I can maximize my value and be able to have some funds left over for other initiatives, I want to do that. That is what drives me to continue to say, "What's out there in the market? Snyk's expensive, but it's good. Is there something as good, but more affordable?" Ultimately, I find we could go cheaper, but we would lose the completeness of vision or scope. I am not willing to do that because Snyk does provide a pretty important benefit for us."
  • "Snyk is a premium-priced product, so it's kind of expensive. The big con that I find frustrating is when a company charges extra for single sign-on (SSO) into their SaaS app. Snyk is one of the few that I'm willing to pay that add-on charge, but generally I disqualify products that charge an extra fee to do integrated authentication to our identity provider, like Okta or some other SSO. That is a big negative. We had to pay extra for that. That little annoyance aside, it is expensive. You get a lot out of it, but you're paying for that premium."
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    Top Answer:The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that it is quick when processing and giving an output or generating a report.
    Top Answer:I'm not entirely sure about the price and business aspects, but I assume Checkmarx might be less expensive. I think Checkmarx might offer more affordable options, especially in its smaller business… more »
    Top Answer:Kiuwan can improve its UI a little more. The user experience can be made better. Kiuwan offers a user interface that is similar to the one offered by Windows 7 or Windows 98, which I saw when I ran… more »
    Top Answer:Snyk does a great job identifying and reducing vulnerabilities. This solution is fully automated and monitors 24/7 to find any issues reported on the internet. It will store dependencies that you are… more »
    Top Answer:The solution's Open Source feature gives us notifications and suggestions regarding how to address vulnerabilities.
    Top Answer:The solution's integration with JFrog Artifactory could be improved.
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    Overview

    Software analytics technology with a breadth of third party integrations that takes into account the wealth of applications your teams are currently using.

    We facilitate and encourage work between unlocalized teams. We understand the complexity of working on multi technology environments, constantly striving to increase the number of programming languages and technologies we support.

    Snyk is a user-friendly security solution that enables users to safely develop and use open source code. Users can create automatic scans that allow them to keep a close eye on their code and prevent bad actors from exploiting vulnerabilities. This enables users to find and remove vulnerabilities soon after they appear.

    Benefits of Snyk

    Some of the benefits of using Snyk include:

    • Conserves resources: Snyk easily integrates with other security solutions and uses their security features to ensure that the work that users are doing is completely secure. These integrations allow them to protect themselves without pulling resources from their continued integration or continued delivery workflows. Resources can be conserved for areas of the greatest need.
    • Highly flexible: Snyk enables users to customize the system’s security automation features to meet their needs. Users can guarantee that the automation performs the functions that are most essential for their current project. Additionally, users are able to maintain platform governance consistency across their system.
    • Keeps users ahead of emerging threats. Snyk employs a database of threats that help it detect and keep track of potential issues. This database is constantly being updated to reflect the changes that take place in the realm of cybersecurity. It also uses machine learning. Users are prepared to deal with new issues as they arise.
    • Automatically scans projects for threats. Snyk’s command-line interface enables users to schedule the solution to run automatic scans of their projects. Time and manpower can be conserved for the areas of greatest need without sacrificing security.

    Reviews from Real Users

    Snyk is a security platform for developers that stands out among its competitors for a number of reasons. Two major ones are its ability to integrate with other security solutions and important insights that it can enable users to discover. Snyk enables users to combine its already existing security features with those of other solutions to create far more robust and flexible layers of security than what it can supply on its own. It gives users the ability to dig into the security issues that they may experience. Users are given a clear view of the root causes of these problems. This equips them to address the problem and prevent similar issues in the future.

    Cameron G., a security software engineer at a tech company, writes, “The most valuable features are their GitLab and JIRA integrations.The GitLab integration lets us pull projects in pretty easily, so that it's pretty minimal for developers to get it set up. Using the JIRA integration, it's also pretty easy to get the information that is generated, as a result of that GitLab integration, back to our teams in a non-intrusive way and in a workflow that we are already using. Snyk is something of a bridge that we use; we get our projects into it and then get the information out of it. Those two integrations are crucial for us to be able to do that pretty simply.”

    Sean M., the chief information security officer of a technology vendor, writes, "From the software composition analysis perspective, it first makes sure that we understand what is happening from a third-party perspective for the particular product that we use. This is very difficult when you are building software and incorporating dependencies from other libraries, because those dependencies have dependencies and that chain of dependencies can go pretty deep. There could be a vulnerability in something that is seven layers deep, and it would be very difficult to understand that is even affecting us. Therefore, Snyk provides fantastic visibility to know, "Yes, we have a problem. Here is where it ultimately comes from." It may not be with what we're incorporating, but something much deeper than that."

    Sample Customers
    DHL, BNP Paribas, Zurich, AXA, Ernst & Young, KFC, Santander, Latam, Ferrovial
    StartApp, Segment, Skyscanner, DigitalOcean, Comic Relief
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    Legal Firm33%
    Computer Software Company22%
    Non Tech Company11%
    Wireless Company11%
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    Financial Services Firm16%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Comms Service Provider13%
    Construction Company6%
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    Computer Software Company39%
    Financial Services Firm22%
    Individual & Family Service6%
    Comms Service Provider6%
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    Computer Software Company15%
    Financial Services Firm14%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Insurance Company6%
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    Small Business60%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise24%
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    Midsize Enterprise17%
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    Large Enterprise65%
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    Kiuwan vs. Snyk
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Kiuwan vs. Snyk and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    Kiuwan is ranked 21st in Application Security Tools with 23 reviews while Snyk is ranked 4th in Application Security Tools with 41 reviews. Kiuwan is rated 8.6, while Snyk is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Kiuwan writes "Though a stable tool, the UI needs improvement". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Snyk writes "Performs software composition analysis (SCA) similar to other expensive tools". Kiuwan is most compared with SonarQube, Checkmarx, Fortify on Demand, Veracode and SonarCloud, whereas Snyk is most compared with SonarQube, Black Duck, Fortify Static Code Analyzer, Veracode and GitHub Advanced Security. See our Kiuwan vs. Snyk report.

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