Why Devs Are Ditching Their AppSec Solutions for Checkmarx

Feature	Snyk	Checkmarx Developer Assist
IDE Integration	Post-commit only	Real-time in IDE (VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf)
Vulnerability Detection	Repo-based	Inline across source, IaC, containers
Explainable AI	Limited or none	Structured AI with reasoned remediation
Coverage	Mostly SCA	SAST, SCA, Secrets, IaC, Containers
Accuracy	Higher false positives	Proven lower false positives
Speed	Hours post-commit	Seconds in-IDE
Security	Sends code for scanning	Sends code for scanning Code stays local; metadata only
Support	Slow response	24/7 technical enablement
Developer Experience	Secondary	Built for developers first

What Our Customers Say About Us

Learn the world’s top enterprises choose Checkmarx to secure their applications.

“We view Checkmarx as our trusted partner. They’ve elevated our security posture by consolidating our SAST, SCA, and API Security into a unified platform, Checkmarx One, enabling us to achieve vulnerability remediation, reduce noise, and benefit from strong support.”

Matthew Hurewitz

Director, Platforms and Application Security

“Incorporating Checkmarx’s technology has revolutionized our development culture. It’s more than just technology; it serves as the foundation of our security strategy, ensuring that our applications are secure by design.”

Sudharma Thikkavarapu

Sr. Director, Product Security Engineering

“Checkmarx One definitely checks all my boxes from a security standpoint and has a great interface that’s engaging and easy to use. Some of the solutions we considered were more complicated. With Checkmarx One, it’s easy to get right to the problem with little to no learning curve.”

Joel Godbout

Cybersecurity and Networking Manager

“The success of our AppSec program can be directly attributed to the tooling, processes and support provided by Checkmarx managed services. Our mission revolves around providing secure and compliant lottery and gaming applications and services to our clients around the globe, and with Checkmarx SAST, SCA and associated components enhanced by their stellar service support, we deliver on this promise with confidence and certainty.”

Dion Alexopoulos

Head of Information Security

“After nearly nine years of using Checkmarx’s SAST, CGI’s journey has been one of seamless integration and consistent satisfaction. The last three years have been particularly smooth, reflecting the solution’s reliability and our successful partnership.”

Abhishek Das

Lead Security Analyst

“After reviewing the Checkmarx platform, I’m not sure how Veracode is able to exist while being at a similar price point.”

Financial Services:

DevSecOps Engineering

“By Far The Best AppSec Tooling Decision We Have Made!!”

“We were thrilled to find Checkmarx, which helped us improve the SLA for identifying and remediating risk, reduce risk and the number of vulnerabilities, and eliminate high- and medium-risk issues.”