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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 7, 2025

FlexNet Code Insight and Snyk are competitive solutions in software security management. While FlexNet Code Insight excels in comprehensive compliance management, Snyk maintains an advantage in developer-focused security tools with strong integration capabilities.

Features: FlexNet Code Insight focuses on managing software licenses, security vulnerabilities, and providing robust compliance reporting. Snyk offers a developer-centric approach with seamless integration into CI/CD pipelines and enhances development speed with strong security measures.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: FlexNet Code Insight offers a detailed deployment model, suitable for organizations requiring thorough compliance oversight, supported by dedicated customer service. Snyk provides a streamlined deployment process ideal for quick implementation, with customer support enhancing the developer experience through responsive technical assistance.

Pricing and ROI: FlexNet Code Insight involves a higher initial setup cost, aligning with companies prioritizing license management and compliance. Snyk offers a flexible pricing model with scalable solutions that deliver significant ROI by addressing security vulnerabilities at the development stage.

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Categories and Ranking

FlexNet Code Insight

Ranking in Software Composition Analysis (SCA)

18th

Average Rating

4.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Snyk

Ranking in Software Composition Analysis (SCA)

2nd

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Security Tools (8th), Static Application Security Testing (SAST) (8th), Cloud Management (15th), Container Security (6th), Software Development Analytics (2nd), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) (17th), DevSecOps (2nd), Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) (1st)

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the Software Composition Analysis (SCA) category, the mindshare of FlexNet Code Insight is 0.8%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Snyk is 13.1%, down from 17.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Software Composition Analysis (SCA) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Snyk	13.1%
FlexNet Code Insight	0.8%
Other	86.1%

Software Composition Analysis (SCA)

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it_user1061121

Works

A decent web interface for reports, but the snippet style code matching requires too much effort

Due to the "snippet match" nature of the scans, we found that it was too much effort to properly validate and catalog each open source component with every new project/product. Incremental results were also difficult to achieve even after consulting with the vendor. We found there were too many false positives and the code-snippet validator had bugs and presented too many false positives. My experience with this tool has turned me away from "snippet"-focused composition analysis. We have switched to one that uses more complete code signatures that do not require validation and review of findings in most cases.

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meetharoon

CEO at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees

Affordable tool boosts code scanning efficiency but faces integration hurdles

The most important feature of Snyk is its cost-effectiveness compared to other solutions such as Check Point. It is easy to consolidate Snyk across multiple entities within a large organization. Additionally, our integration of Snyk into GitHub allows us to automatically scan codebases and identify issues, which has improved efficiency.

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"It had a web interface into the reporting tools that was decent, and open source components could be reported per project and/or aggregated similar to other software composition tools."

"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're loving some of the Kubernetes integration as well. That's really quite cool. It's still in the early days of our use of it, but it looks really exciting. In the Kubernetes world, it's very good at reporting on the areas around the configuration of your platform, rather than the things that you've pulled in. There's some good advice there that allows you to prioritize whether something is important or just worrying. That's very helpful."

"I find SCA to be valuable. It can read your libraries, your license and bring the best way to resolve your problem in the best scenario."

"The most valuable feature of Snyk is the software composition analysis."

"Snyk performs software composition analysis (SCA) similar to other expensive tools."

"Snyk's focus on security is a valuable feature. Also Snyk supports multiple programming languages, which has positively affected my security practices. I use only two or three languages, and when I change the language in a file, it detects it in the same suite. I find the AI-powered scanning overall beneficial.Using Snyk's AI-powered scanning, I can detect around ten or twenty errors in my project with about twenty thousand lines of code, so it helps improve my project by identifying a lot of potential vulnerabilities."

"The most important feature of Snyk is its cost-effectiveness compared to other solutions such as Check Point."

"It is one of the best product out there to help developers find and fix vulnerabilities quickly. When we talk about the third-party software vulnerability piece and potentially security issues, it takes the load off the user or developer. They even provide automitigation strategies and an auto-fix feature, which seem to have been adopted pretty well."

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Cons

"I found the user interface cumbersome and difficult to use."

"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."

"There are some new features that we would like to see added, e.g., more visibility into library usage for the code. Something along the lines where it's doing the identification of where vulnerabilities are used, etc. This would cause them to stand out in the market as a much different platform."

"The way Snyk notifies if we have an issue, there are a few options: High vulnerability or medium vulnerability. The problem with that is high vulnerabilities are too broad, because there are too many. If you enable notifications, you get a lot of notifications, When you get many notifications, they become irrelevant because they're not specific. I would prefer to have control over the notifications and somehow decide if I want to get only exploitable vulnerabilities or get a specific score for a vulnerability. Right now, we receive too many high vulnerabilities. If we enable notifications, then we just get a lot of spam message. Therefore, we would like some type of filtering system to be built-in for the system to be more precise."

"The tool needs improvement in license compliance. I would like to see the integration of better policy management in the product's future release. When it comes to the organization that I work for, there are a lot of business units since we are a group of companies. Each of these companies has its specific requirements and its own appetite for risk. This should be able to reflect in flexible policies. We need to be able to configure policies that can be adjusted later or overridden by the business unit that is using the product."

"One area where Snyk could improve is in providing developers with the line where the error occurs."

"Snyk should improve the scanning capabilities for other languages. For example, Veracode is strong with different languages such as Java, C#, and others."

"The tool should provide more flexibility and guidance to help us fix the top vulnerabilities before we go into production."

"DAST has shortcomings, and Snyk needs to improve and overcome such shortcomings."

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"You can get a good deal with Snyk for pricing. It's a little expensive, but it is worth it."

"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."

"It's good value. That's the primary thing. It's not cheap-cheap, but it's good value."

"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."

"I didn't think the price was that great, but it wasn't that bad, either. I'd rate their pricing as average in the market."

"We do have some missing licenses issues, especially with non-SPDX compliant one, but we expect this to be fixed soon"

"Pricing-wise, it is not expensive as compared to other tools. If you have a couple of licenses, you can scan a certain number of projects. It just needs to be attached to them."

"On a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the pricing a three. It is a cheap solution."

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Financial Services Firm

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Computer Software Company

13%

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Overview

FlexNet Code Insight is a single integrated solution for open source license compliance and security. Find vulnerabilities and remediate associated risk, while you build your products and during their lifecycle. Manage open source license compliance. And add automation to your processes and implement a formal OSS strategy and policy that balances business benefits and risk management.

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Snyk's AI Trust Platform empowers developers to innovate securely in AI-driven environments, ensuring rapid and secure software development with enhanced policy governance.

Snyk’s platform integrates AI-ready engines across the software development lifecycle, offering broad coverage with high speed and accuracy essential for fast-paced coding environments. AI-driven features include visibility, prioritization, and tailored security policies that enable proactive threat prevention and quick remediation. By focusing on LLM engineering and AI code analysis, Snyk supports secure and productive development processes. The platform's partnerships, including GenAI code assistants, enhance AI application security by addressing new threats and code velocity challenges.

What are the key features of Snyk?

Easy Integration: Snyk integrates with CI/CD pipelines, GitHub, and JIRA for seamless security management.
Multilingual Support: It offers extensive programming language support, enhancing project compatibility.
Actionable Insights: Provides accurate vulnerability detection with actionable remediation guidance.
Cloud and Container Security: Offers comprehensive checks for cloud and container environments, improving security posture.
Automation & Notifications: Automates vulnerability alerts and notifications for early threat identification in development.

What benefits should users consider in reviews?

Time Efficiency: Speeds up development by identifying and fixing vulnerabilities early in the software lifecycle.
Risk Reduction: Minimizes security risks with extensive vulnerability scanning and proactive alerting.
Productivity Boost: Enhances productivity by integrating security directly into developers' workflows.
Improved Compliance: Aids in maintaining license compliance and managing open-source dependencies effectively.

Snyk is implemented across industries focusing on agile development and DevSecOps, enhancing software delivery speed and security. It is widely used for continuous monitoring and adherence to security and licensing standards, especially in environments relying on Docker image security and CI/CD pipeline integration.

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StartApp, Segment, Skyscanner, DigitalOcean, Comic Relief

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