What is the difference between Snyk and Wiz?

Snyk is best for Developers wanting automated vulnerability scanning, while Wiz is best for Cloud-native companies that need comprehensive visibility into cloud security risks. Snyk starts at Free and Wiz starts at Custom pricing.

Is Snyk or Wiz cheaper?

Snyk starts at Free with a free tier. Wiz starts at Custom pricing.

Is there a free alternative to Wiz?

Yes, Snyk offers a free tier (Free for open source).

Snyk vs Wiz

Snyk is developer security platform for finding and fixing vulnerabilities in code and dependencies, while Wiz is cloud security platform providing full visibility into risks across your cloud environment. Snyk is built for developers wanting automated vulnerability scanning, whereas Wiz targets cloud-native companies that need comprehensive visibility into cloud security risks.

At a glance

	Snyk	Wiz
Best for	Developers wanting automated vulnerability scanning	Cloud-native companies that need comprehensive visibility into cloud security risks
Starting price	Free	Custom pricing
Free tier	✓	—
Open source	—	—
Free tier available	✓	—
Open source	—	—
Agentless	—	✓
Cloud security	—	✓
Code Scanning	✓	—
Container	✓	—
Dependencies	✓	—
IaC	✓	—
Multi-cloud	—	✓
Risk graph	—	✓
Vulnerability scanning	—	✓

Snyk

Strengths

Includes Code Scanning as a core feature, purpose-built for security workflows
Includes Dependencies as a core feature, purpose-built for security workflows
Free for open source — generous enough for most small teams to get real work done
Established product with 11+ years on the market and a mature ecosystem

Weaknesses

Free plan exists but key features are locked behind the paid upgrade
Developer-oriented tooling may not suit non-technical team members
Ecosystem of third-party integrations is smaller than the market leaders in security
Mobile experience lags behind the desktop version in features and polish

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Wiz

Strengths

Agentless scanning — no agents to install or manage
Full visibility across multi-cloud environments
Risk graph shows how vulnerabilities connect
Fastest-growing cloud security company ever

Weaknesses

Enterprise pricing — very expensive for small teams
Focused on cloud — not useful for on-premise security
Can generate alert fatigue without proper tuning
Complex product with steep learning curve

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The bottom line

Pricing: Both Snyk and Wiz are free. You can try both without spending a dollar.

Feature gaps: Snyk offers Code Scanning, Container and Dependencies that Wiz lacks. Wiz brings Agentless, Cloud security and Multi-cloud that Snyk does not have.

Where each tool shines: Snyk's biggest strengths are: includes code scanning as a core feature, purpose-built for security workflows. includes dependencies as a core feature, purpose-built for security workflows. Wiz's biggest strengths are: agentless scanning — no agents to install or manage. full visibility across multi-cloud environments.

Watch out for: With Snyk, users commonly note that free plan exists but key features are locked behind the paid upgrade. With Wiz, the main complaint is that enterprise pricing — very expensive for small teams.

Choose Snyk if...

Your profile matches its sweet spot: developers wanting automated vulnerability scanning
You specifically need Code Scanning and Container
You care about includes dependencies as a core feature, purpose-built for security workflows
The free tier works for you: free for open source

Choose Wiz if...

You need a tool built for cloud-native companies that need comprehensive visibility into cloud security risks
You specifically need Agentless and Cloud security
You care about full visibility across multi-cloud environments