# Bandit alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 236 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Bandit holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/bandit/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Semgrep AppSec Platform: 89
- Checkmarx One: 40
- SonarQube: 22
- Veracode Static Analysis: 8
- Aikido Security: 6
- CodeQL: 5

## Static application security testing

**Small business**: 75 of 84 answers did not name Bandit (Bandit is #9 of 14 at 0%).

- Semgrep AppSec Platform: first choice in 52 of those 75
- SonarQube: first choice in 9 of those 75
- CodeQL: first choice in 3 of those 75
- Snyk: first choice in 2 of those 75
- Snyk Code: first choice in 2 of those 75
- Aikido Security: first choice in 1 of those 75

**Mid-market**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Bandit (Bandit is #8 of 11 at 0%).

- Semgrep AppSec Platform: first choice in 33 of those 77
- SonarQube: first choice in 7 of those 77
- Aikido Security: first choice in 3 of those 77
- Checkmarx One: first choice in 3 of those 77
- Snyk Code: first choice in 3 of those 77
- CodeQL: first choice in 2 of those 77
- Snyk: first choice in 2 of those 77
- GitHub Advanced Security: first choice in 1 of those 77

**Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Bandit.

- Checkmarx One: first choice in 37 of those 84
- Veracode Static Analysis: first choice in 8 of those 84
- SonarQube: first choice in 6 of those 84
- Semgrep AppSec Platform: first choice in 4 of those 84
- Aikido Security: first choice in 2 of those 84
- GitLab SAST: first choice in 2 of those 84
- OpenText Fortify: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Black Duck: first choice in 1 of those 84

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