# Snyk Open Source: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 60 judge labels across 1 category by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/snyk-open-source

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Software composition analysis](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/software-composition-analysis/index.md) | 34% | 1 | 12% | 60 |

## What the models said for it

- "Snyk is built to get security out of the hands of security teams and into the IDEs of developers. It focuses heavily on speed and automation." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, SCA)
- "Snyk Open Source is the best overall choice due to its broad feature set, strong community support, and developer-friendly approach" (Mistral Small, SCA)
- "The best software composition analysis tool for a company with a limited budget is Snyk Open Source, which offers a free plan" (Llama 4 Maverick, SCA)
- "For a limited-budget company, Snyk Open Source is the best overall choice if its free tier covers your repositories." (Perplexity Sonar, SCA)

## And against it

- "tools including Snyk, GitHub Dependabot, OWASP Dependency-Check, and npm audit all failed to detect vulnerabilities in cloned or shaded components" (MiniMax M2.5, SCA)
- "Does not protect against unknown malware or supply chain attacks like typosquatting, and lacks vulnerability prioritization" (Claude Haiku 4.5, SCA)
- "Credit-based pricing model; SBOM generation locked behind Enterprise tier; can be expensive at scale" (Kimi K2, SCA)
- "A Doyensec benchmark reported substantial false positives for Snyk and Dependabot in its test" (GPT-6 Luna, SCA)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Grok 4.20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Mistral Small | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Kimi K2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Snyk Open Source, from 157 of the 176 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- g2.com: 57
- sonatype.com: 54
- res.cloudinary.com: 52
- dupple.com: 48
- mend.io: 48
- checkmarx.com: 46
- safeguard.sh: 42
- linuxfoundation.org: 41
- blog.jetbrains.com: 36
- github.com: 36

### Pages cited

- https://res.cloudinary.com/snyk/image/upload/v1731508416/website-pdfs/The-Forrester-Wave-Software-Composition-Analysis-Software-Q4-2024.pdf: 52
- https://dupple.com/learn/best-software-composition-analysis-tools: 48
- https://sonatype.com/compare/best-sca-tools: 44
- https://linuxfoundation.org/hubfs/Reports/An-Open-Guide-To-Evaluating-Software-Composition-Analysis-Tools_V2.pdf: 41
- https://blog.jetbrains.com/qodana/2025/09/best-software-composition-analysis-tools: 36
- https://mend.io/blog/best-software-composition-analysis-sca-tools-top-solutions: 36
- https://raven.io/blog/best-software-composition-analysis-tools: 35
- https://itechguides.com/best/software-composition-analysis-software: 33

## In its own words

What Snyk Open Source's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: We've expanded Snyk Open Source coverage with improved scanning capabilities. These updates help you close security gaps and manage dependencies more effectively. (https://updates.snyk.io/snyk-open-source-ecosystem-coverage-update)
- For: Groups and Organizations (https://updates.snyk.io/snyk-open-source-ecosystem-coverage-update)

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.