Tool profile
Snyk: cost, fit and limits
Snyk is a developer security platform from Snyk Limited whose open source product scans project dependencies for known vulnerabilities and license issues, opens fix pull requests and reports results in the IDE, repository and CI pipeline.
What to know first
Snyk sells dependency scanning inside a wider platform that also covers code, containers and infrastructure files. The Free plan includes SCA with monthly test limits per product, the Team plan starts at $25 a month, and Enterprise runs on prepaid credits. A team picking Snyk mainly decides between the self-serve tiers and a credit contract, since usage is metered in tests on the lower plans and in active contributors per day on Enterprise.
Snyk at a glance
| Maker | Snyk Limited, United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes |
| Entry price | $25 per month, Team plan up to 10 developers |
| API access | Yes |
| Category | Best AI Software Composition Analysis Tools in 2026, rank 7 of 10 |
| Website | snyk.io |
Who Snyk is best for
Developer teams starting free
The Free plan includes SCA, code, IaC and container access with 5 projects, so one team can wire scanning into a repository and see real findings before any purchase.
Small teams under 10 developers
The Team plan is built for up to 10 developers and 100 projects at a stated monthly starting price, with a Jira integration and next-business-day support.
Larger firms with regional rules
Enterprise customers can pick US, EU or Australian instances, which helps legal teams that treat data location as a requirement rather than a preference.
Snyk plans and pricing
| Plan | Price | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 per month | SCA, SAST, IaC and container access, real-time code scanning, IDE, CLI and source-control integrations, 5 projects and per-product monthly test limits. |
| Team | From $25 per month | Up to 10 developers, 100 projects, higher test limits per product, a Jira integration and next-business-day support. |
| Enterprise | Quote only, credits at $1 each | Prepaid credits applied to any Snyk capability. Open Source scanning is rated at 1.0 credit per active contributor per day. |
| Open source maintainers | $0 on application | Maintainers of open source projects can apply for Snyk at no cost, with eligibility handled through an application form. |
Checked October 2026.
What Snyk does
- Open Source test quotas
- Tests are tracked per product and plan. The pricing FAQ lists 200 Open Source tests a month on Free, so a busy monorepo can use up the allowance sooner than the project count suggests.
- Fix pull requests and IDE feedback
- Scanning runs in the IDE, CLI and source-control integrations, so a developer sees an issue while editing and can accept a suggested upgrade without leaving the workflow.
- Contributor-based counting
- Snyk counts developers who committed to a monitored private repository in the last 90 days. Public repository contributions are not counted, which keeps open source work from inflating the bill.
- Evo capabilities for AI
- AI Pentesting and coding agent security, branded Evo, are not on Free or Team and require an Enterprise subscription, with separate credit rates such as 4,000 credits per pentest assessment.
How Snyk handles your data
Snyk's privacy notice covers website and platform personal data: identifiers, customer records and network activity, kept as long as reasonably necessary. It also says Snyk may share or sell some personal information for advertising and offers an opt-out. Enterprise customers can choose regional instances in the US (two), the EU and Australia, though hosting follows local agreements. The notice does not say whether customer code is used to train AI models, and points to a separate data processing addendum and security addendum that were not reviewed here.
Where Snyk falls short in practice
- Quota-style metering. Free and Team meter tests per product each month, so an active pipeline can exhaust Open Source tests mid-month. Check the numbers against your commit volume before relying on the free tier.
- Evo and many features need Enterprise. AI pentesting, coding agent security and regional instances sit behind an Enterprise credit contract, and unused credits expire at term end without refunds or transfers.
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Snyk: common questions
What counts as a developer for Snyk billing?
Snyk counts developers who committed to a monitored private repository in the last 90 days. Contributions to public open source repositories are excluded. That rule matters if your engineers split time between internal and private projects and public ones, since only the private work adds to the count.
How many Open Source tests does the free plan allow?
The pricing FAQ lists 200 Open Source tests per month on the Free plan, alongside 100 Code, 300 IaC and 100 Container tests. The Team plan raises limits, but only the Snyk Code figure of 1,000 monthly tests was printed, so ask for the Open Source number.
How do Snyk Enterprise credits work?
Enterprise is a credit-based subscription priced at $1 per credit, usable on any capability. Unused credits expire at the end of the term and cannot be refunded or transferred, while overage is billed in arrears. Credits can be added mid-contract through your account team.
Can Snyk keep my data in Europe?
Enterprise customers can choose an EU instance at app.eu.snyk.io, alongside two US instances and an Australian one. The notice says hosting follows local agreements and may not match your location. Region choices for Free and Team users were not stated on the page.
Is Snyk free for open source maintainers?
The plans page says open source maintainers can apply for Snyk at no cost. It does not publish the eligibility rules, so check the application terms. Commercial teams working on private repositories use the Free, Team or Enterprise plans instead.