Great at finding dependencies. Not built for what AI agents ship today.
Snyk's scanner runs in CI and the IDE — after your AI agent writes the code. CybeDefend enforces security inside the agent loop, before a single line is saved.
What Snyk does well
World-class SCA, solid SAST, a rich IDE plugin ecosystem, and one of the largest vulnerability databases in the industry.
But:
No MCP integration. No agent-time interception. No business-logic detection. No Security Knowledge Graph. Reachability is partial (SCA only). IDE integration is a plugin, not an enforcement layer.
CybeDefend vs Snyk
| Feature | CybeDefend | Snyk |
|---|---|---|
Detection× 10 | ||
| Agent-time scanning | ✓ | ✗ |
| SAST | ✓ | ✓ |
| SCA | ✓ | ✓ |
| IaC scanning | ✓ | ✓ |
| Container scanning | ✓ | ✓ |
| Secret detection | ✓ | ✓ |
| Business logic flaws | ✓ | ✗ |
| Reachability analysis | ✓ | ~ |
| AI-BOM — AI component inventory (EU AI Act + NIST AI RMF) | ✓ | ✗ |
| Prompt injection & LLM-misuse scanner (OWASP LLM Top 10) | ✓ | ✗ |
AI & Agent× 7 | ||
| MCP-native (Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf…) | ✓ | ✗ |
| IDE security copilot | ✓ | ~ |
| AI-generated verified patches | ✓ | ~ |
| Auto-fix → ready-to-merge PR | ✓ | ~ |
| Security Code Knowledge Graph | ✓ | ✗ |
| VibeDefend — security rules distributed to AI coding agents | ✓ | ✗ |
| Coding agent sandbox policy (allow/deny/warn before every write) | ✓ | ✗ |
Operations× 5 | ||
| CI/CD pipeline gate | ✓ | ✓ |
| Low false-positive rate | ✓ | ~ |
| Setup under 5 minutes | ✓ | ✓ |
| CybeRisk Score — 0-100 score + AI-generated weekly Top 10 brief | ✓ | ✗ |
| EU/US sovereign deployment | ✓ | ✗ |
✓ = Yes - ✗ = No - ~ = Partial
The agent gap Snyk doesn't close
Snyk integrates beautifully with CI/CD and IDEs. But it scans code that already exists. When Claude Code or Cursor generates 500 lines in a single prompt, Snyk sees the output — not the generation. CybeDefend is inside that generation, enforcing rules before any file is written to disk.
Agent writes code
CybeDefend scans
PR opens clean
Business logic: the blind spot SCA can't cover
Snyk excels at known CVEs in open-source dependencies. But 43% of breaches go through business logic: broken auth, insecure object references, race conditions, privilege escalation paths. These vulnerabilities have no CVE. Snyk doesn't find them. CybeDefend's Knowledge Graph maps data flows and ownership semantics to catch exactly these.
VibeDefend: the security layer Snyk doesn't have
Snyk reports vulnerabilities after your AI agent wrote them. VibeDefend distributes your organisation's security rules into the agent's MCP context before a single line is generated — so Claude Code, Cursor, and Copilot all code to your constraints from the first character.
Snyk catches what's already in your repo. CybeDefend stops it from getting there in the first place.
Pricing at a glance
Transparent pricing is a core CybeDefend value. See how we compare.
CybeDefend
- Developer€204/year
- Team — 5–10 users€1,644/year – €2,844/year
- Scale — 15–25 users€6,588/year – €8,988/year
- EnterpriseContact sales
Snyk
- Team — 10 users€9,167/year
- EnterpriseContact sales
Prices as of 2025. Always verify on vendor websites before purchasing.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I use CybeDefend alongside Snyk?
Yes. CybeDefend operates at agent-time (inside Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf), while Snyk runs in CI. They cover different moments in the development lifecycle. Many teams use both: CybeDefend catches issues before the PR exists; Snyk provides a final dependency audit.
Does CybeDefend replace Snyk's SCA?
CybeDefend includes SCA as part of its Security Knowledge Graph, with reachability scoring that shows whether a vulnerable dependency is actually called by your code. For teams already invested in Snyk's SCA workflows, CybeDefend adds the agent-time layer on top.
How does pricing compare?
CybeDefend offers transparent per-seat pricing with no enterprise contract required. Snyk's free tier is limited; paid plans scale per developer seat and can become expensive at larger team sizes.
Install in your AI agent. First scan in 5 minutes.
No credit card. No setup call. Pick your agent, paste the command, and Cybe enforces your rules from the very next prompt.
claude mcp add cybedefend --transport http https://mcp-eu.cybedefend.com/mcpHosted by us, no install. Just point your agent at the VibeDefend endpoint.