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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 11, 2026

Snyk and JFrog Xray are competing security solutions for development teams, with Snyk often being preferred for its pricing and support, while JFrog Xray's robust features justify its higher cost for comprehensive capabilities.

Features: Snyk offers simplicity with automated open-source security scanning and seamless integration with CI/CD pipelines. Its vulnerability database is accurate and the Slack integration enhances notification management. Snyk's container security empowers developers to own their app security in the cloud. JFrog Xray provides deep recursive scanning, integral with JFrog Artifactory, enhancing software supply chain security. It offers a comprehensive analysis of vulnerabilities, presents the entire internal dependencies hierarchy, and assists in prioritizing fixes for multiple vulnerabilities.

Room for Improvement: Snyk could enhance its library size, improve on-premises pricing, and increase its Kubernetes security feature set. JFrog Xray may benefit from simplifying initial setup, expanding its cloud integrations, and improving user interface intuitiveness for new users. Both solutions have room to further refine user onboarding experiences.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Snyk’s straightforward cloud-based model integrates smoothly with development workflows and is supported by responsive customer service. JFrog Xray, offering cloud and on-premises options, involves more setup but is supported by detailed technical assistance, highly regarded for complex queries.

Pricing and ROI: Snyk attracts smaller, budget-conscious teams with competitive pricing, offering quick ROI through easy implementation. JFrog Xray is priced higher, justified by extensive features and integrations, potentially offering significant ROI for enterprises seeking an in-depth security solution.

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JFrog Xray vs. Snyk

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

ROI

Sentiment score

3.5

JFrog Xray improved efficiency, security, and compliance, reduced downtime, and sped up release cycles with enhanced vulnerability detection and reporting.

Sentiment score

6.5

Snyk boosts developer productivity by saving hours daily, improving vulnerability visibility, and offering potential ROI up to 70%.

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I can see that Snyk saves the costs of hiring security developers for vulnerability scanning and security checks, as that responsibility is now managed by Snyk.

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Software Engineer at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

Customer Service

Sentiment score

4.0

JFrog Xray's customer service is generally well-received, with positive technical support, though not all users engage directly.

Sentiment score

7.6

Snyk's technical support is highly rated for responsiveness, direct engineer communication, but needs improvement in response time and coverage.

When we need clarifications, we contact our account manager, and they arrange demos.

Development Senior at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees

On a scale of 1 to 10, I would rate the technical support of JFrog Xray an eight because they are very knowledgeable.

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DevSecOps Engineer at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

Our long-standing association has ensured smooth communication, resulting in favorable support experiences and satisfactory issue resolution.

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CEO at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees

Their response time aligns with their SLA commitments.

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Information Security Strategy at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees

We could understand the implementation of the product and other features without the need for human interaction.

ANDRESANTOS

Senior DevSecOps at V8

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

6.8

JFrog Xray is scalable and suitable for multiple applications, despite PostgreSQL limitations and some performance challenges.

Sentiment score

7.2

Snyk offers scalable, efficient scanning with high adoption despite minor delays, integrating seamlessly into cloud environments for developers.

According to my use case, it is highly scalable.

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DevOps Engineer at Syvora

Snyk allows for scaling across large organizations, accommodating tens of thousands of applications and over 60,000 repositories.

CEO at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees

Snyk is very scalable and can handle my organization's growth and changing needs.

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Software Engineer at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

Stability Issues

Sentiment score

7.6

JFrog Xray is praised for stability and security, compared favorably to competitors, with minor concerns about PostgreSQL support.

Sentiment score

7.8

Users rate Snyk stability highly, citing minimal downtime and reliable performance, despite occasional documentation and upgrade-related issues.

I use JFrog Xray primarily for security purposes, and I find it reliable.

DevOps Engineer at Syvora

We did experience crashes, downtimes, and performance issues with JFrog Xray.

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DevSecOps Engineer at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

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Room For Improvement

Users demand better reporting, documentation, UI, site performance, API limits, custom reports, vulnerability management, and integration support.

Snyk needs improved language support, analysis tools, and integrations, alongside better UI, notifications, compliance features, and user resources.

When we have given a very long tag, it doesn't work as expected and requires excessive scrolling.

DevOps Engineer at Syvora

somehow you need to adapt your GitLab pipeline and turn them into JFrog pipeline, and this is something they don't really advertise at first—you're obliged to use the JFrog CLI.

DevSecOps Engineer at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

X-ray needs improvement in supporting more than one database, as it currently only supports PostgreSQL.

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Development Senior at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees

It lacks the ability to select branches on its Web UI, forcing users to rely on CLI or CI/CD for that functionality.

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CEO at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees

The inclusion of AI to remove false positives would be beneficial.

PawanSingh2

Director at Marsh

As we are moving toward GenAI, we expect Snyk to leverage AI features to improve code scanning findings.

reviewer2731785

Information Security Strategy at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees

Setup Cost

Snyk's enterprise pricing is competitive, scalable, and feature-rich, offering clear, user-based models ideal for large organizations.

JFrog Xray provides a free trial of 14 days.

DevOps Engineer at Syvora

The basic scanning capabilities come with Artifactory, however, curation requires additional licenses.

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Development Senior at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees

Snyk is recognized as the cheapest option we have evaluated.

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CEO at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees

After negotiations, we received a special package with a good price point.

reviewer2731785

Information Security Strategy at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees

Snyk is less expensive.

ANDRESANTOS

Senior DevSecOps at V8

Valuable Features

JFrog Xray offers deep scanning, seamless integration with Artifactory, robust vulnerabilities management, flexible deployment, and attractive pricing.

Snyk offers simple, cost-effective vulnerability scanning, integrates with development tools, and supports multiple languages with actionable advice.

The most valuable features of JFrog Xray are its curation capabilities, its native integration with Artifactory, scanning for vulnerabilities, and license compliance features.

Development Senior at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees

The policy-driven approach of JFrog Xray helped me maintain security standards by integrating it in the development pipeline.

DevSecOps Engineer at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

With other registries such as ECR, we can use the images only in the AWS cloud. With JFrog, we can use this registry from any cloud or work locally as well.

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DevOps Engineer at Syvora

Our integration of Snyk into GitHub allows us to automatically scan codebases and identify issues, which has improved efficiency.

CEO at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees

Snyk helps detect vulnerabilities before code moves to production, allowing for integration with DevOps and providing a shift-left advantage by identifying and fixing bugs before deployment.

PawanSingh2

Director at Marsh

Snyk has positively impacted my organization by improving the security posture across all software repositories, resulting in fewer critical vulnerabilities, more confidence in overall product security, and faster security compliance for project clients.

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Software Engineer at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

Categories and Ranking

JFrog Xray

Ranking in Vulnerability Management

39th

Ranking in Container Security

14th

Ranking in Software Composition Analysis (SCA)

5th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Software Supply Chain Security (1st)

Snyk

Ranking in Vulnerability Management

15th

Ranking in Container Security

6th

Ranking in Software Composition Analysis (SCA)

2nd

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (17th), Application Security Tools (7th), Static Application Security Testing (SAST) (9th), GRC (4th), Cloud Management (12th), Software Development Analytics (2nd), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) (13th), DevSecOps (3rd), Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) (2nd), AI Security (11th)

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Vulnerability Management category, the mindshare of JFrog Xray is 1.4%, down from 1.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Snyk is 2.3%, down from 3.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Vulnerability Management Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Snyk	2.3%
JFrog Xray	1.4%
Other	96.3%

Vulnerability Management

Featured Reviews

Offers flexibility across clouds and easy credential management while interface improvements are needed

DevOps Engineer at Syvora

For JFrog Xray, the Artifactory and package repositories are valuable features. There are many benefits from JFrog Xray. For example, with other registries such as ECR, we can use the images only in the AWS cloud. With JFrog, we can use this registry from any cloud or work locally as well. JFrog can support multiple packages, such as NuGet package, pip, and other technologies. It can be used for Terraform as well. The credential management is very easy in JFrog. For instance, when using GitHub action as a CI/CD tool, I just need to create a token and set up JFrog CLI there and give access to the repository. With multiple repositories, I can generate a token for a specific repository, add that token in the GitHub secret, fetch from the CI/CD, run the command JFrog CLI, and authenticate through the token. Then we can push the images into JFrog.

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Improves security posture by actively reducing critical vulnerabilities and guiding remediation

Software Engineer at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

Snyk's main features include open-source vulnerability scanning, code security, container security, infrastructure as code security, risk-based prioritization, development-first integration, continuous monitoring and alerting, automation, and remediation. The best features I appreciate are the vulnerability checking, vulnerability scanning, and code security capabilities, as Snyk scans all open-source dependencies for known vulnerabilities and helps with license compliance for open-source components. Snyk integrates into IDEs, allowing issues to be caught as they appear in the code dynamically and prioritizes risk while providing remediation advice. Snyk provides actionable remediation advice on where vulnerabilities can exist and where code security is compromised, automatically scanning everything and providing timely alerts. Snyk has positively impacted my organization by improving the security posture across all software repositories, resulting in fewer critical vulnerabilities, more confidence in overall product security, and faster security compliance for project clients. Snyk has helped reduce vulnerabilities significantly. Initially, the repository had 17 to 31 critical and high vulnerabilities, but Snyk has helped manage them down to just five vulnerabilities, which are now lower and not high or critical.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

25%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Computer Software Company

Government

Financial Services Firm

14%

Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	1
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	6

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	21
Midsize Enterprise	9
Large Enterprise	21

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about JFrog Xray?

JFrog Xray shows us a list of vulnerabilities that can impact our code.

What needs improvement with JFrog Xray?

I would assess the integration of JFrog Xray with CI/CD tools as the weak point. You have two means to do that: one is using the API, or the other is using the command line from JFrog. That part is...

What is your primary use case for JFrog Xray?

For JFrog Xray product, you can use it for two main goals: compliance and security. You can use it to check if your licenses are compliant, and you can check if your dependencies you want to use ar...

How does Snyk compare with SonarQube?

Snyk does a great job identifying and reducing vulnerabilities. This solution is fully automated and monitors 24/7 to find any issues reported on the internet. It will store dependencies that you a...

What do you like most about Snyk?

The most effective feature in securing project dependencies stems from its ability to highlight security vulnerabilities.

What needs improvement with Snyk?

There are a lot of false positives that need to be identified and separated. The inclusion of AI to remove false positives would be beneficial. So far, I've not seen any AI features to enhance vuln...

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Also Known As

JFrog Security Essentials

Fugue, Snyk AppRisk

Overview

JFrog is on a mission to enable continuous updates through Liquid Software, empowering developers to code high-quality applications that securely flow to end-users with zero downtime. The world’s top brands such as Amazon, Facebook, Google, Netflix, Uber, VMware, and Spotify are among the 4500 companies that already depend on JFrog to manage binaries for their mission-critical applications. JFrog is a privately-held, global company, and is a proud sponsor of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation [CNCF].

If you are a team player and you care and you play to WIN, we have just the job you're looking for.

As we say at JFrog: "Once You Leap Forward You Won't Go Back!"

JFrog

Snyk excels in integrating security within the development lifecycle, providing teams with an AI Trust Platform that combines speed with security efficiency, ensuring robust AI application development.

Snyk empowers developers with AI-ready engines offering broad coverage, accuracy, and speed essential for modern development. With AI-powered visibility and security, Snyk allows proactive threat prevention and swift threat remediation. The platform supports shifts toward LLM engineering and AI code analysis, enhancing security and development productivity. Snyk collaborates with GenAI coding assistants for improved productivity and AI application threat management. Platform extensibility supports evolving standards with API access and native integrations, ensuring comprehensive and seamless security embedding in development tools.

What are Snyk's standout features?

Simplicity and Integration: Easy to integrate across platforms like GitLab, GitHub, and Jira.
Comprehensive Vulnerability Database: Offers accurate reporting for effective vulnerability management.
Developer-Friendly Design: Supports multiple programming languages, appealing to developers.
Automation and Flexibility: Enhances workflow efficiency with automated capabilities.

What benefits can users expect?

Efficiency in Vulnerability Detection: Streamlines prioritization and remediation processes.
Cost-Effectiveness: Offers a competitive pricing model compared to alternatives.
Enhanced Workflow: Integration with DevOps tools improves development processes.

Industries leverage Snyk for security in CI/CD pipelines by automating checks for dependency vulnerabilities and managing open-source licenses. Its Docker and Kubernetes scanning capabilities enhance container security, supporting a proactive security approach. Integrations with platforms like GitHub and Azure DevOps optimize implementation across diverse software environments.

Sample Customers

google, amazon, cisco, netflix, oracle, vmware, facebook

StartApp, Segment, Skyscanner, DigitalOcean, Comic Relief

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