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Product	Snyk Code by Snyk View product	GitHub Code Scanning by GitHub View product
Overview
What it is	Snyk Code by Snyk: IDE scan and AI-generated 1-click fixes. Ideal for Code Security and DevSecOps. Deployment: cloud. See how it compares with top SAST alternatives.	Evaluating GitHub Code Scanning? See how this SAST tool handles native CodeQL analysis and SARIF report ingestion, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.
Product type	Fast Developer-Centric Static Analysis (SAST)	Developer-First Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
Best for	Software Engineering, Tech, Software Developers, Tech Enterprises	Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Manufacturing, Education, Retail, Telecommunications
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: yes	Free trial: yes
Deployment
Deployment options	SaaSCloud	SaaSCloudOn-Premise
Deployment details	Cloud (SaaS); IDE Plugins; Git; Cloud SaaS; IDE plugins; Git bot	Cloud SaaS; On-premises (GitHub Enterprise Server); GitHub Cloud; GitHub Enterprise Server
Data residency	US; EU; Global	United States; European Union; Customer-hosted options
Key features
What it offers	Fast static application security testing AI-generated 1-click fixes Deep semantic code analysis IDE scan SAST Application Security Testing Code Security DevSecOps	Native CodeQL analysis SARIF report ingestion Inline pull request annotations Automated branch scanning Custom query creation CWE classification Automated code vulnerability scanning Pull request security review
Platform & access
API access	API access: yes	API access: yes
Single sign-on (SSO)	SSO: yes	SSO: yes
Role-based access (RBAC)	RBAC: yes	RBAC: yes
Multi-tenant	Multi-tenant: yes	Multi-tenant: yes
Mobile app	Mobile app: no	Mobile app: yes
Supported platforms	VS CodeIntelliJGitHubGitLabBitbucketJenkinsAzure DevOps	GitHub repositoriesCI/CD runners (GitHub Actions, self-hosted)
Compliance	SOC 2ISO 27001GDPR	SOC 1SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001NIST SP 800-218
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	VS CodeIntelliJGitHub ActionsGitLab	GitHub ActionsVisual Studio CodeJenkinsAzure DevOpsJiraSlack
Industries	Software EngineeringTechSoftware DevelopersTech Enterprises	TechnologyFinancial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentManufacturingEducation+2 more
Regions	GlobalUSEU	Global
Vendor
Company	Snyk	GitHub
Headquarters	Boston, Massachusetts, USA	San Francisco, California, USA
Company size	1,000+	10,000+
Founded	2015	2008

Snyk Code

by Snyk

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GitHub Code Scanning

by GitHub

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Overview

What it is

Snyk Code

Snyk Code by Snyk: IDE scan and AI-generated 1-click fixes. Ideal for Code Security and DevSecOps. Deployment: cloud. See how it compares with top SAST alternatives.

GitHub Code Scanning

Evaluating GitHub Code Scanning? See how this SAST tool handles native CodeQL analysis and SARIF report ingestion, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.

Product type

Snyk Code

Fast Developer-Centric Static Analysis (SAST)

GitHub Code Scanning

Developer-First Static Application Security Testing (SAST)

Best for

Snyk Code

Software Engineering, Tech, Software Developers, Tech Enterprises

GitHub Code Scanning

Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Manufacturing, Education, Retail, Telecommunications

Pricing

Pricing model

Snyk Code

Contact Vendor

GitHub Code Scanning

Contact Vendor

Free trial

Snyk Code

GitHub Code Scanning

Deployment

Deployment options

Snyk Code

SaaSCloud

GitHub Code Scanning

SaaSCloudOn-Premise

Deployment details

Snyk Code

Cloud (SaaS); IDE Plugins; Git; Cloud SaaS; IDE plugins; Git bot

GitHub Code Scanning

Cloud SaaS; On-premises (GitHub Enterprise Server); GitHub Cloud; GitHub Enterprise Server

Data residency

Snyk Code

US; EU; Global

GitHub Code Scanning

United States; European Union; Customer-hosted options

Key features

What it offers

Snyk Code

Fast static application security testing
AI-generated 1-click fixes
Deep semantic code analysis
IDE scan
SAST
Application Security Testing
Code Security
DevSecOps

GitHub Code Scanning

Native CodeQL analysis
SARIF report ingestion
Inline pull request annotations
Automated branch scanning
Custom query creation
CWE classification
Automated code vulnerability scanning
Pull request security review

Platform & access

API access

Snyk Code

GitHub Code Scanning

Single sign-on (SSO)

Snyk Code

GitHub Code Scanning

Role-based access (RBAC)

Snyk Code

GitHub Code Scanning

Multi-tenant

Snyk Code

GitHub Code Scanning

Mobile app

Snyk Code

GitHub Code Scanning

Supported platforms

Snyk Code

VS CodeIntelliJGitHubGitLabBitbucketJenkinsAzure DevOps

GitHub Code Scanning

GitHub repositoriesCI/CD runners (GitHub Actions, self-hosted)

Compliance

Snyk Code

SOC 2ISO 27001GDPR

GitHub Code Scanning

SOC 1SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001NIST SP 800-218

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Snyk Code

VS CodeIntelliJGitHub ActionsGitLab

GitHub Code Scanning

GitHub ActionsVisual Studio CodeJenkinsAzure DevOpsJiraSlack

Industries

Snyk Code

Software EngineeringTechSoftware DevelopersTech Enterprises

GitHub Code Scanning

TechnologyFinancial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentManufacturingEducation+2 more

Regions

Snyk Code

GlobalUSEU

GitHub Code Scanning

Global

Vendor

Company

Snyk Code

Snyk

GitHub Code Scanning

GitHub

Headquarters

Snyk Code

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

GitHub Code Scanning

San Francisco, California, USA

Company size

Snyk Code

1,000+

GitHub Code Scanning

10,000+

Founded

Snyk Code

2015

GitHub Code Scanning

2008