Snyk vs SonarQube vs Checkmarx: code scanning prices

Updated 11 November 2026

First published 2026-11-11 · Tool Comparison

Checked 11 November 2026. Every price below was read on the vendor’s own page that day and is quoted as printed. A vendor with no printed price says so; we did not fill the gap.

TL;DR: Nov 2026: Snyk's paid plan starts at $25 a month. SonarQube Cloud prices start at $34 a month. Checkmarx printed no price. Checked 11 November 2026.

At a glance

ToolWho it suitsOne figure, as printed
SnykA small team that wants a free plan and a low monthly paid plan.Free: “$0 / month billed monthly”
SonarQubeA team that wants code-quality checks as well as security, with a free tier for open-source projects.Cloud: “prices start at $34 per month”
CheckmarxA larger company that buys application security on a contract. Its page leads to a quote, not a number.Price not stated on the page we read.

Snyk

A small team that wants a free plan and a low monthly paid plan.

  • Free: “$0 / month billed monthly” source, read 11 November 2026.
  • Team: “Starting at $25 / month billed monthly” source, read 11 November 2026.
  • Page title: “Try for Free or from $25/month” source, read 11 November 2026.

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SonarQube

A team that wants code-quality checks as well as security, with a free tier for open-source projects.

  • Cloud: “prices start at $34 per month” source, read 11 November 2026.
  • Per user: “$20 /user/mo, billed annually” source, read 11 November 2026.
  • Open source: “OSS maintainers Free forever” source, read 11 November 2026.

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Checkmarx

A larger company that buys application security on a contract. Its page leads to a quote, not a number.

Not read. Checkmarx: the Pricing & Packages page we read has no price figure.

Our page on Checkmarx →

Open score and India fit

Our open score gives a tool up to 60 points from signals we can check: rupee pricing, GST invoice, UPI, data in India, a public price, a free plan and the number of alternatives. “Not recorded” means we have not found a vendor statement on that point, not that the answer is no. How the score is worked out.

ToolOpen scorePrices in ₹GST invoiceUPIData in India
Snyk20 of 60 (known 6 of 8 signals)NoNoNot recordedNo
SonarQube10 of 60 (known 5 of 8 signals)NoNoNot recordedNot recorded
Checkmarx0 of 60 (known 3 of 8 signals)Not recordedNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded

Before you decide

  • Snyk and SonarQube are in dollars. Their plans measure different things (developers, lines of code), so the starting prices are not a like-for-like total.
  • Checkmarx gives no number; any figure you hear for it comes from a sales call.

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