ARNICA VS. SNYK

See why teams choose
Arnica over Aikido

Snyk helps developers find and fix vulnerabilities across code, dependencies, and infrastructure.

Arnica extends AppSec into AI-driven development, combining security guardrails for AI coding agents with real-time detection, risk prioritization, and developer-native remediation.
Built for Developers. Trusted by Security.
Capability
Arnica
SNYK
ASPM
SAST / Code Security
SCA
Secrets Detection
IaC
Container Security
Risk-based Prioritization
AI-assisted Remediation
AI-Coding Agent Governance / Agent Rules Enforcement
Multi-File AI SAST
Pipelineless SCM Deployment
Developer Identity Routing
Adaptive Backlog Management
The difference

Secure AI-generated code before the PR

Snyk provides code scanning, security intelligence, and AI-assisted remediation. But when AI coding agents generate more code at greater speed, security teams need more than a way to validate the output.

Arnica brings security policy into supported coding agents before code is generated, then carries security context through detection, prioritization, ownership, and remediation.

The result is a development-native approach that helps teams prevent risk earlier and resolve findings without making developers navigate another disconnected security workflow.
agent
GOVERN
CODE
SCAN
RISK
PRIORITIZE
OWNER
ROUTE
FIX
REMEDIATE
agent
GOVERN
CODE
SCAN
RISK
PRIORITIZE
OWNER
ROUTE
FIX
REMEDIATE

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DEVELOPER FEEDBack loop

Security feedback should keep pace with code.

Arnica brings real-time security feedback into development, helping teams identify, understand, and address risks before they reach a pull request.
SNYK
Find and fix issues in the development workflow.
Snyk integrates security checks into IDEs, source control, and CI/CD workflows, with scanning, prioritization, and remediation guidance.
1. Configure security checks
Integrate testing into developer tools, repositories, and CI/CD pipelines.
2. Scan code and dependencies
Identify vulnerabilities across application code and open-source dependencies.
3. Review findings and fixes
Prioritize issues and use remediation guidance to address vulnerabilities.
Security checks identify vulnerabilities, while teams still need to connect findings to ownership, business context, and remediation workflows.
ARNICA
Bring security into the way code is created.
Arnica combines agent governance, real-time security feedback, contextual prioritization, and developer-aware remediation to help teams address risks earlier.
1. Govern AI-generated code
Apply security rules through supported AI coding agent configurations.
2. Detect and contextualize risk
Analyze code, prioritize vulnerabilities, and surface issues that matter.
3. Route and guide remediation
Connect findings to the right developers and streamline the path to fixes.
Give developers actionable security feedback earlier, with context to help them fix issues in their existing workflow.

Less waiting.
Fewer workflow interruptions.
Security built into how developers work.

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Snyk
Developer-first application security
Snyk combines code, open-source dependency, container, and infrastructure security with developer integrations, vulnerability prioritization, and remediation assistance.
Strong fit when:
Your priority is integrating security testing and remediation into existing developer tools, repositories, and CI/CD pipelines.
Arnica
AppSec from AI code generation to remediation with 100% developer adoption
Arnica combines SAST, SCA, secrets, IaC, ASPM, developer identity, and AI coding agent governance in a development-native platform.
Strong fit when:
You need to secure how human and AI-generated code is created, identify the risks that matter, route findings to the right owners, and close the loop on remediation.
HOW ARNICA WORKS

Secure AI-generated code before the PR

AI coding agents changed where AppSec needs to operate.
agentic governance
Put security in the agent's hands before the code is written.
Arnica's Agentic Rules Enforcer applies security policies through supported AI coding agent configurations, helping teams establish guardrails as AI-generated code is created.
Security Policy
Agentic Rules Enforcer
Policies ❯
Controls ❯
Guardrails
agent
GOVERN
MULTI-FILE AI SAST
Find risks that span multiple files.
Analyze application context across files to identify security issues involving authorization, sanitization, data flow, and other relationships that isolated code checks may miss.
CODE
Multi-file AI SAST
Application Context ❯
Deep Detection
auth.ts
validateUser()
AUTH CHECKS
user.ts
getUser()
USER CONTEXT
route.ts
getUser()
ADMIN ROUTE
RISK
MISSING AUTHORIZATION
context aware prioritization
Focus on the risks that matter to the business.
Arnica prioritizes findings using industry standards like OWASP Top 10, CVSS, EPSS, and KEV plus your organization's unique business specific context to give you less noise, clearer priorities, and a backlog of actionable risks, not false positives.
RISK
Risk Prioritization
Industry Standards ❯
Org Context
OWASP
Top 10
CVSS
EPSS
KEV
Org Context
Business Impact
Priority
Exploitability
DEV-NATIVE REMEDIATION
Get the right risk to the right owner at the right time.
Arnica uses developer and repository context to route findings to an active owner, even if the original developer has switched teams or left the company. With Arnica, the right person gets the right fix in the tools they use with full visibility and context.
OWNER
Identity Graph
Find Right Owner ❯
Route ❯
Resolve
Developer
Team
Repository
AI-ASSISTED REMEDIATION
Move from findings to fixes
Provide AI-generated fix suggestions, automate remediation workflows, and track progress through resolution without unnecessarily slowing down developers.
FIX
AI-Assisted Remediation
Fix Faster ❯
Track Progress ❯
Close Loop
AI Suggestions
PR
Comments
Track Progress
Attestation & Certification
HOW ARNICA WORKS

Secure AI-generated code before the PR

AI coding agents changed where AppSec needs to operate.
agentic governance
Put security in the agent's hands before the code is written.
Arnica's Agentic Rules Enforcer writes your security policy directly into agent configuration files across Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Gemini so security controls are present while code is being generated.
Security Policy
Agentic Rules Enforcer
Policies ❯
Controls ❯
Guardrails
agent
GOVERN
MULTI-FILE AI SAST
Find risks that aren't sitting in one file.
Arnica combines deterministic detection with AI reasoning across application context to understand how code works together to identify risks involving authorization, sanitization, data flow, feature flags, and other issues that only become clear when multiple files are analyzed together.
CODE
Multi-file AI SAST
Application Context ❯
Deep Detection
auth.ts
validateUser()
AUTH CHECKS
user.ts
getUser()
USER CONTEXT
route.ts
getUser()
ADMIN ROUTE
RISK
MISSING AUTHORIZATION
context aware prioritization
Focus on the risks that matter to the business.
Arnica prioritizes findings using industry standards like OWASP Top 10, CVSS, EPSS, and KEV plus your organization's unique business specific context to give you less noise, clearer priorities, and a backlog of actionable risks, not false positives.
RISK
Risk Prioritization
Industry Standards ❯
Org Context
OWASP
Top 10
CVSS
EPSS
KEV
Org Context
Business Impact
Priority
Exploitability
DEV-NATIVE REMEDIATION
Get the right risk to the right owner at the right time.
Arnica uses developer and repository context to route findings to an active owner, even if the original developer has switched teams or left the company. With Arnica, the right person gets the right fix in the tools they use with full visibility and context.
OWNER
Identity Graph
Find Right Owner ❯
Route ❯
Resolve
Developer
Team
Repository
AI-ASSISTED REMEDIATION
Fix faster and stay secure
Arnica provides AI-generated fix suggestions, automated PR workflows, and tracking through to closure for faster remediation, stronger security posture, and proof of compliance – without slowing down developer velocity.
FIX
AI-Assisted Remediation
Fix Faster ❯
Track Progress ❯
Close Loop
AI Suggestions
PR
Comments
Track Progress
Attestation & Certification

Recognized for where AppSec is heading

★★★★★ Gartner Peer Insights
IT Security & Risk Management Leader
★★★★★ Gartner Peer Insights
Chief Information Officer

Arnica or Snyk?

Go beyond vulnerability detection. Secure the way software is built.
Consider Snyk when...
Integrate security testing into your existing developer workflows.
Your priority is developer-first security testing across code, dependencies, containers, and infrastructure.

You want to integrate scanning, vulnerability intelligence, and remediation guidance into your existing IDE, repository, and CI/CD workflows.
Consider Arnica when...
Secure AI-generated code from the moment it's created.
You need to extend AppSec into AI coding agent governance and security feedback during code creation.

You want a development-native approach to prioritization, developer ownership, and automated remediation across your codebase.
Already using Snyk?
Keep what works. Expand where you need more.
Arnica can complement an existing AppSec stack by extending security into AI coding agent governance, real-time feedback, developer-aware prioritization, and remediation workflows.

Evaluate the overlap with your existing Snyk capabilities to determine where additional coverage adds value.
Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between Arnica and Snyk?

Snyk provides developer-focused security testing and remediation across application code, open-source dependencies, containers, and infrastructure. Arnica covers overlapping AppSec capabilities while emphasizing security policy for AI coding agents, real-time security feedback, developer-aware risk routing, and remediation across the development lifecycle.

Is Arnica an alternative to Snyk?

Yes. Arnica is an alternative for organizations evaluating a broader development-native AppSec approach, particularly those looking to govern AI-generated code and connect vulnerability detection with prioritization, ownership, and remediation. The right fit depends on the capabilities and workflows your team needs.

Does Arnica replace Snyk?

Arnica can be evaluated as a replacement for overlapping capabilities or as a complement to an existing AppSec stack. Teams should compare their current Snyk configuration, required integrations, and security workflows before deciding which approach makes sense.

How does Arnica secure AI-generated code?

Arnica's Agentic Rules Enforcer applies security policies through supported AI coding agent configurations. Its code analysis capabilities then help identify security issues, including risks that require context across multiple files.

Does Arnica support SAST, SCA, secrets, and IaC security?

Yes. Arnica provides SAST, SCA, secrets detection, and infrastructure-as-code security alongside application security posture management and remediation workflows.

Does Arnica require CI/CD pipeline integration?

Arnica supports a pipelineless source-control integration approach, allowing security analysis on code pushes without relying on CI/CD pipelines to initiate every check. Confirm any workflow-specific requirements for your environment.

How does Arnica define Identities and Identity count?

Arnica counts users and other contributing entities that have contributed code or had pull request activity within the last 90 days. Duplicate identities across organizations are consolidated, while contributor groups, assets, and organizations themselves are not counted as identities.

Can Arnica work alongside Snyk?

Yes. Arnica can complement Snyk by extending security into AI coding agent governance, contextual risk prioritization, and developer-aware remediation. Teams can continue using Snyk for their existing code, dependency, and infrastructure security workflows while using Arnica to add security guardrails earlier in development and streamline the path from finding risk to fixing it. The right approach depends on your existing tools, coverage, and security requirements.

Secure more than your dependencies.

Bring security into the entire development lifecycle—from the AI agent generating code to the developer responsible for fixing it.

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