Name: AppGuard
Brand: servasec

Question 1

What is the difference between AppGuard and Snyk?

Accepted Answer

Snyk is a commercial security platform with a freemium model, hosted in the cloud by default. AppGuard is fully open source under AGPLv3, self-hosted, with no feature gates. Snyk has a larger vulnerability database; AppGuard offers more scanners and full data ownership.

Question 2

Is Snyk free?

Accepted Answer

Snyk offers a free tier with limited scans. Paid plans start per developer seat and scale with usage. AppGuard is completely free to self-host with no feature limits under AGPLv3.

Question 3

Can I use AppGuard alongside Snyk?

Accepted Answer

Yes. You can push Snyk CLI results (SARIF format) to AppGuard for centralized tracking alongside your other scanners. Many teams use Snyk for its vulnerability database while using AppGuard as the ASPM layer.

Feature	AppGuard	Snyk
Open source (AGPLv3)		No
Self-hosted with full data ownership		No
Native coverage of 16 scanners		No
MCP Server integration		No
Freemium cloud platform	No
Largest vulnerability database	EPSS + NVD	Larger
Commercial support SLA	No

AppGuard vs Snyk

Key differences

Open source

Data ownership

Pricing

Feature comparison

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