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Snyk VS Trivy_

As of 4 November 2026, Trivy is named by 253 companies and Snyk by 372; Snyk skews to companies under 200 people (32% vs 42%), Trivy to companies over 1,000 (22% vs 36%).

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: Snyk's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Trivy rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

Snyk: 2–200 employees
32%
Trivy: 2–200 employees
42%
Snyk: 1,000+ employees
36%
Trivy: 1,000+ employees
22%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.3 · 1.9
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
372companies name Snyk
253companies name Trivy
125name both
845 · 474postings in 90 days, Snyk · Trivy
02 — Side by side

Who chooses which

Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.

By company size
SegmentSnykshareTrivyshareLeans
Self-employed51%94%Trivy
2-10 employees236%198%even
11-50 employees277%3514%Trivy
51-200 employees6818%5120%even
201-500 employees7119%4919%even
501-1000 employees4512%3413%even
1001-5000 employees6517%3112%Snyk
5001-10000 employees185%83%even
10,001+ employees5013%177%Snyk
By industry
SegmentSnykshareTrivyshareLeans
Technology & software18349%15059%Trivy
Business & finance services9325%3614%Snyk
Manufacturing & industry267%177%even
Commerce & trade195%114%even
Consumer services & leisure113%114%even
Media & content92%42%even
Utilities & infrastructure72%73%even
Public, community & associations62%73%even
Hospitality & travel62%21%even
Transport, logistics & rental41%42%even
Automotive31%––outside top 12
Property & construction31%21%even
Health care––21%outside top 12
By country
SegmentSnykshareTrivyshareLeans
United States24365%13654%Snyk
United Kingdom288%2610%Trivy
India103%156%Trivy
Canada92%52%even
Germany92%83%even
France92%73%even
Brazil82%62%even
Australia62%31%even
Spain62%42%even
Netherlands41%31%even
Switzerland21%31%even
ID21%––outside top 12
Sweden––31%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentSnykshareTrivyshareLeans
Software engineering52351%35761%Trivy
IT operations & business systems35135%17831%Snyk
Data & AI283%92%even
Product, program & project management151%20%even
Sales71%––outside top 12
Customer service & success50%––outside top 12
Marketing & communications40%––outside top 12
Finance & accounting20%10%even
Legal, compliance & risk20%––outside top 12
Business development & strategy10%––outside top 12
Design & UX10%––outside top 12
Education & training10%––outside top 12
facilities cleaning and security10%––outside top 12
Quality, safety & environment10%––outside top 12
Engineering (non-software)––61%outside top 12
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Trivy is named by 253 companies in job postings and Snyk by 372; 125 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/snyk-vs-trivy)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
  • Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
  • SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
  • Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
FAQ

Snyk vs Trivy: questions

Which is more used, Snyk or Trivy?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Snyk (372) over Trivy (253). By website-and-DNS footprint, Trivy (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Snyk?

32% of Snyk companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 42% for Trivy. 36% of Snyk companies have over 1,000 employees, against 22% for Trivy.

Do companies run both?

125 companies name both in their postings, usually Snyk in marketing and Trivy in sales, or during a migration.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.

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