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Productive vs Snyk

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Productive

Software

Run projects, budgets and resources in one place

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Snyk

Software

Developer-first security platform

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Snyk has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Productive essential plan is capped at 5 account-level custom fields and 1 CRM pipeline versus 15 fields and 3 pipelines on Professional; Snyk free plan has strict test limits across all modules: Open Source (200), Code (100), Infrastructure as Code (300), Container (100) tests per month

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Productive and Snyk actually diverge.

Attributes where Productive and Snyk differ
AttributeProductiveSnyk
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelquotefreemium
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWebWeb, CLI, IDE integrations
FoundedUnknown2015

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Productive

Nothing recorded that Snyk does not also cover.

Only in Snyk

  • Open source security
  • Code security (SAST)
  • Container security
  • IaC security
  • License compliance
  • Fix PRs
  • Priority scoring
  • Developer IDE integration

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Productive

No use cases recorded yet. See the Productive review.

Snyk

  • Individual developers testing on free tier with limited monthly scansnot Productive
  • Development teams using Team plan with increased test quotas and IDE integrationnot Productive
  • Enterprises requiring unlimited testing via Enterprise plan with custom security rulesnot Productive

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Productive

  • Essential plan is capped at 5 account-level custom fields and 1 CRM pipeline versus 15 fields and 3 pipelines on Professional
  • Ultimate tier for complex organizations is quote-only, listed as Let's talk with no published price

Snyk

  • Free plan has strict test limits across all modules: Open Source (200), Code (100), Infrastructure as Code (300), Container (100) tests per month
  • Free and Team plans count only contributing developers making commits within 90 days; public contributions do not count
  • Enterprise plan requires custom pricing and sales contact

Pricing, plan by plan

Productive

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Productive review.

Snyk

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Snyk review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Productive if

Nothing in the data separates Productive from Snyk on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Productive review

Choose Snyk if

  • You need open source security.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, CLI, IDE integrations.
  • You also want code security (sast).
Snyk review

Questions people ask

Is Productive or Snyk better?
Neither clearly leads. Productive starts at On request and Snyk at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Productive or Snyk?
Snyk has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Productive and Free for Snyk.
Does Productive or Snyk run on more platforms?
Productive runs on Web. Snyk runs on Web, CLI, IDE integrations.
Can I use Snyk for free?
Yes. Snyk has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Productive starts at On request.
What can Productive do that Snyk cannot?
Snyk covers Open source security, Code security (SAST), Container security, IaC security.
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