Security Scanner Comparison
SwarmFlow vs Checkmarx
Checkmarx is a powerful enterprise SAST platform — with enterprise pricing and onboarding to match. SwarmFlow gives you AI-driven scanning with fixes in 30 seconds, at a price startups can afford.
SwarmFlow
Hosted AI security scanning with paste-ready fixes and a CI gate. No enterprise contract, no services engagement.
- ✓advanced AI — context-aware
- ✓Scan in 30 seconds
- ✓Transparent pricing from $29/mo
- ✓Paste-ready fixes + fix PRs
- ✓Free plan to start
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Checkmarx
Established enterprise application-security platform (SAST/SCA/IaC) with deep compliance reporting for large security teams.
- ✓Mature enterprise SAST
- ✓Broad compliance reporting
- ✓SCA + IaC modules
- ✓Dedicated support
- ✓Large-org governance
Full Feature Comparison
| Feature | SwarmFlow | Checkmarx |
|---|---|---|
| Detection engine | advanced AI — understands code intent | Traditional SAST (query/flow analysis) |
| Setup time | Connect repo, scan in 30s | Enterprise onboarding / services |
| Pricing | From $29/month, transparent | Enterprise quotes (often $$$$) |
| False positives | Very low — AI reads context | Tuning often required |
| Fix suggestions | AI-generated, paste-ready + fix PRs | Remediation guidance |
| Languages | All languages (semantic) | Broad, analyzer-based |
| Secret detection | ✓ Dedicated agent | Add-on / varies |
| Dependency CVEs | ✓ OSV CVE agent | SCA module |
| CI gate | ✓ swarmflow-security/scan-action | ✓ CI plugins |
| Free plan | ✓ 3 runs/month | ✗ Enterprise only |
Enterprise-grade scanning, startup pricing
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