StackRadar vs Snyk Container
Snyk Container is the container-scanning product in Snyk’s developer security platform, scanning images from the CLI, CI and registries and opening automated base-image upgrade pull requests.
Facts last checked . Prices and features change — verify with the vendor before deciding.
What Snyk Container does well
- Best-in-class developer workflow: IDE, CLI and CI integrations, plus automated base-image upgrade PRs.
- A Risk Score that blends CVSS, EPSS, exploit maturity and reachability signals.
- One platform for code, open-source dependencies, containers and IaC.
- Published pricing for the Free and Team plans.
How Snyk Container and StackRadar differ
The differences are about how the two are built and sold, not a feature checklist. Each point below is a structural fact you can verify on the vendor's own documentation.
- Kubernetes workload import — seeing what is actually running in a cluster — is an Enterprise-plan feature. Free and Team scan images in registries and CI, not clusters.
- Priced per contributing developer (Team from $25 per developer per month), so cost follows headcount; StackRadar is priced per cluster.
- CISA KEV is not a first-class signal in Snyk’s ranking; StackRadar treats a KEV listing as the strongest signal a finding can carry.
- Snyk uses its own curated vulnerability database; StackRadar matches against the open OSV.dev feed and links every finding to its public advisory.
Side by side
| Axis | StackRadar | Snyk Container |
|---|---|---|
| Where it runs | One Helm chart in the cluster, source published; managed dashboard | CLI, CI and registry scanning; K8s import on Enterprise |
| Kubernetes runtime inventory | Yes — every running image, with its workload, Helm release and ArgoCD application | Enterprise plan only |
| SBOM | CycloneDX 1.6 per running image (Syft), stored and re-checked as new advisories land | Yes |
| Prioritisation | Radar Score — CVSS, EPSS and CISA KEV combined in a published formula | Snyk Risk Score (CVSS, EPSS, exploit maturity, reachability) |
| History and trends | 30 days (Free), 1 year (Pro), 2 years (Business) | Yes |
| Multi-cluster view | One dashboard across every cluster in the organisation | Enterprise plan only |
| Scanner source | Published on GitHub; releases signed and version-pinned | Closed (CLI is open source) |
| Pricing | Published: Free $0 · Pro $59/mo · Business $199/mo | Free / Team $25 per dev per month / Enterprise quote |
| Data residency | EU only; only the SBOM leaves the cluster | US, EU and AU regions available |
Pricing
Snyk Container: Snyk publishes its Free plan (100 container tests per month) and Team plan (from $25 per contributing developer per month). Kubernetes integration — importing workloads from a running cluster — requires the Enterprise plan, which is quote-based. A platform team of ten on Team is $250 per month before any cluster visibility.
StackRadar: Free for one cluster with 30 days of history; Pro at $59 per month for up to five clusters and one year of history; Business at $199 per month for up to fifteen clusters and two years. Every plan scans every image you run. Full details on the pricing page.
Which should you choose?
Choose Snyk Container if
- Your priority is shifting left: fixing images in the pipeline before they ship.
- You want automated base-image upgrade pull requests in your repositories.
- You already use Snyk for code and dependency scanning and want one platform.
- You are on Enterprise and its Kubernetes import already covers your clusters.
Choose StackRadar if
- You need to know what is running in the cluster, not what was scanned in CI.
- You do not want Kubernetes visibility gated behind an enterprise contract.
- You would rather pay per cluster than per developer.
- You want KEV-listed findings surfaced first and every advisory openly linked.
Frequently asked questions
Does Snyk scan Kubernetes clusters?
Snyk can import workloads from Kubernetes clusters, but that integration is limited to the Enterprise plan. On Free and Team, Snyk Container scans images from the CLI, CI pipelines and registries.
Is Snyk Container free?
The Free plan includes 100 container tests per month. Paid plans start at $25 per contributing developer per month on Team; Kubernetes integration requires Enterprise.
Can I use Snyk and StackRadar together?
Yes, and it is a sensible split: Snyk in the pipeline to fix images before they ship, StackRadar in the cluster to track what is actually running and to re-check stored SBOMs as new advisories land.