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LiveReview vs Snyk

LiveReview and Snyk are both security & identity tools. LiveReview is aimed at developers and small businesses, while Snyk is aimed at developers. Snyk costs less, from $25/mo versus $32/mo for LiveReview. Both have a free plan.

LiveReview

AI code review that risk-scores PRs and auto-approves the safe ones

Snyk

Developer security for code and dependencies

PricingFreemium · $32Freemium · $25
Starting price$32/mo$25/mo
Free planYesYes
Free trial——
Built forDevelopers, Small businesses, EnterpriseDevelopers
Platformswebweb
CountryINGB · 2015
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Choose LiveReview if

Engineering teams with high PR volume who want human reviewers to focus only on risky changes.

  • Cuts reviewer load by approving low-risk changes, not just commenting
  • Pricing is based on reviewed diff lines with unlimited members on Premium
  • Useful free tier with built-in AI, no API key needed

Look elsewhere if: Teams that need SOC 2 Type II assurance or dedicated security scanning (Snyk).

Choose Snyk if

Engineering teams that want security integrated into development.

  • Developer-friendly workflow
  • Broad coverage
  • Actionable fixes

Look elsewhere if: Teams fully on GitHub Advanced Security.

LiveReview vs Snyk pricing

LiveReview

  • Free$030k reviewed LOC/mo, up to 3 team members, unlimited projects
  • Premium$32/mo100k LOC/mo, unlimited members; bands up to $1,024 for 3.2M LOC
  • EnterpriseCustomSelf-hosted deployment and models, SSO, custom domain, SLA

Snyk

  • Free$0100 Snyk Code tests/mo, 5 projects
  • Teamfrom $25/moUp to 10 developers, 1,000 Code tests/mo, 100 projects
  • EnterpriseCustomPrepaid credits, advanced policies, SSO

LiveReview · Key features

  • Risk score for every PR combining LLM, ML and code-graph analysis
  • Policy-based auto-approval of the lowest-risk 30 to 50 percent of changes
  • Replay a draft policy on past PRs before turning it on
  • Per-repo and per-path rules with force-approval and recorded reason
  • Works with GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Gitea and Azure DevOps
  • CI/CD gates built from jq rules over review findings

Cons

  • Vendor states it is not SOC 2 Type II certified
  • ML risk model adds little until it has your production feedback
  • Self-hosting, SSO and SLA only on custom Enterprise pricing

Snyk · Key features

  • Open-source dependency scanning (SCA)
  • Static code analysis (SAST)
  • Container and IaC scanning
  • Automated fix pull requests
  • IDE and CI/CD integration
  • Risk-based prioritization

Cons

  • Alert noise without tuning
  • Cost scales per developer
  • Overlaps with GitHub Advanced Security

LiveReview vs Snyk: FAQ

Which is cheaper, LiveReview or Snyk?

Snyk starts at $25/mo and LiveReview at $32/mo. Both prices are checked on the vendors' own pricing pages.

Do LiveReview and Snyk have a free plan?

Yes, both LiveReview and Snyk have a free plan; paid plans add more usage and features.

Which is better for small businesses, LiveReview or Snyk?

LiveReview lists small businesses as a core audience, while Snyk is aimed more at developers.

Not sure yet?