Checkmarx

Application security testing platform with bug detection

Ranked #2 in AI code security tools for enterprises, and on 2 more rankings.

Checkmarx provides static application security testing (SAST) to identify bugs and vulnerabilities in source code. It integrates with development pipelines and offers both on-premise and cloud deployment options.

Official website

At a glance

Price from	Custom enterprise pricing
Best for	Security-conscious organisations requiring detailed vulnerability analysis and compliance reporting

From Checkmarx's own website.

Company facts

Founded	2006
Headquarters	Tel Aviv
Industry	Computer security
Social profiles	LinkedIn, X, Facebook, YouTube

Facilities and features

Its website also mentions:

Published pricing
API
Integrations
SOC 2

What stands out

Checkmarx delivers the industry's highest fidelity findings through its new Fusion hybrid engine.

“Most comprehensive findings. Highest fidelity.”Checkmarx, own website

The AI tool generates merge-ready fixes to accelerate remediation velocity significantly.

“Checkmarx delivers AI-generated, merge-ready fixes at the point of code creation for 50% faster MTTR, 30–50% fewer duplicate fixes, and zero AppSec headcount increase.”Checkmarx, own website

Worth knowing

Expensive for small-to-medium teams
Can be resource-intensive during large scans

How it ranks

Checkmarx is ranked 2nd of 10 in AI code security tools for enterprises (Lister Score 94.0), 2nd of 10 in Best AI code security tools (Lister Score 94.0) and 4th of 10 in AI code security tools with a team plan (Lister Score 94.0).

#2 in AI code security tools for enterprises · Lister Score 94.0

Checkmarx is a unified AI-powered application security platform that provides a correlated risk view across every surface. It is recognised as a Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader for software Supply Chain Security.

The AI tool generates merge-ready fixes to accelerate remediation velocity significantly.

How the score is made up: fit to this ranking's criteria 40; evidence on its own site 20; how complete its published information is 18; buying information on its own site 16.

“Checkmarx One Secures It. The Agentic Application Security Platform Combining Hybrid scanning,”Checkmarx, own website

“Checkmarx Assist Codebashing AI Inventory Get A Custom Quote Enterprise COMPLETE COVERAGE & FULL COMPLIANCE Maximum coverage and control for organizations with the most demanding security requirements.”Checkmarx, own website

Rank	AI code security tools for enterprises	Score
1	Korbit AI	96.0
2	Checkmarx	94.0
3	Sourcery	94.0
4	CodeRabbit	92.0
5	Hacktron AI	90.0
6	Snyk	90.0
7	Contrast Security	88.0
8	Qodo	88.0
9	GitHub	86.0
10	Zenable	86.0

#2 in Best AI code security tools · Lister Score 94.0

The AI tool combines rules-based precision with frontier AI to deliver high fidelity scanning.

How the score is made up: fit to this ranking's criteria 40; evidence on its own site 20; how complete its published information is 18; buying information on its own site 16.

“AI generates code faster than it can be secured. Checkmarx governs the risk, from code to runtime with agentic AI application security.”Checkmarx, own website

Rank	Best AI code security tools	Score
1	DeepSource	96.0
2	Checkmarx	94.0
3	Sourcery	94.0
4	Snyk	92.0
5	Endor Labs	90.0
6	Hacktron AI	90.0
7	Pervaziv AI	90.0
8	Corridor	86.0
9	Zenable	86.0
10	Clearly AI	78.0

#4 in AI code security tools with a team plan · Lister Score 94.0

Delivers the industry's highest fidelity findings through its new Fusion hybrid engine.

How the score is made up: fit to this ranking's criteria 40; evidence on its own site 20; how complete its published information is 18; buying information on its own site 16.