Snyk free tier and limits
Scans your dependencies (SCA), source code (SAST), infrastructure-as-code and containers for known vulnerabilities, with IDE, CLI and Git integrations.
What the free plan gives you
- Free plan for individual developers and small teams
- Test limits: 200 Open Source, 100 Code, 300 IaC and 100 Container tests
Best for
Catching vulnerable npm packages that an AI assistant pulled in.
Watch out
Free-plan tests are capped per product, so scan on pull requests rather than on every save.
Other security options
GitHub Secret Scanning Push Protection
Blocks git pushes that contain recognized secrets (API keys, tokens, private keys) before they land in your repository.
Free Push protection for users is on by default for every GitHub.com accountGitleaks
An open-source command-line tool that scans git repositories, files and history for hardcoded secrets. Can run locally, as a pre-commit hook or in CI.
Free Open source and free to run
Cloudflare (Free plan)
Put Cloudflare's proxy and DNS in front of your domain for DDoS mitigation, a CDN and a free SSL certificate, whichever host you use.
Free DDoS mitigation and global CDN