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Checkmarx is a powerful engine wrapped in an enterprise-sales contract and a 2010s UX. CodeStax gives you the same coverage — in minutes, on a per-seat plan you can see on a page.
Our opinionated read on where CodeStax leads and where Checkmarx holds ground.
Drag the sliders. Same scan surface. Flat per-seat pricing vs Checkmarx.
Based on published rates. Your actual quote may differ.
Estimate based on industry-reported Checkmarx enterprise TCO ($1000-1500/dev/yr plus internal admin overhead). Your Checkmarx quote will vary.
The comparison your security + platform teams will do anyway — laid out plainly.
| Capability | CodeStax Growth | CodeStax Pro | Checkmarx One | Checkmarx Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scanning engines | ||||
| SAST (code vulnerabilities) | Included | Included | Core product | Core product |
| SCA (dependency scanning) | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Secret detection | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| IaC scanning | Included | Included | Limited | Included |
| Container security | Included | Included | Limited | Included |
| Code quality & complexity | Included | Included | Not offered | Not offered |
| Speed & developer UX | ||||
| Average scan time (mid repo) | 1-5 minutes | 1-5 minutes | 30-120 minutes | 30-120 minutes |
| Inline PR comments | Yes | Yes | Plugin-based | Plugin-based |
| AI-suggested fix diffs | Yes | Yes | Limited | Emerging |
| Modern UI (2024+) | Yes | Yes | Legacy UX | Updated (One) |
| Pricing & TCO | ||||
| Annual price (per seat) | $144/seat/yr | $264/seat/yr | ~$1,200+/dev/yr | Enterprise contract |
| Public pricing | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Per-app surcharge | None | None | Common | Enterprise contract |
| Free tier | 1 dev, 15 scans/mo | 1 dev, 15 scans/mo | None | None |
| Setup & ops | ||||
| Setup time | ~2 minutes | ~2 minutes | Days-weeks | Days-weeks |
| Dedicated ops staff needed | No | No | Typically yes | Typically yes |
| Self-hosted option | Contact Sales | Enterprise | Yes | Yes |
| Enterprise | ||||
| SSO & SCIM | Contact Sales | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SIEM / webhook export | Contact Sales | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Compliance reports (SOC 2, PCI, HIPAA, GDPR) | Contact Sales | Yes | Yes | Yes |
What your developer actually sees when a risky change lands.
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Things that don't show up on the pricing page, but do show up in the invoice and the roadmap.
Checkmarx doesn't publish pricing. Industry estimates put mid-enterprise at $1,000-1,500/dev/yr. CodeStax Pro is $264/seat/yr, flat.
Self-hosted installs, scan-server config, policy rollout, and IDE plugins frequently take teams multiple weeks before first production scan.
Most Checkmarx deployments need one or more full-time AppSec engineers just to maintain scans, triage queues, and vendor relationships.
Async scans running on a central server mean developers wait minutes-to-hours for PR feedback. CodeStax scans run in 1-5 minutes per commit.
Seven reasons we hear from teams that consolidated onto CodeStax.
CodeStax is 80-90% lower TCO at mid-to-large team scale. Checkmarx list prices plus internal ops burden add up fast.
2 minutes vs days-to-weeks. CodeStax is OAuth + scan; Checkmarx is procurement + install + plugin wiring.
CodeStax surfaces findings inline on the PR. Checkmarx defaults to a separate portal; PR integration requires plugins.
Both ship SAST + SCA + secrets. CodeStax adds mature IaC, containers, and a code-quality engine in the same scan.
AI-verified triage suppresses unreachable or low-exploitability findings. Checkmarx is strict rule-based without AI verification by default.
Committable diffs inline on the PR, across all six engines. Checkmarx's fix guidance is text-based and product-scoped.
Non-blocking default + sub-5-minute scans. Checkmarx often becomes a bottleneck when policy strictness is enabled.
Most teams cut over in a single sprint. Here's the arc.
Connect your VCS. All six engines available from the first scan.
Run CodeStax next to Checkmarx on a pilot repo for a sprint.
Bring existing triage state via SARIF or manual import.
Enable non-blocking PR comments. Opt into critical-only CI gates later.
Disable Checkmarx once parity is confirmed. Pocket the savings.
Straight answers to the questions prospects usually send via email.
Start free in under 2 minutes. All six engines from day one. Book a demo if you'd like a hand mapping your current setup.