Vigilance vs Snyk
Snyk. Checks your code and the parts you depend on against a list of known bugs, then opens pull requests to fix them.
Vigilance. Compares two versions of the same software and says what the new one can suddenly do.
Side by side
| Question | Snyk | Vigilance |
|---|---|---|
| Finds a part with a known bug | Yes | No |
| Opens a pull request to fix it | Yes | No |
| Finds a mistake in your own code | Yes | No |
| Spots a new file that runs itself during an install | No | Yes |
| Spots a file that started sending data somewhere new | No | Yes |
| Watches a laptop or a build server between updates | No | Yes |
Which one do you need?
Use both. Snyk finds what is already known to be bad. Vigilance finds what is new.
Try it on your own software.
Show it the version you run today and the one you are about to install.