Teams moving from Snyk to Aikido usually want the same things: fewer separately-licensed products, less noise on pull requests, and a single platform that covers SAST, SCA, Secrets, IaC, Container, CSPM, and DAST without stacking SKUs.
This page is the practical migration guide. For the broader multi-tool hub, see Migrating to Aikido. For the feature-level comparison, see Aikido vs Snyk, Wiz, and GHAS.
Why teams switch
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One bundle instead of separately-licensed SCA, Code, Container, and IaC products
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Reachability applied by default in AutoTriage rather than configured per project
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A quieter PR experience: net-new, high-confidence findings only
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Broader coverage in one dashboard (SAST, SCA, Secrets, IaC, Container, CSPM, VM, DAST)
How to run the transition safely
The pattern is the same as every Aikido migration: visibility first, blocking later, and one tool blocks, the other measures during overlap. Cut over by capability, not by one big-bang date.
1. Baseline first
Connect Aikido to GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps, or Bitbucket. Aikido baselines current findings at connect time, so existing Snyk debt becomes visible-but-non-blocking rather than a fresh backlog.
2. Run in parallel, warn-only
For 2–4 weeks, keep Snyk as the active PR blocker and run Aikido in warn-only mode. This avoids double-blocking PRs and lets engineering compare net-new signal directly.
3. Map ownership before enforcement
Use teams, CODEOWNERS, and path-based assignment so every repo has an owner. Aikido's smart issue routing then delivers new findings to the responsible team automatically. No repo should be onboarded without an owner.
4. Migrate by capability, not by vendor
Turn block-on-critical on in Aikido one capability at a time — typically SCA and Secrets first, then SAST, then IaC and Container. Move Snyk to report-only for each capability as Aikido takes over gating.
5. Avoid double-blocking PRs
Only one tool should be the blocker for a given capability at a time. During overlap, Snyk blocks and Aikido warns; after cutover, Aikido blocks and Snyk is either report-only or off for that capability.
What to preserve before cutover
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Historical scan archive. Keep Snyk's scan history available read-only for your audit retention window. There is no native importer for Snyk findings, suppressions, ignore state, or severity overrides into Aikido — plan to reference them in Snyk during overlap rather than migrate them.
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Audit evidence. Going forward, generate evidence from Aikido via Reports, PDF/issue export, SBOM export, the activity log API, REST API/webhooks, and the Vanta integration for control mapping.
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Severity overrides and ignore policies. Re-create the ones still load-bearing as Aikido configuration during the parallel-run window. Many become unnecessary once AutoTriage filters unreachable and low-confidence findings by default.
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Configure Jira smart routing and ownership mappings before enforcement so PR gating does not fire into unowned queues.
When to decommission Snyk
Retire Snyk by capability, not all at once. A capability is safe to cut over once:
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Aikido has been the sole PR gate for that capability for at least one full release cycle
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Net-new finding volume and ownership routing are stable
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Required reports and evidence exports have been validated with your audit or compliance reviewer
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The historical Snyk data for that capability is archived read-only