Snyk vs Onfido

Snyk has a disclosed valuation of $7.4B, while Onfido's valuation is not publicly available, making a direct size comparison difficult. Snyk employs 2000 people.

Snyk has raised more in total funding at $1.3B, compared to Onfido's $200M — a gap of $1.1B. Combined, the two companies have completed 10 known funding rounds.

Snyk leads with an Awaira Score of 82/100, while Onfido sits at 68/100. That 14-point gap reflects real differences in funding, scale, and traction — it's not a vanity metric.

Snyk was founded by Guy Podjarny in 2015. Onfido was founded by Husayn Kassai in 2012. Visit each company's profile on Awaira for a full founder biography.

Snyk: Snyk is a developer security platform founded in 2015 that specializes in identifying and fixing vulnerabilities in open-source dependencies, container images, and infrastructure-as-code. The company operates at the intersection of DevSecOps and AI, providing automated scanning and remediation tools integrated into development workflows. Snyk's core products include dependency scanning, container security, infrastructure-as-code scanning, and code analysis capabilities powered by machine learning and vulnerability intelligence databases. The platform integrates with popular development tools and CI/CD pipelines including GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and Jenkins, enabling developers to identify security issues during development rather than post-deployment. With a valuation of $7.4 billion and total funding of $1.32 billion across Series G funding, Snyk has achieved significant growth in the expanding application security market. The company serves enterprise customers across multiple industries, addressing the critical challenge of securing software supply chains as organizations increasingly rely on open-source components. Snyk competes with companies including Sonatype, Aqua Security, and Anchore in the developer-first security space. The platform's approach emphasizes shifting security left in the development lifecycle, reducing remediation costs and time-to-fix vulnerabilities. Growth has been driven by increasing regulatory requirements, rising software supply chain attacks, and enterprise adoption of DevSecOps practices. Snyk uniquely positions security enforcement at the point of code development, enabling developers to fix vulnerabilities before deployment with AI-powered remediation guidance. Onfido: Onfido provided AI-powered identity verification services, using computer vision and machine learning to authenticate government-issued documents and biometric selfies for remote customer onboarding. The platform enabled banks, fintech companies, and regulated service providers to comply with Know Your Customer requirements without requiring in-person identity checks, processing identity verifications across more than 195 countries and supporting hundreds of document types.\n\nFounded in London in 2012, Onfido raised approximately $200 million from investors including SoftBank, TPG Growth, and Salesforce Ventures before being acquired by Entrust, the identity security company, in 2024 for approximately $400 million. At the time of acquisition, Onfido was processing hundreds of millions of identity checks annually for clients including HSBC, Revolut, and Bitstamp, making it one of the largest independent identity verification providers in the world.\n\nOnfido competed in the KYC and identity verification market alongside Jumio, Mitek, and AU10TIX, as well as large platform players including Experian and LexisNexis. The acquisition by Entrust gave Onfido access to a broader portfolio of physical and digital identity credentials and an enterprise sales channel with reach across government, banking, and enterprise security. The combined entity positions Entrust as a full-stack identity provider spanning physical documents, digital certificates, and AI-powered biometric verification.

Onfido got there first, launching in 2012 — that's 3 years of extra runway. Snyk didn't arrive until 2015. In AI, that kind of head start means more training data, deeper customer relationships, and a bigger talent moat.

Snyk has about 2000 employees; Onfido has about 500-1000. A bigger team usually means more revenue or heavier VC backing, but in AI, small teams can build at massive scale.

Yes — they're direct rivals. Both Snyk and Onfido compete in AI Security, targeting many of the same buyers. If you're evaluating one, you should be looking at the other.