Snyk is $25/mo (Team). Scout is a self-hosted alternative at $0.99/mo. Here's when each makes sense.
| Scout | Snyk | |
|---|---|---|
| Hosting | Self-hosted, your infra | Managed SaaS (cloud only) |
| Data location | Your server, your disk | Snyk's cloud |
| Free tier | 1 project | Paid only |
| Pro pricing | $0.99/mo | $25/mo (Team) |
| Dependencies | None (single binary + SQLite) | N/A (managed) |
| Setup time | ~30 seconds | Account signup |
| Dashboard | Built-in at /ui | Cloud dashboard |
| License | BSL 1.1 | Proprietary SaaS |
Scout is a single Go binary with embedded SQLite. Install it with one command, and you are running in under a minute. Your data stays on your server.
curl -fsSL https://stockyard.dev/scout/install.sh | sh
The pricing math between Scout and Snyk changes depending on team size. Snyk at $25/mo (Team) is reasonable for a solo user. At ten seats, the difference compounds. Scout is a flat $0.99/mo regardless of seats — the binary does not count how many people use it. For growing teams, this makes Scout progressively cheaper while Snyk gets progressively more expensive.
Scout runs as a single static binary with an embedded SQLite database. There is no application server, no cache layer, no background worker. One process handles HTTP requests and reads from and writes to the database file directly. This simplicity is the entire point — fewer moving parts means fewer things that can break at 2 AM.
The migration path from Snyk depends on how much history you need to bring over. If you only need active records, a manual re-entry through Scout's dashboard might be faster than writing a migration script. If you need full history, export from Snyk and use Scout's POST API to import records. Either way, the process is measured in hours, not weeks.
Single binary. Free to start. $0.99/mo for Pro.