When to pick Detectify over Probely for continuous DAST
Choose Detectify when continuous external attack-surface DAST and Surface Monitoring are the weekly queue. Choose Probely’s lineage as Snyk API & Web when developer-first DAST inside the Snyk platform is the packaging path.
The operational pain is the same: production URLs change weekly, authenticated apps need recurring dynamic tests, and a yearly pentest PDF cannot keep up. Continuous DAST is how teams keep finding exposed issues between releases.
Detectify emphasizes continuous application and API scanning plus attack-surface discovery workflows. Probely was a developer-first DAST provider acquired by Snyk and now ships as Snyk API & Web for web and API dynamic testing.
For Probely against a PTaaS vendor, see Cobalt vs Probely. API testing shortlists live under API security tools.
| Job | Continuous DAST with external surface discovery emphasis | Developer-first DAST now packaged as Snyk API & Web |
|---|---|---|
| How a bad day closes | Scheduled and API-triggered scans reopen findings on changed apps | Snyk API & Web scans feed developer remediation inside Snyk workflows |
| What fails CI | Scan policies and thresholds in CI integrations Detectify documents | CI/CD gates and policies in Snyk API & Web integrations |
| Deploy | SaaS scanning of internet-facing and authenticated targets | SaaS DAST in the Snyk platform |
| License/pricing | Sales-quoted Detectify plans (checked 19 Sep 2026) | Snyk platform packaging for API & Web; legacy Probely paths may still appear in older contracts |
| Who operates it | AppSec owning continuous external DAST and surface coverage | AppSec and developers owning Snyk DAST findings |
We reviewed first-party documentation, public pricing pages, product announcements, and live community threads on 19 Sep 2026. We did not test the products in paid production environments, so this is not a hands-on benchmark. This compare does not include exploit proofs of concept.
Detectify
Probely / Snyk API & Web
Editions and pricing
Neither side publishes a complete consumer DAST rate card comparable to commodity scanners. Treat quotes as the source of truth, and map Probely contracts to Snyk API & Web packaging.
| How you buy it now | Detectify sales / demo | Snyk platform quote; Probely brand may still appear on transitional pages |
|---|---|---|
| Public units (19 Sep 2026) | No complete public dollar card verified on detectify.com pricing at check time | Snyk API & Web sold inside Snyk packaging; confirm module on the quote |
| What the invoice covers | Application scanning, API scanning, and surface modules as scoped | Snyk API & Web / DAST module plus broader Snyk products if bundled |
| Self-serve start | Trial/demo motion | Snyk account motion; confirm API & Web enablement |
If an existing Probely contract is still live, ask Snyk how it maps to API & Web before comparing feature checklists from 2024 Probely docs alone.
Surface coverage and scanning
| External surface | Surface monitoring and discovery adjacent to DAST in Detectify packaging | Snyk API & Web focuses on app/API dynamic testing more than classic EASM |
|---|---|---|
| App and API DAST | Application Scanning and API Scanning products Detectify documents | Web and API dynamic testing including GraphQL capabilities Snyk documents |
| Emerging threats | Crowdsourced / expert payload emphasis in Detectify storytelling | Snyk continuous offensive security framing around meaningful change |
| What teams argue about | Whether surface discovery belongs in the DAST console | Whether DAST should live inside the broader Snyk AppSec platform |
If the painful week is new subdomains and forgotten apps, lean Detectify. If the painful week is developers closing dynamic findings next to SCA/SAST, lean Snyk API & Web.
Developer workflow and CI
| CI gates | CI/CD integrations and thresholds Detectify documents | Native Snyk CI/CD and policy workflows for API & Web |
|---|---|---|
| Remediation UX | Detectify finding workflows for AppSec operators | Developer-centric Snyk UX Probely was known for, now inside Snyk |
| Platform gravity | Standalone continuous DAST vendor | Snyk platform gravity after the Probely acquisition |
| What teams argue about | Whether AppSec wants a specialist DAST console | Whether consolidating into Snyk reduces tool sprawl |
Between these two, Detectify stays a specialist continuous DAST motion. Probely’s lineage is now a Snyk platform module.
Where they overlap
Both run recurring dynamic tests against web apps and APIs, both integrate with CI, and both sell continuous rather than once-a-year DAST. An RFP that only says continuous DAST will get two credible responses. Between these two, specialist surface DAST versus Snyk platform packaging still differs.
When to use both
Most teams will not run both. A rare stack is Detectify for external surface DAST and Snyk API & Web for developer workflows already standardized on Snyk.
Decide the operating home first. If specialist continuous DAST with surface emphasis wins, that is Detectify. If Probely-lineage DAST inside Snyk wins, that is Snyk API & Web. Only then compare scan coverage on your authenticated apps.
FAQs
Is Probely still a standalone product?
Snyk acquired Probely and launched the technology as Snyk API & Web. Confirm whether any Probely-branded contracts remain and how they map.
Does Detectify replace a pentest?
No. Continuous DAST finds many issues between releases. Pentests and PTaaS still cover deeper business logic and human creativity.
Where is Cobalt vs Probely?
See the Cobalt vs Probely compare for PTaaS versus Probely-lineage DAST.
Is this a scored bake-off?
No. Order is editorial.
Does this page include exploit how-tos?
No. SecureCoding compare pages do not publish exploit proofs of concept or attack construction steps.
