Mayhem

Name: Mayhem
Brand: Mayhem

Put your application security on autopilot with Mayhem. Built by hackers for developers.

Est 2012|Valuation $126M|Raised $38M|2 Ref Customers

LinkedIn 6K|Web traffic 2K|FTEs 19|HQ Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US

MarketsApplication Security Testing (AST)Code Security

01Competitive Landscape

Narrative analysis

Where Mayhem may have advantages vs alternatives: - Finding unknown, runtime-triggered defects: fuzzing and symbolic execution can identify issues that static tools miss. - Reproducibility: the platform provides reproduction commands, traces, and deduplication that are intended to assist remediation. - Dynamic SBOM reachability: may reduce SCA/SBOM noise if runtime instrumentation and coverage are sufficient. Where competitors may be stronger: - Ecosystem maturity and public visibility: competitors such as Snyk and Semgrep have broader public documentation, pricing clarity, and a larger set of third-party reviews. - Rapid static coverage: SAST-first vendors can be easier to roll out across many repositories with lower compute overhead. - Manual web app testing depth: specialist manual DAST tools may be preferred for advanced manual workflows. Pricing comparison (value vs alternatives): - Mayhem: pricing unclear; likely enterprise. - Semgrep: published per-contributor pricing for some tiers. - Snyk: public plan structure exists; total cost depends on product mix and scale. Adoption and market signals: - Research pedigree and the strategic acquisition are signals of technical differentiation and potential strategic value. - Low review-platform presence suggests a more sales-led or enterprise-focused adoption profile.

	Mayhem	Snyk	Semgrep
Starting Price	Not publicly listed (demo/sales-led)	Public plans exist; pricing varies by product and plan	Public per-contributor pricing for some tiers (documented on vendor site)
Best For	Organizations seeking dynamic, exploit-oriented testing (fuzzing/symbolic execution), automated API pentesting, and runtime SBOM reachability	Broad AppSec platform with SCA/SAST/container/IaC coverage and integrations	Developer-centric static analysis with a strong rule ecosystem and CI integrations
Key Strength	Dynamic testing approach intended to find runtime-triggered defects and provide reproduction artifacts; supports SaaS, private, and isolated deployments; research-origin pedigree	Breadth of integrations and platform consolidation; transparent documentation and compliance statements	Fast SAST with transparent pricing for some tiers and a strong open-source rule ecosystem
Key Weakness	Limited third-party review coverage in common review platforms; pricing opacity; claims require validation; dynamic testing may require more setup/compute	Costs can grow at scale; triage/noise can be significant depending on configuration	Focused on static analysis and does not replicate dynamic exploit paths in the same manner

01Competitive Landscape

Narrative analysis

Where Mayhem may have advantages vs alternatives:

Finding unknown, runtime-triggered defects: fuzzing and symbolic execution can identify issues that static tools miss.
Reproducibility: the platform provides reproduction commands, traces, and deduplication that are intended to assist remediation.
Dynamic SBOM reachability: may reduce SCA/SBOM noise if runtime instrumentation and coverage are sufficient.

Where competitors may be stronger:

Ecosystem maturity and public visibility: competitors such as Snyk and Semgrep have broader public documentation, pricing clarity, and a larger set of third-party reviews.
Rapid static coverage: SAST-first vendors can be easier to roll out across many repositories with lower compute overhead.
Manual web app testing depth: specialist manual DAST tools may be preferred for advanced manual workflows.

Pricing comparison (value vs alternatives):

Mayhem: pricing unclear; likely enterprise.
Semgrep: published per-contributor pricing for some tiers.
Snyk: public plan structure exists; total cost depends on product mix and scale.

Adoption and market signals:

Research pedigree and the strategic acquisition are signals of technical differentiation and potential strategic value.
Low review-platform presence suggests a more sales-led or enterprise-focused adoption profile.

	Mayhem	Snyk	Semgrep
Starting Price	Not publicly listed (demo/sales-led)	Public plans exist; pricing varies by product and plan	Public per-contributor pricing for some tiers (documented on vendor site)
Best For	Organizations seeking dynamic, exploit-oriented testing (fuzzing/symbolic execution), automated API pentesting, and runtime SBOM reachability	Broad AppSec platform with SCA/SAST/container/IaC coverage and integrations	Developer-centric static analysis with a strong rule ecosystem and CI integrations
Key Strength	Dynamic testing approach intended to find runtime-triggered defects and provide reproduction artifacts; supports SaaS, private, and isolated deployments; research-origin pedigree	Breadth of integrations and platform consolidation; transparent documentation and compliance statements	Fast SAST with transparent pricing for some tiers and a strong open-source rule ecosystem
Key Weakness	Limited third-party review coverage in common review platforms; pricing opacity; claims require validation; dynamic testing may require more setup/compute	Costs can grow at scale; triage/noise can be significant depending on configuration	Focused on static analysis and does not replicate dynamic exploit paths in the same manner