By Jai Mittal, CTO at Launch Ready Code ·
Security findings are cross-referenced against the OWASP Top 10 (web application risk standard), CWE Top 25 (most dangerous software weaknesses), and NIST Cybersecurity Framework.
If you want a Snyk alternative for vibe-coded apps, the key question is: does the tool know how AI builders work? Snyk was built for dev teams with standard code repos. Lovable, Bolt, Cursor, and Replit build apps in their own way. The gaps they leave are runtime config errors, not dep flaws.
This page shows why live-URL scanning catches what generic code scanners miss.
Launch Ready Code internal data (the vibe-coded apps we've audited): an average Launch Readiness Score around 44/100 on first audit, with most apps carrying at least one P0 critical finding, missing HTTP security headers, or exposing API keys and secrets. CVE-2025-48757 affected 170+ Lovable-built apps with disabled Supabase RLS. Sources: NVD CVE-2025-48757, OWASP Top 10.
The security vulnerabilities discussed here are catalogued in the OWASP Top 10 — the industry standard for web application risk. Severity scores for individual CVEs are published by NIST’s National Vulnerability Database (NVD).
Across the 700+ vibe-coded applications Launch Ready Code has scanned, most have at least one critical security finding at their first audit, with an average Launch Readiness Score around 44/100 — LRC scan data, 2026.
| Feature | Snyk | Launch Ready Code |
|---|---|---|
| Scans live deployed URL | ✗ No — repo only | ✓ Yes — no code access needed |
| Detects Supabase RLS disabled | ✗ No | ✓ Yes — P0 finding in 31/47 apps |
| Platform-aware (Lovable/Bolt/Cursor) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes — detects 11 AI platforms |
| Auth token leak in client JS | Partial (repo scan) | ✓ Yes — live bundle inspection |
| OWASP Top 10 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Missing rate limiting detection | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| EU AI Act / GDPR compliance check | ✗ No | ✓ Yes — Compliance Wing |
| Free entry point | Free tier available | ✓ Free scan — no credit card |
| Requires repo/code access | ✗ Yes | ✓ No — URL only |
| Named CTO assigned | ✗ No | ✓ Yes — on Pro and Code Care plans |
Snyk was built to scan repos for dep flaws and code patterns. That works when the risk is a "bad library" or "bad code pattern." But the most common critical findings in vibe-coded apps are not in the code. They are in the live config:
AI tools write code that works. They don't write code that accounts for what happens when it's leaked to the open internet.
Platform-aware scanning means the audit knows how each tool builds apps. A Lovable app has a Supabase backend and a Stripe setup. The RLS config is almost always wrong. Bolt.new apps often leak secrets in main.js. Cursor apps often skip auth on API routes.
This context changes what to look for and where. A basic scanner treats every app the same. A platform-aware scanner starts with a guess based on how the app was built, then checks it against the live app.
Launch Ready Code knows: Lovable, Bolt, Cursor, Replit, Windsurf, v0.dev, Claude Code, Copilot, Codex, Gemini, and CodeWhisperer.
Free scan. No code access. No credit card. Just your URL.
Run the free scanSnyk is great when your team ships in a standard way. CI setup, a dep graph, a full dev team. It's great at dep CVEs, code patterns, and container scans.
It's not the right fit for a solo founder who shipped in a week using Lovable. The attack surface is different. The code Snyk scans was built by AI, not typed by hand. The flaws are config gaps, not code patterns.
Many teams use both. Snyk runs in the CI pipeline for code and deps. Launch Ready Code runs live-URL audits and tracks your deployed app over time.
“The global average cost of a data breach reached $4.88 million in 2024 — the highest total ever recorded, and a 10% increase over 2023.”
A live-URL audit tool for AI-made apps. Launch Ready Code scans your deployed app for RLS gaps, leaked secrets, and missing rate limits — no repo access needed. That's how most vibe-coded apps are set up.
Snyk scans code for known flaws. It assumes a standard dev workflow. Vibe-coded apps most often fail on live config errors — disabled RLS, client-side API keys, missing auth checks. These only show up in the live app, not in the source code.
Yes. Many teams run Snyk in CI for dep and code coverage, and Launch Ready Code for live-URL audits. The two tools scan different parts of your stack and work well together.
The free scan at launchreadycode.com gives you a Launch Readiness Score /100 in under 60 seconds. No credit card, no code access, no install.