If you landed here from a search for "best npm security tool," you're probably evaluating a list that includes Socket, Snyk, and npm audit. Commit is newer and does something different. This page will tell you exactly what each tool does, where it wins, and where it doesn't — including Commit's genuine gaps. Short answer: most of these tools scan for known vulnerabilities. Commit scans for structural risk that exists before a vulnerability is known. They're complementary, not substitutes. If you only use one, you have blind spots. What each tool actually measures npm audit answers: "Does this package have a reported CVE?" It submits your package-lock.json to GitHub's Advisory Database and returns known matches. Free, built-in, reactive. Snyk answers: "Does this package have a known vulnerability, and can I auto-fix it?" Adds license compliance, SAST for your own code, and container scanning. Strong database, strong integrations.…