Software composition analysis
Asked as “software composition analysis tool”, and as “open source dependency vulnerability scanner”, on behalf of a mid-market B2B company. 50 first choices recorded across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, fourteen models each.
Standing · first-choice share
34%
Contested · Trivy 34%
34Snyk Open Source34Trivy10OWASP Dependency-Check22others
34% of first choices, contested.
Since October 2026↗new leaderNew leader since October 2026: Snyk Open Source (34%) replaces Trivy (31% then, 34% now), 0 points clear, inside the 11-point floor.Snyk Open Source leads at 34%, replacing Trivy, which led at 31% and stands at 34% now: 0 points clear, inside the floor, so the swap reads as unsettled.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment; they sit side by side and are never added together.
Small business
Snyk Open Source38%Contested▼−1Since October 2026: 39% → 38%, −1 point. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.Standing →Mid-marketSnyk Open Source34%Contested↗new leaderNew leader since October 2026: Snyk Open Source (34%) replaces Trivy (31% then, 34% now), 0 points clear, inside the 11-point floor.This pageEnterprise
Sonatype Lifecycle30%Contested↗new leaderNew leader since October 2026: Sonatype Lifecycle (30%) replaces Black Duck (23% then, 17% now), 13 points clear, past the 11-point floor.Standing →
Snyk Open Source38%Contested▼−1Since October 2026: 39% → 38%, −1 point. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.Standing →Mid-marketSnyk Open Source34%Contested↗new leaderNew leader since October 2026: Snyk Open Source (34%) replaces Trivy (31% then, 34% now), 0 points clear, inside the 11-point floor.This pageEnterpriseSonatype Lifecycle30%Contested↗new leaderNew leader since October 2026: Sonatype Lifecycle (30%) replaces Black Duck (23% then, 17% now), 13 points clear, past the 11-point floor.Standing →The standing
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company. Ordered by share.
ProductFirst-choice shareNegative rateLabelsQuadrantSince October 2026
01Snyk Open Source34%12%60endorsed leader▲+18Since October 2026: 16% → 34%, +18 points. Past the 11-point floor: movement.16% → 34%
Snyk Open Source34%12%60endorsed leader▲+18Since October 2026: 16% → 34%, +18 points. Past the 11-point floor: movement.16% → 34%02
Trivy34%3%35endorsed leader▲+3Since October 2026: 31% → 34%, +3 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.31% → 34%
Trivy34%3%35endorsed leader▲+3Since October 2026: 31% → 34%, +3 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.31% → 34%03
OWASP Dependency-Check10%51%37criticized challenger▲+2Since October 2026: 8% → 10%, +2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.8% → 10%
OWASP Dependency-Check10%51%37criticized challenger▲+2Since October 2026: 8% → 10%, +2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.8% → 10%04
GitHub Dependabot8%24%25accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 8% → 8%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.8% → 8%
GitHub Dependabot8%24%25accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 8% → 8%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.8% → 8%05
Mend.io – Mend SCA6%15%41accepted challenger▼−8Since October 2026: 14% → 6%, −8 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.14% → 6%
Mend.io – Mend SCA6%15%41accepted challenger▼−8Since October 2026: 14% → 6%, −8 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.14% → 6%06
OWASP Dependency-Track6%5%21accepted challenger▼−2Since October 2026: 8% → 6%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.8% → 6%
OWASP Dependency-Track6%5%21accepted challenger▼−2Since October 2026: 8% → 6%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.8% → 6%Show the thirteen products at 0%, ordered by negative rate
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Veracode SCA0%30%10criticized challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%
Veracode SCA0%30%10criticized challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%11
Black Duck0%27%30criticized challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%
Black Duck0%27%30criticized challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%07Sonatype Lifecycle0%16%25accepted challenger▼−2Since October 2026: 2% → 0%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.2% → 0%
Sonatype Lifecycle0%16%25accepted challenger▼−2Since October 2026: 2% → 0%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.2% → 0%18
Checkmarx SCA0%13%15accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%
Checkmarx SCA0%13%15accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%13
JFrog Xray0%12%16accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%
JFrog Xray0%12%16accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%17Grype0%10%10accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%
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GitLab Dependency Scanning0%8%12accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%
GitLab Dependency Scanning0%8%12accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%15
GitHub Advanced Security0%8%13accepted challenger▼−2Since October 2026: 2% → 0%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.2% → 0%
GitHub Advanced Security0%8%13accepted challenger▼−2Since October 2026: 2% → 0%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.2% → 0%09
OSV-Scanner0%7%14accepted challenger▼−2Since October 2026: 2% → 0%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.2% → 0%
OSV-Scanner0%7%14accepted challenger▼−2Since October 2026: 2% → 0%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.2% → 0%08
FOSSA0%5%21accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%
FOSSA0%5%21accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%12
Endor Labs0%0%13accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%
Endor Labs0%0%13accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%10
Socket0%0%13accepted challenger▼−2Since October 2026: 2% → 0%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.2% → 0%
Socket0%0%13accepted challenger▼−2Since October 2026: 2% → 0%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.2% → 0%14
Semgrep Supply Chain0%0%11accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%
Semgrep Supply Chain0%0%11accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%The floor is 11 points of share, measured: how far the models move a leader on their own when the same questions are asked twice with nothing changed. A larger change is movement; a smaller one can't be told apart from repeat variation, and both are shown. Each index measures its own floor from its own repeat, over its own categories, so the floor differs from one index to the next. Both editions asked the same fourteen models. How the floor is measured
Bars are the share of first choices, 0 to 100Every product with at least 10 labels here. Every product name links to its product page.
For buyers
Head to head
All fifteen head-to-head pages: the top six products, each against each
Snyk Open Source vs Mend.io – Mend SCASnyk Open Source vs OWASP Dependency-TrackTrivy vs OWASP Dependency-CheckTrivy vs GitHub DependabotTrivy vs Mend.io – Mend SCATrivy vs OWASP Dependency-TrackOWASP Dependency-Check vs GitHub DependabotOWASP Dependency-Check vs Mend.io – Mend SCAOWASP Dependency-Check vs OWASP Dependency-TrackGitHub Dependabot vs Mend.io – Mend SCAGitHub Dependabot vs OWASP Dependency-TrackMend.io – Mend SCA vs OWASP Dependency-Track
Recommended versus criticized
Every product with at least 10 labels here, on both axes. The 30% line names a quadrant, not the verdict above: that one needs more than 40%.
Criticized challengerCriticized default
Negative label rate →
01020304050607080910111213141516G17
1819Accepted challengerEndorsed leader
0%First-choice share → · lines at 30% share and 25% negative50%
Key
01Snyk Open Source34%
Snyk Open Source34%02Trivy34%
Trivy34%03OWASP Dependency-Check10%
OWASP Dependency-Check10%04GitHub Dependabot8%
GitHub Dependabot8%05Mend.io – Mend SCA6%
Mend.io – Mend SCA6%06OWASP Dependency-Track6%
OWASP Dependency-Track6%07Sonatype Lifecycle0%
Sonatype Lifecycle0%08FOSSA0%
FOSSA0%09OSV-Scanner0%
OSV-Scanner0%10Socket0%
Socket0%11Black Duck0%
Black Duck0%12Endor Labs0%
Endor Labs0%13JFrog Xray0%
JFrog Xray0%14Semgrep Supply Chain0%
Semgrep Supply Chain0%15GitHub Advanced Security0%
GitHub Advanced Security0%16GitLab Dependency Scanning0%
GitLab Dependency Scanning0%17Grype0%
18Checkmarx SCA0%
Checkmarx SCA0%19Veracode SCA0%
Veracode SCA0%What they warned about
Zero of fourteen models held their first choice under the paraphrase. Claude Haiku 4.5, GPT-5.4 mini, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Perplexity Sonar, Grok 4.20, Mistral Small, DeepSeek V4 Flash, Llama 4 Maverick, Qwen 3.7 Flash, Kimi K2, GLM 4.7 FlashX, MiniMax M2.5, GPT-6 Luna and Muse Glimmer 30B changed. A high negative share on a product with few labels is a warning. A low share on a product with many labels is salience, not sentiment.
OWASP Dependency-Check51%
19 of 37 labels negative · 11 of 14 models · 1 hard negative
“generally not recommended for modern pipelines due to high false-positive rates and slow build times” Gemini 3.5 Flash, paraphrase prompt
Black Duck27%
8 of 30 labels negative · 7 of 14 models · 1 hard negative
“What to Avoid - Black Duck (Synopsys) and Mend.io: Powerful but historically complex to configure and priced for enterprise” Kimi K2, direct prompt
Snyk Open Source12%
7 of 60 labels negative · 6 of 14 models
“tools including Snyk, GitHub Dependabot, OWASP Dependency-Check, and npm audit all failed to detect vulnerabilities in cloned or shaded components” MiniMax M2.5, negative prompt
GitHub Dependabot24%
6 of 25 labels negative · 5 of 14 models
“GitHub Dependabot as your entire SCA program: It can be useful for repositories on GitHub, but check the documented ecosystem and file-format coverage” GPT-6 Luna, negative prompt
What they cite
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted.
Sites the answers cite
73 of 84 answers in this category came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models: citations where the model returns them, or the search results it consulted. 861 links across 196 sites, every framing counted. Ranked by the number of answers carrying the site or page. 42 of the 252 answers across every segment cited this index's own page for the category; the method page measures whether that reading tilts an answer.
vendor site · G224 answers · 35 citations · 11 models
23 answers · 31 citations · 9 models
vendor site · GitHub21 answers · 39 citations · 10 models
vendor site · Sonatype20 answers · 37 citations · 10 models
vendor site · Cloudinary20 answers · 20 citations · 7 models
vendor site · Safeguard19 answers · 39 citations · 8 models
vendor site · Checkmarx19 answers · 20 citations · 10 models
18 answers · 18 citations · 8 models
vendor site · Mend17 answers · 19 citations · 11 models
publisher (Gane)14 answers · 15 citations · 6 models
13 answers · 15 citations · 7 models
13 answers · 14 citations · 8 models
Pages the answers cite
The ten pages named in the most answers, by full address. A page here is one the models returned with a recommendation, not one the index endorses.
20 answers · 7 models
18 answers · 8 models
17 answers · 9 models
16 answers · 10 models
16 answers · 8 models
15 answers · 9 models
13 answers · 7 models
13 answers · 9 models
13 answers · 7 models
13 answers · 8 models
Search against answers
Each company's standing in the answers beside its site's footprint in Google search, one row a site: the products the models named on it with their shares, and the share they add up to; monthly searches on Google, and DataForSEO's estimate of AI search demand (modeled from search signals, directional, not a count of queries to any assistant), for the most-searched of the company's and its products' names (the name is in each row's hover text); estimated monthly organic visits to the site; and its best position in Google's top ten for “best software composition analysis tool”, “software composition analysis tool”, “software composition analysis tools”. US estimates from DataForSEO and Google's Ads Transparency Center. A small company's site, or a mid-sized company's site for its flagship, is marked company; a product on a large parent's site (Google, Microsoft) has no site figures. A column with no figures for this category is left out, and an empty cell means none were seen, not none exist. Two measurements side by side: neither is read as the cause of the other.
| Company and products | Share | Own site cited | Name searches, Google | AI search demand, est. | Organic visits | Paid search a month, est. | Google ads, last 30 days | Best Google position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snyk snyk.io Snyk Open Source 34% | 34% | 157 | 12,100 | 581 | 61,651 company | 60 | ||
| Trivy trivy.dev | 34% | 248 | 5,400 | 182 | 3,093 | |||
| OWASP Dependency-Check owasp.org OWASP Dependency-Check 10%, OWASP Dependency-Track 6% | 16% | 95 | 720 | 10 | 365,222 | 3 | ||
| GitHub parent site GitHub Dependabot 8%, GitHub Advanced Security 0% | 8% | 78 | 1,500,000 | 31,479 | ||||
| Mend.io – Mend SCA mend.io | 6% | 106 | 15,059 | 7 | ||||
| Aikido aikido.dev Aikido Security 2% | 2% | 326 | 2,400 | 51 | 6,442 company | $936 | 120 | |
| Sonatype sonatype.com Sonatype Lifecycle 0% | 0% | 121 | 90 | 1 | 71,814 company | $1,879 | 7 | 8 |
| FOSSA fossa.com | 0% | 49 | 74,000 | 4,140 | 133,902 | 1 | ||
| OSV-Scanner osv.dev | 0% | 37 | 390 | 22 | 749 | |||
| Socket socket.dev | 0% | 36 | 60,500 | 95,979 | 16,465 | 1 |
Google's top ten for the three searches hold 22 sites; 1 of them are among the sites the models cited here (sonatype.com). The first result for “best software composition analysis tool” is endorlabs.com.
How they answered
Six framings of the same buying question, each sent to every model in a fresh session with search on. One row per model, so a row shows whether it held its answer under rewording, what it named when cost was the constraint, and what it argued against. Computed from the raw judge labels.ShowHide
How they answered
Six framings of the same buying question, each sent to every model in a fresh session with search on. One row per model, so a row shows whether it held its answer under rewording, what it named when cost was the constraint, and what it argued against. Computed from the raw judge labels.
ShowHideModelDirect“What is the best software composition analysis tool for a mid-market B2B company?”Paraphrase“Which open source dependency vulnerability scanner would you recommend to a mid-sized B2B company?”Comparative“What are the top software composition analysis tools and how do they differ?”Budget-constrained“What is the best software composition analysis tool for a company with a limited budget?”Scale-constrained“We are a 500 person company evaluating a software composition analysis tool. What should we look at?”Negative“Which software composition analysis tools should I avoid or be cautious about?”
Claude Haiku 4.5Mend.io – Mend SCAOWASP Dependency-CheckChangedMend.io – Mend SCAOWASP Dependency-Checkno first choiceagainst: Black Duck, GitHub Advanced Security + Dependabot, JFrog Xray, OWASP Dependency-Check, Snyk Open Source
Two alternatives
Aikido Security, Snyk Open SourceOne alternative
Snyk Open SourceFive alternatives
Black Duck Software, Checkmarx SCA, JFrog Xray, Snyk Open Source, Sonatype LifecycleSix alternatives
GitHub Dependabot, Mend Bolt, OWASP Dependency-Track, Semgrep Supply Chain, Syft/Grype, TrivyGPT-5.4 miniSnyk Open SourceOWASP Dependency-TrackChangedBlack DuckOWASP Dependency-Track, Trivyagainst: Black Duck, JFrogno first choicenothing named
Four alternatives
Mend.io – Mend SCA, OWASP Dependency-Check, OWASP Dependency-Track, SemgrepOne alternative
OWASP Dependency-CheckFive alternatives
Anchore, JFrog Xray, Mend.io – Mend SCA, Snyk Open Source, Veracode SCAThree alternatives
Mend.io – Mend SCA, Renovate, Snyk Open SourceGemini 3.5 FlashSnyk Open SourceTrivyChangedagainst: OWASP Dependency-CheckGitHub Advanced Security, Snyk Open SourceGitHub Dependabot, Trivyagainst: OWASP Dependency-Checkno first choiceagainst: OWASP Dependency-Check
Four alternatives
GitHub Advanced Security, Mend.io – Mend SCA, Semgrep Supply Chain, SocketFour alternatives
GitHub Dependabot, GitLab Dependency Scanning, OSV-Scanner, Syft/GrypeSeven alternatives
Black Duck, Checkmarx SCA, Grype, JFrog Xray, Mend.io – Mend SCA, Sonatype Lifecycle, TrivyFour alternatives
Aikido Security, Grype + Syft, OSV-Scanner, Snyk Open SourceEight alternatives
Checkmarx SCA, GitHub Advanced Security, GitLab Dependency Scanning, Mend.io – Mend SCA, Snyk Open Source, Socket, Sonatype Lifecycle, Veracode SCAPerplexity SonarMend.io – Mend SCAagainst: GitHub Advanced Security, GitHub Dependabot, Sonatype LifecycleTrivyChangedagainst: OWASP Dependency-CheckSnyk Open Sourceagainst: OWASP Dependency-CheckSnyk Open Sourceagainst: OWASP Dependency-Trackno first choiceagainst: Black Duck, Checkmarx One, FOSSA, GitHub Dependabot alerts, Grype, JFrog Xray, OSV-Scanner, OWASP Dependency-Check, Snyk Open Source, Trivy
Two alternatives
Endor Labs, Snyk Open SourceThree alternatives
OSV-Scanner, OWASP Dependency-Track, SyftEleven alternatives
Black Duck, Endor Labs, FOSSA, GitHub Advanced Security, GitHub Dependabot, GitLab Dependency Scanning, JFrog Xray, Semgrep Supply Chain, Sonatype Lifecycle, Syft/Grype, TrivyThree alternatives
GitHub Dependabot, Semgrep Supply Chain, TrivyGrok 4.20Snyk Open SourceTrivyChangedagainst: GitHub Dependabot, OWASP Dependency-Check, Snyk Open SourceSnyk Open Sourceagainst: OWASP Dependency-CheckOWASP Dependency-Checkno first choiceagainst: Black Duck, Checkmarx SCA, Mend.io – Mend SCA, OWASP Dependency-Check, Retire.js, Snyk Open Source, Veracode SCA
Three alternatives
Black Duck, Mend.io – Mend SCA, Sonatype LifecycleThree alternatives
Grype, OSV-Scanner, OWASP Dependency-TrackThree alternatives
Black Duck, Mend.io – Mend SCA, Sonatype LifecycleFive alternatives
Grype, OSV-Scanner, OWASP Dependency-Track, ScanCode Toolkit, TrivyMistral SmallSnyk Open SourceTrivyChangedSonatype LifecycleGitHub Dependabot, Snyk Open Sourceno first choicenothing named
Two alternatives
FOSSA, TrivyTwo alternatives
OSV-Scanner, OWASP Dependency-CheckSeven alternatives
Black Duck, GitHub Dependabot, GitLab Dependency Scanning, JFrog Xray, Mend.io – Mend SCA, Snyk Open Source, XygeniThree alternatives
FOSSA, GitLab Dependency Scanning, OSV-ScannerDeepSeek V4 FlashSnyk Open Sourceagainst: Veracode SCAOWASP Dependency-TrackChangedagainst: OWASP Dependency-CheckSnyk Open Source, Sonatype Lifecycleagainst: GitHub Dependabot, GitLab Dependency ScanningTrivyno first choiceagainst: Black Duck, GitHub Dependabot, Mend.io – Mend SCA, OWASP Dependency-Check
Two alternatives
Mend.io – Mend SCA, Sonatype LifecycleTwo alternatives
GitHub Dependabot, TrivySix alternatives
Black Duck, Endor Labs, FOSSA, JFrog Xray, Mend.io – Mend SCA, TrivyThree alternatives
OWASP Dependency-Check, OWASP Dependency-Track, Snyk Open SourceLlama 4 MaverickSnyk Open SourceTrivyChangedno first choiceSnyk Open Sourceno first choicenothing named
Five alternatives
Endor Labs, FOSSA, Safeguard SCA, Semgrep Supply Chain, SocketThree alternatives
Semgrep Supply Chain, Socket, TrivyQwen 3.7 FlashSnyk Open SourceTrivyChangedagainst: OWASP Dependency-CheckSnyk Open SourceTrivyno first choiceagainst: Black Duck, Checkmarx One, Mend.io – Mend SCA, Sonatype Lifecycle, Veracode SCA
Four alternatives
Black Duck, Mend.io – Mend SCA, Safeguard SCA, TrivyOne alternative
OWASP Dependency-TrackFive alternatives
Black Duck, FOSSA, GitHub Advanced Security, JFrog Xray, Sonatype LifecycleFour alternatives
Grype, OSV-Scanner, Semgrep Supply Chain, Snyk Open SourceKimi K2Aikido Security, Snyk Open Sourceagainst: Black Duck, Mend.io – Mend SCA, Sonatype LifecycleTrivyChangedSnyk Open Sourceagainst: Checkmarx SCA, OWASP Dependency-CheckOWASP Dependency-Checkno first choiceagainst: Black Duck, Mend.io – Mend SCA, Snyk Open Source
Two alternatives
FOSSA, GitHub Advanced SecurityThree alternatives
GitHub Dependabot, Grype, OWASP Dependency-CheckFour alternatives
Black Duck, JFrog Xray, Mend.io – Mend SCA, Sonatype LifecycleThree alternatives
GitHub Dependabot, OWASP Dependency-Track, Snyk Open SourceSix alternatives
Black Duck, Endor Labs, GitHub Advanced Security, Mend.io – Mend SCA, Snyk Open Source, SocketGLM 4.7 FlashXSnyk Open Sourceagainst: Black Duck Polaris Platform, Sonatype LifecycleTrivyChangedSnyk Open SourceTrivyno first choiceagainst: OWASP Dependency-Check
One alternative
Mend.io – Mend SCAThree alternatives
Grype + Syft, OWASP Dependency-Check, OWASP Dependency-TrackFour alternatives
Black Duck, JFrog Xray, Mend.io – Mend SCA, Sonatype LifecycleFive alternatives
FOSSA, GitHub Dependabot, Safeguard SCA, Snyk Open Source, SocketMiniMax M2.5Mend.io – Mend SCA, Snyk Open SourceTrivyChangedno first choiceagainst: OWASP Dependency-CheckSnyk Open Source, Trivyno first choiceagainst: AntMan, Fire, GitHub Dependabot, OWASP Dependency-Check, Snyk Open Source, Vuddy, npm audit
One alternative
Sonatype LifecycleThree alternatives
Grype, OWASP Dependency-Check, OWASP Dependency-TrackFive alternatives
Black Duck, FOSSA, Mend.io – Mend SCA, Snyk Open Source, Sonatype LifecycleTwo alternatives
Semgrep Supply Chain, SocketGPT-6 LunaSnyk Open SourceTrivyChangedno first choiceGitHub Dependabotno first choiceagainst: GitHub Dependabot, OWASP Dependency-Check, Snyk Open Source
Four alternatives
GitHub Code Security, GitHub Dependabot, Mend.io – Mend SCA, Sonatype LifecycleTwo alternatives
OSV-Scanner, OWASP Dependency-TrackEight alternatives
Black Duck, FOSSA, GitHub Dependabot, GitLab Dependency Scanning, JFrog Xray, Mend.io – Mend SCA, Snyk Open Source, Sonatype LifecycleTwo alternatives
OSV-Scanner, TrivyMuse Glimmer 30BSnyk Open SourceTrivyChangedSnyk Open SourceGitHub Dependabot, OWASP Dependency-Check, Snyk Open Sourceno first choiceagainst: OWASP Dependency-Check
Three alternatives
Black Duck, Mend.io – Mend SCA, Sonatype LifecycleTwo alternatives
OWASP Dependency-Check, OWASP Dependency-TrackEight alternatives
Black Duck Polaris Platform, Endor Labs, FOSSA, GitLab Dependency Scanning, JFrog, Mend.io – Mend SCA, Socket, TrivyFive alternatives
FOSSA, OWASP Dependency-Track, Safeguard SCA, Syft/Grype, TrivyBold is the first choiceAlternatives are counted; the count opens them.What the answer argued against
The record
One row per call: the version string exactly as returned, whether the model searched, sources cited, and latency.
Eighty-four rows: every prompt, every model, every answer.
| Prompt | Model | Version string | Time (UTC) | Searched | Sources | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct recommendation | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 09:52 | yes | 18 | 9 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 10:11 | yes | 3 | 6 s |
| Direct recommendation | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.6-flash (asked for gemini-3.5-flash; the API answered as this version) | 2026-11-01 16:08 | no | 0 | 16 s |
| Direct recommendation | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 09:13 | yes | 10 | 4 s |
| Direct recommendation | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 13:55 | yes | 23 | 17 s |
| Direct recommendation | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 17:07 | yes | 5 | 4 s |
| Direct recommendation | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 09:31 | yes | 22 | 24 s |
| Direct recommendation | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 18:48 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Direct recommendation | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 15:49 | yes | 10 | 32 s |
| Direct recommendation | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 12:53 | yes | 15 | 63 s |
| Direct recommendation | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 08:45 | yes | 23 | 25 s |
| Direct recommendation | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 12:58 | yes | 5 | 27 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 15:05 | yes | 5 | 19 s |
| Direct recommendation | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 13:25 | yes | 14 | 22 s |
| Paraphrase | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 09:51 | no | 0 | 5 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 14:23 | yes | 2 | 5 s |
| Paraphrase | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.6-flash (asked for gemini-3.5-flash; the API answered as this version) | 2026-11-01 14:59 | no | 0 | 19 s |
| Paraphrase | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 08:42 | yes | 10 | 3 s |
| Paraphrase | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 13:43 | yes | 10 | 12 s |
| Paraphrase | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 09:32 | yes | 5 | 4 s |
| Paraphrase | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 10:38 | yes | 20 | 24 s |
| Paraphrase | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 19:05 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Paraphrase | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 11:43 | yes | 5 | 55 s |
| Paraphrase | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 11:51 | yes | 15 | 20 s |
| Paraphrase | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 09:20 | yes | 18 | 39 s |
| Paraphrase | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 14:13 | no | 0 | 16 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 10:42 | yes | 3 | 23 s |
| Paraphrase | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 19:26 | yes | 15 | 17 s |
| Comparative | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 11:51 | yes | 10 | 7 s |
| Comparative | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 09:30 | yes | 6 | 8 s |
| Comparative | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.6-flash (asked for gemini-3.5-flash; the API answered as this version) | 2026-11-01 18:20 | yes | 2 | 22 s |
| Comparative | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 18:33 | yes | 10 | 7 s |
| Comparative | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 18:07 | yes | 12 | 35 s |
| Comparative | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 10:36 | yes | 5 | 7 s |
| Comparative | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 15:00 | yes | 24 | 38 s |
| Comparative | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 16:58 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Comparative | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 10:32 | no | 0 | 30 s |
| Comparative | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 12:28 | yes | 18 | 31 s |
| Comparative | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 16:28 | yes | 25 | 37 s |
| Comparative | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 16:38 | yes | 25 | 44 s |
| Comparative | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 14:07 | yes | 10 | 34 s |
| Comparative | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 16:41 | yes | 14 | 25 s |
| Budget constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 19:04 | yes | 10 | 8 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 10:27 | yes | 4 | 4 s |
| Budget constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.6-flash (asked for gemini-3.5-flash; the API answered as this version) | 2026-11-01 11:51 | yes | 8 | 21 s |
| Budget constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 18:07 | yes | 10 | 3 s |
| Budget constrained | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 17:22 | yes | 10 | 10 s |
| Budget constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 09:50 | yes | 5 | 5 s |
| Budget constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 15:18 | yes | 19 | 20 s |
| Budget constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 12:01 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Budget constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 17:55 | yes | 10 | 27 s |
| Budget constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 15:07 | yes | 10 | 24 s |
| Budget constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 15:48 | yes | 14 | 29 s |
| Budget constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 13:38 | yes | 5 | 22 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 13:52 | yes | 3 | 12 s |
| Budget constrained | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 16:57 | yes | 12 | 18 s |
| Scale constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 08:37 | no | 0 | 6 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 09:19 | no | 0 | 8 s |
| Scale constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.6-flash (asked for gemini-3.5-flash; the API answered as this version) | 2026-11-01 12:25 | no | 0 | 14 s |
| Scale constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 13:16 | yes | 10 | 6 s |
| Scale constrained | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 16:59 | yes | 5 | 14 s |
| Scale constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 09:24 | no | 0 | 8 s |
| Scale constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 15:43 | yes | 23 | 57 s |
| Scale constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 14:40 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Scale constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 14:08 | yes | 5 | 27 s |
| Scale constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 13:16 | yes | 23 | 37 s |
| Scale constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 17:39 | yes | 15 | 62 s |
| Scale constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 09:32 | no | 0 | 24 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 17:26 | yes | 4 | 20 s |
| Scale constrained | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 12:48 | yes | 14 | 19 s |
| Negative framing | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 18:16 | yes | 17 | 10 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 17:39 | yes | 5 | 5 s |
| Negative framing | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.6-flash (asked for gemini-3.5-flash; the API answered as this version) | 2026-11-01 08:40 | no | 0 | 17 s |
| Negative framing | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 14:33 | yes | 10 | 5 s |
| Negative framing | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 15:39 | yes | 20 | 16 s |
| Negative framing | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 08:36 | yes | 5 | 6 s |
| Negative framing | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 14:30 | yes | 22 | 53 s |
| Negative framing | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 08:41 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Negative framing | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 17:45 | yes | 24 | 33 s |
| Negative framing | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 12:01 | yes | 23 | 77 s |
| Negative framing | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 15:56 | yes | 21 | 40 s |
| Negative framing | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 14:13 | yes | 20 | 73 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 17:23 | yes | 4 | 25 s |
| Negative framing | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 12:28 | yes | 24 | 30 s |
Normalization in this category
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Aikido read as Aikido Security
Checkmarx read as Checkmarx SCA
GitLab read as GitLab Dependency Scanning
GitLab Ultimate read as GitLab Dependency Scanning
Mend read as Mend.io – Mend SCA
Mend (formerly WhiSync) read as Mend.io – Mend SCA
Mend (formerly WhiteSource) read as Mend.io – Mend SCA
Mend SCA read as Mend.io – Mend SCA
Mend SCA (formerly WhiteSource) read as Mend.io – Mend SCA
Mend.io read as Mend.io – Mend SCA
Mend.io (formerly WhiteSource) read as Mend.io – Mend SCA
Snyk read as Snyk Open Source
Snyk (Free Tier) read as Snyk Open Source
Sonatype read as Sonatype Lifecycle
Sonatype (Nexus IQ / OSS Risk) read as Sonatype Lifecycle
Sonatype (Nexus Lifecycle / Repository Firewall) read as Sonatype Lifecycle
Veracode read as Veracode SCA
WhiteSource read as Mend.io – Mend SCA
Unresolved, counted raw
AntMan
Fire
GitHub Dependabot alerts
Maven dependency-check
Renovate Bot
Revenera
Vuddy
pip-audit
Discontinued, still offered
No shut-down product was recommended here.