Software composition analysis · November 2026 Edition
Snyk Open Source vs GitHub Dependabot
Twelve of fourteen models named Snyk Open Source first on the direct prompt; zero named GitHub Dependabot. Snyk Open Source was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and GitHub Dependabot by twelve and Snyk Open Source carries 60 labels and GitHub Dependabot 25, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share34%8%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate12%24%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#4A position in a field of 19; printed, not drawn.
Labels6025A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Snyk Open Source reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Mend.io – Mend SCA was named alongside these two in eleven of the fourteen direct answers. Snyk Open Source vs Trivy · Snyk Open Source vs OWASP Dependency-Check · Snyk Open Source vs Mend.io – Mend SCA
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; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the software composition analysis page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Snyk Open SourceFirst choices, of fourteen modelsGitHub Dependabot
Direct1201 against GitHub Dependabot
Paraphrase001 against Snyk Open Source · 1 against GitHub Dependabot
Comparative801 against GitHub Dependabot
Budget-constrained54
Scale-constrained00
Negative106 against Snyk Open Source · 3 against GitHub Dependabot
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Snyk Open Source and GitHub Dependabot were named in the same answer forty-eight times, of the 176 answers naming Snyk Open Source and the 61 naming GitHub Dependabot. In those answers GitHub Dependabot took the first choice five times and Snyk Open Source eighteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Snyk Open Source and GitHub Dependabot stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | | | | | ||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | |
Snyk Open Source GitHub Dependabot first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Snyk Open Source on the left and GitHub Dependabot on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Snyk Open Source and GitHub Dependabot stood in it.
Snyk Open Source first, GitHub Dependabot an alternative
12 of 14 modelsGitHub Dependabot was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GPT-5.4 miniSnyk Open Source alternatives: Mend.io – Mend SCA, OWASP Dependency-Check, OWASP Dependency-Track, Semgrep
Gemini 3.5 FlashSnyk Open Source alternatives: GitHub Advanced Security, Mend.io – Mend SCA, Semgrep Supply Chain, Socket
Grok 4.20Snyk Open Source alternatives: Black Duck, Mend.io – Mend SCA, Sonatype Lifecycle
Mistral SmallSnyk Open Source alternatives: FOSSA, Trivy
DeepSeek V4 FlashSnyk Open Source alternatives: Mend.io – Mend SCA, Sonatype Lifecycle
Llama 4 MaverickSnyk Open Source alternatives: Endor Labs, FOSSA, Safeguard SCA, Semgrep Supply Chain, Socket
Qwen 3.7 FlashSnyk Open Source alternatives: Black Duck, Mend.io – Mend SCA, Safeguard SCA, Trivy
Kimi K2Aikido Security, Snyk Open Source alternatives: FOSSA, GitHub Advanced Security
GLM 4.7 FlashXSnyk Open Source alternatives: Mend.io – Mend SCA
MiniMax M2.5Mend.io – Mend SCA, Snyk Open Source alternatives: Sonatype Lifecycle
GPT-6 LunaSnyk Open Source alternatives: GitHub Code Security, GitHub Dependabot, Mend.io – Mend SCA, Sonatype Lifecycle
Muse Glimmer 30BSnyk Open Source alternatives: Black Duck, Mend.io – Mend SCA, Sonatype Lifecycle
Neither was the first choice, one was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5Mend.io – Mend SCA alternatives: Aikido Security, Snyk Open Source
Perplexity SonarMend.io – Mend SCA alternatives: Endor Labs, Snyk Open Source
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Snyk Open Source leads by thirty-four points.
Snyk Open Source38%#1 of 14GitHub Dependabot4%#5 of 14Mid-marketThe figures above
Snyk Open Source leads by twenty-six points.
Snyk Open Source34%#1 of 19GitHub Dependabot8%#4 of 19Enterprise
Snyk Open Source leads by seven points.
Snyk Open Source7%#5 of 14GitHub Dependabot0%#– of 14What the models said about Snyk Open Source
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“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 · soft negative
“Does not protect against unknown malware or supply chain attacks like typosquatting, and lacks vulnerability prioritization” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Credit-based pricing model; SBOM generation locked behind Enterprise tier; can be expensive at scale” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Snyk is built to get security out of the hands of security teams and into the IDEs of developers. It focuses heavily on speed and automation.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · comparative prompt · first choice
“Snyk Open Source is the best overall choice due to its broad feature set, strong community support, and developer-friendly approach” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
“The best software composition analysis tool for a company with a limited budget is Snyk Open Source, which offers a free plan” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about GitHub Dependabot
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“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 · soft negative
“May be insufficient as a standalone program for complex SBOM, license, or multi-repository governance” Perplexity Sonar · direct prompt · soft negative
“Dependabot is convenient if you're all-in on GitHub, but it's more of an updater than a deep scanner.” Grok 4.20 · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“Using GitHub and want zero setup effort | GitHub Dependabot | Free, native, automatically creates fix PRs.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Best value for most budget-conscious companies: GitHub Dependabot—if your code is already on GitHub.” GPT-6 Luna · budget prompt · first choice
“GitHub Dependabot or Snyk Open Source are the best starting points due to their free tiers” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
Also compared
Snyk Open Source vs TrivySnyk Open Source vs OWASP Dependency-CheckSnyk Open Source vs Mend.io – Mend SCASnyk Open Source vs OWASP Dependency-TrackTrivy vs GitHub DependabotOWASP Dependency-Check vs GitHub DependabotGitHub Dependabot vs Mend.io – Mend SCAGitHub Dependabot vs OWASP Dependency-TrackAll fifteen head-to-head pages and the full SCA standing
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.