Software composition analysis · RankedGitHub Dependabot
GitHub Dependabot is a software composition analysis tool that checks a project's dependencies and automates pull requests to fix issues it finds · github.com ↗
Read the same way at every company size.
The standing depends on who is buying. Every model is asked the same questions for each company size.
Snyk Open Source is first at 38%.
Snyk Open Source is first at 34%. 0 of 14 models made it the first choice when asked directly.
Sonatype Lifecycle is first at 30%.
Why models recommend it
“Using GitHub and want zero setup effort | GitHub Dependabot | Free, native, automatically creates fix PRs.”Gemini 3.5 Flash · Budget-constrained question · first choice
“Best value for most budget-conscious companies: GitHub Dependabot—if your code is already on GitHub.”GPT-6 Luna · Budget-constrained question · first choice
“GitHub Dependabot or Snyk Open Source are the best starting points due to their free tiers”Mistral Small · Budget-constrained question · first choice
“enable GitHub Dependabot today + run OWASP Dependency-Check or Trivy locally in CI”Muse Glimmer 30B · Budget-constrained question · first choice
What gives them pause
“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 question · warning
“May be insufficient as a standalone program for complex SBOM, license, or multi-repository governance”Perplexity Sonar · Direct question · warning
“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 question · warning
“Less sophisticated than dedicated SCA tools; limited license compliance and policy features”DeepSeek V4 Flash · Comparative question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as GitHub Dependabot, over the 61 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | 18 | Compare → | |
| 36 | 7 | Compare → | |
| 33 | 5 | Compare → | |
| 24 | 1 | Compare → | |
| 23 | 0 | View → | |
| 21 | 2 | View → | |
| 21 | 0 | View → | |
| 20 | 2 | Compare → | |
| 16 | 1 | View → | |
| 14 | 1 | View → |
What the models named instead of GitHub Dependabot →
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
At a glance
Stated on GitHub Dependabot's own site, not checked by Gane.
- Certifications
- SOC 2, GDPR
- Customers named
- SAP, Otto Group, SPH Media, Postmates
How this is measured
Fourteen AI models from 12 labs are asked the same buying questions six ways, for three company sizes. Standings refresh every edition.
Gane sells AI visibility software. No company can pay to change a result.
Read the method →Sources returned with these answers
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. These counts come from 51 of the 61 answers that named GitHub Dependabot and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
120 of the 138 domain citations in answers naming GitHub Dependabot came from a third party's page.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |