# GitHub Dependabot alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 212 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where GitHub Dependabot holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/github-dependabot/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Snyk Open Source: 55
- Trivy: 27
- Sonatype Lifecycle: 24
- Black Duck: 12
- OWASP Dependency-Track: 12
- OWASP Dependency-Check: 10

## Software composition analysis

**Small business**: 59 of 84 answers did not name GitHub Dependabot (GitHub Dependabot is #5 of 14 at 4%).

- Snyk Open Source: first choice in 23 of those 59
- Trivy: first choice in 11 of those 59
- OWASP Dependency-Check: first choice in 8 of those 59
- Aikido Security: first choice in 2 of those 59
- OSV-Scanner: first choice in 2 of those 59
- FOSSA: first choice in 1 of those 59
- GitHub Advanced Security: first choice in 1 of those 59
- OWASP Dependency-Track: first choice in 1 of those 59

**Mid-market**: 69 of 84 answers did not name GitHub Dependabot (GitHub Dependabot is #4 of 19 at 8%).

- Snyk Open Source: first choice in 21 of those 69
- Trivy: first choice in 13 of those 69
- Mend.io – Mend SCA: first choice in 4 of those 69
- OWASP Dependency-Check: first choice in 2 of those 69
- OWASP Dependency-Track: first choice in 2 of those 69
- Aikido Security: first choice in 1 of those 69
- Black Duck: first choice in 1 of those 69
- GitHub Advanced Security: first choice in 1 of those 69

**Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name GitHub Dependabot.

- Sonatype Lifecycle: first choice in 24 of those 84
- Black Duck: first choice in 11 of those 84
- Snyk Open Source: first choice in 11 of those 84
- OWASP Dependency-Track: first choice in 9 of those 84
- Mend.io – Mend SCA: first choice in 5 of those 84
- OSV-Scanner: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Trivy: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Aikido Security: first choice in 1 of those 84

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