# GitLab Dependency Scanning: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 12 judge labels across 1 category by 9 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/gitlab-dependency-scanning

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Software composition analysis](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/software-composition-analysis/index.md) | 0% | 17 | 8% | 12 |

## What the models said for it

- "Choose Snyk / GitLab / Mend.io if developer velocity, PR-time feedback and automated remediation are primary." (Muse Glimmer 30B, SCA)
- "choose GitHub or GitLab's native option if you want integrated dependency alerts and fixes with minimal setup" (GPT-6 Luna, SCA)
- "If your company uses GitLab, this feature is included and runs within GitLab CI pipelines" (Mistral Small, SCA)
- "Platform Native: *GitHub Advanced Security (GHAS) or GitLab Ultimate*" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, SCA)

## And against it

- "Less sophisticated than dedicated SCA tools; limited license compliance and policy features" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, SCA)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named GitLab Dependency Scanning, from 20 of the 24 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- g2.com: 13
- res.cloudinary.com: 12
- sonatype.com: 10
- linuxfoundation.org: 9
- blog.jetbrains.com: 8
- checkmarx.com: 8
- dupple.com: 8
- seemplicity.ai: 8
- forrester.com: 7
- safeguard.sh: 7

### Pages cited

- https://res.cloudinary.com/snyk/image/upload/v1731508416/website-pdfs/The-Forrester-Wave-Software-Composition-Analysis-Software-Q4-2024.pdf: 12
- https://linuxfoundation.org/hubfs/Reports/An-Open-Guide-To-Evaluating-Software-Composition-Analysis-Tools_V2.pdf: 9
- https://blog.jetbrains.com/qodana/2025/09/best-software-composition-analysis-tools: 8
- https://dupple.com/learn/best-software-composition-analysis-tools: 8
- https://seemplicity.ai/faqs/what-are-the-top-10-sca-tools: 8
- https://sonatype.com/compare/best-sca-tools: 8
- https://checkmarx.com/learn/sca/sca-tools-key-capabilities-11-tools-to-watch-in-2026: 7
- https://forrester.com/report/the-forrester-wave-tm-software-composition-analysis-software-q4-2024/RES181655: 6

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.