# Grype alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 235 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Grype 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/grype/alternatives

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

- Snyk Open Source: 70
- Trivy: 31
- Sonatype Lifecycle: 26
- Black Duck: 11
- GitHub Dependabot: 11
- OWASP Dependency-Check: 11

## Software composition analysis

**Small business**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Grype (Grype is #10 of 14 at 0%).

- Snyk Open Source: first choice in 34 of those 77
- Trivy: first choice in 15 of those 77
- GitHub Dependabot: first choice in 7 of those 77
- OWASP Dependency-Check: first choice in 7 of those 77
- OSV-Scanner: first choice in 5 of those 77
- Aikido Security: first choice in 2 of those 77
- FOSSA: first choice in 1 of those 77
- GitHub Advanced Security: first choice in 1 of those 77

**Mid-market**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Grype (Grype is #17 of 19 at 0%).

- Snyk Open Source: first choice in 25 of those 77
- Trivy: first choice in 13 of those 77
- GitHub Dependabot: first choice in 4 of those 77
- Mend.io – Mend SCA: first choice in 4 of those 77
- OWASP Dependency-Check: first choice in 4 of those 77
- OWASP Dependency-Track: first choice in 3 of those 77
- Sonatype Lifecycle: first choice in 2 of those 77
- Aikido Security: first choice in 1 of those 77

**Enterprise**: 81 of 84 answers did not name Grype.

- Sonatype Lifecycle: first choice in 24 of those 81
- Black Duck: first choice in 11 of those 81
- Snyk Open Source: first choice in 11 of those 81
- OWASP Dependency-Track: first choice in 6 of those 81
- Mend.io – Mend SCA: first choice in 5 of those 81
- Trivy: first choice in 3 of those 81
- OSV-Scanner: first choice in 2 of those 81
- Aikido Security: first choice in 1 of those 81

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