# Mend.io – Mend SCA: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 41 judge labels across 1 category by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/mend-io-mend-sca

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Software composition analysis](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/software-composition-analysis/index.md) | 6% | 5 | 15% | 41 |

## What the models said for it

- "For most mid-market B2B companies, Mend.io or Snyk would be the primary recommendations" (MiniMax M2.5, SCA)
- "Mend.io stands out as the leading choice for many mid-market organizations." (Claude Haiku 4.5, SCA)
- "Mend.io (best for automated remediation and proactive SCA)" (Claude Haiku 4.5, SCA)
- "Mend.io is the strongest default choice" (Perplexity Sonar, SCA)

## And against it

- "Mend.io: Powerful but historically complex to configure and priced for enterprise" (Kimi K2, SCA)
- "Use with Caution (For High-Volume Repositories) ... historically, it has struggled with accuracy and performance in very large codebases." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, SCA)
- "Most mainstream tools (Snyk, Black Duck, Dependabot, Whitesource/Mend, etc.) fall into this category to some degree." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, SCA)
- "similar enterprise platforms (e.g., older WhiteSource/Mend.io versions, Checkmarx in some setups)" (Grok 4.20, SCA)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Mend.io – Mend SCA, from 106 of the 117 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- sonatype.com: 49
- g2.com: 44
- mend.io: 44 (its own site)
- res.cloudinary.com: 42
- linuxfoundation.org: 37
- checkmarx.com: 33
- safeguard.sh: 31
- raven.io: 28
- dupple.com: 27
- securityboulevard.com: 27

### Pages cited

- https://res.cloudinary.com/snyk/image/upload/v1731508416/website-pdfs/The-Forrester-Wave-Software-Composition-Analysis-Software-Q4-2024.pdf: 42
- https://sonatype.com/compare/best-sca-tools: 40
- https://linuxfoundation.org/hubfs/Reports/An-Open-Guide-To-Evaluating-Software-Composition-Analysis-Tools_V2.pdf: 37
- https://mend.io/blog/best-software-composition-analysis-sca-tools-top-solutions: 32
- https://raven.io/blog/best-software-composition-analysis-tools: 28
- https://dupple.com/learn/best-software-composition-analysis-tools: 27
- https://blog.jetbrains.com/qodana/2025/09/best-software-composition-analysis-tools: 23
- https://g2.com/categories/software-composition-analysis: 21

## In its own words

What Mend.io – Mend SCA's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Secure open source dependencies and container images. (https://mend.io/)
- Customers named: Yahoo, WTW, Vonage, texthelp, FINOS, Trimble, WorkVision, Ping Identity

## What it publishes

Every page mend.io exposes, read 2026-09-29: 2220 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 586 pages, 13 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-10
- case study: 30 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-01-24
- webinar or virtual event: 59 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-07-11
- conference or event: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-05-11
- report or ebook: 15 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-09-22
- comparison: 44 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-09
- template or tool: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 19 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-03-09
- podcast or video: 34 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-09-08
- news or press: 152 pages, 7 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-10
- Recent: 2026-09-10 blog: Appsec remediation gap detection scaled https://www.mend.io/blog/appsec-remediation-gap-detection-scaled/
- Recent: 2026-09-09 comparison: Mend vs sonarqube https://www.mend.io/mend-vs-sonarqube/
- Recent: 2026-09-03 blog: Mend renovate enterprise agentic scale https://www.mend.io/blog/mend-renovate-enterprise-agentic-scale/
- Recent: 2026-08-29 blog: Mini shai hulud hits openapi react query codegen https://www.mend.io/blog/mini-shai-hulud-hits-openapi-react-query-codegen/
- Recent: 2026-08-26 blog: Owasp agentic skills top 10 supply chain security https://www.mend.io/blog/owasp-agentic-skills-top-10-supply-chain-security/
- Recent: 2026-08-13 blog: Owasp llm top 10 2026 https://www.mend.io/blog/owasp-llm-top-10-2026/

## 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.