# OSV-Scanner alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 222 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where OSV-Scanner 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/osv-scanner/alternatives

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

- Snyk Open Source: 70
- Sonatype Lifecycle: 26
- Trivy: 24
- OWASP Dependency-Check: 13
- Black Duck: 12
- OWASP Dependency-Track: 10

## Software composition analysis

**Small business**: 70 of 84 answers did not name OSV-Scanner (OSV-Scanner is #4 of 14 at 8%).

- Snyk Open Source: first choice in 34 of those 70
- Trivy: first choice in 11 of those 70
- OWASP Dependency-Check: first choice in 9 of those 70
- GitHub Dependabot: first choice in 4 of those 70
- Aikido Security: first choice in 2 of those 70
- FOSSA: first choice in 1 of those 70
- GitHub Advanced Security: first choice in 1 of those 70
- GitHub Dependency Graph & Dependabot: first choice in 1 of those 70

**Mid-market**: 73 of 84 answers did not name OSV-Scanner (OSV-Scanner is #9 of 19 at 0%).

- Snyk Open Source: first choice in 25 of those 73
- Trivy: first choice in 10 of those 73
- Mend.io – Mend SCA: first choice in 4 of those 73
- OWASP Dependency-Check: first choice in 4 of those 73
- OWASP Dependency-Track: first choice in 3 of those 73
- Sonatype Lifecycle: first choice in 2 of those 73
- Aikido Security: first choice in 1 of those 73
- Black Duck: first choice in 1 of those 73

**Enterprise**: 79 of 84 answers did not name OSV-Scanner.

- Sonatype Lifecycle: first choice in 24 of those 79
- Black Duck: first choice in 11 of those 79
- Snyk Open Source: first choice in 11 of those 79
- OWASP Dependency-Track: first choice in 7 of those 79
- Mend.io – Mend SCA: first choice in 5 of those 79
- Trivy: first choice in 3 of those 79
- Aikido Security: first choice in 1 of those 79
- GitHub Advanced Security: first choice in 1 of those 79

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