# OWASP Dependency-Check alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 201 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where OWASP Dependency-Check 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/owasp-dependency-check/alternatives

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

- Snyk Open Source: 58
- Sonatype Lifecycle: 26
- Trivy: 21
- Black Duck: 12
- GitHub Dependabot: 9
- Mend.io – Mend SCA: 9

## Software composition analysis

**Small business**: 54 of 84 answers did not name OWASP Dependency-Check (OWASP Dependency-Check is #3 of 14 at 19%).

- Snyk Open Source: first choice in 23 of those 54
- Trivy: first choice in 10 of those 54
- GitHub Dependabot: first choice in 6 of those 54
- OSV-Scanner: first choice in 4 of those 54
- Aikido Security: first choice in 2 of those 54
- GitLab Dependency Scanning: first choice in 1 of those 54
- OWASP Dependency-Track: first choice in 1 of those 54

**Mid-market**: 71 of 84 answers did not name OWASP Dependency-Check (OWASP Dependency-Check is #3 of 19 at 10%).

- Snyk Open Source: first choice in 24 of those 71
- Trivy: first choice in 11 of those 71
- Mend.io – Mend SCA: first choice in 4 of those 71
- GitHub Dependabot: first choice in 3 of those 71
- OWASP Dependency-Track: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Sonatype Lifecycle: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Aikido Security: first choice in 1 of those 71
- Black Duck: first choice in 1 of those 71

**Enterprise**: 76 of 84 answers did not name OWASP Dependency-Check (OWASP Dependency-Check is #10 of 14 at 2%).

- Sonatype Lifecycle: first choice in 24 of those 76
- Black Duck: first choice in 11 of those 76
- Snyk Open Source: first choice in 11 of those 76
- Mend.io – Mend SCA: first choice in 5 of those 76
- OWASP Dependency-Track: first choice in 4 of those 76
- OSV-Scanner: first choice in 2 of those 76
- Aikido Security: first choice in 1 of those 76
- GitHub Advanced Security: first choice in 1 of those 76

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