Software composition analysis · RankedSocket
Socket is a software composition analysis product that detects malicious packages and blocks zero-day software supply chain attacks · socket.dev ↗
Why models recommend it
“Developer-Centric SCA: *Snyk, Socket* (Best for high developer adoption, auto-remediation, and supply-chain risk).”Gemini 3.5 Flash · Scale-constrained question · alternative
“If your primary concern is detecting malicious packages, Socket offers excellent value at $20/developer/month”MiniMax M2.5 · Budget-constrained question · alternative
“Look for next-gen SCA tools (e.g., Socket, Endor Labs, or Phylum) that complement traditional CVE scanning”Gemini 3.5 Flash · Negative question · alternative
“Other top contenders include FOSSA, Safeguard SCA, Socket, Semgrep Supply Chain, and Endor Labs.”Llama 4 Maverick · Direct question · alternative
What gives them pause
No model argued against it.
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as Socket, over the 41 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 23 | View → | |
| 26 | 6 | View → | |
| 22 | 0 | View → | |
| 19 | 1 | View → | |
| 19 | 0 | View → | |
| 17 | 3 | View → | |
| 16 | 4 | View → | |
| 16 | 0 | View → | |
| 14 | 1 | View → | |
| 13 | 0 | View → |
What the models named instead of Socket →
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
At a glance
Stated on Socket's own site, not checked by Gane.
- For
- engineering and security teams
- Certifications
- SOC 2 Type II
- Customers named
- Anthropic, Vercel, MetaMask, Drata, Replit, UiPath, Netflix
How this is measured
Fourteen AI models from 12 labs are asked the same buying questions six ways, for three company sizes. Standings refresh every edition.
Gane sells AI visibility software. No company can pay to change a result.
Read the method →Sources returned with these answers
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted. These counts come from 36 of the 41 answers that named Socket and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
132 of the 132 domain citations in answers naming Socket came from a third party's page.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
What it publishes
| Kind | Pages | Last 90 days | 2025-10 to 2026-09 | Latest | Categories named |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blog | 199 | 60 | 2026-09-25 | ||
| Case study | 18 | undated | |||
| Comparison | 6 | 0 | 2026-03-25 | ||
| Podcast or video | 3 | 0 | 2026-06-30 | ||
| Glossary or explainer | 1 | undated |
Most recent
- 2026-09-25Openjs nodejs security blog
- 2026-09-24Mini shai hulud actions blog
- 2026-09-23Firefox google account takeover blog
- 2026-09-23Memtensor compromise blog
- 2026-09-22Oj vite rust blog
- 2026-09-18Happy birthday shai hulud blog
How it is countedHide how it is counted
Every page socket.dev exposes, subdomains included. Kind is read from the address and title. The last 90 days, the latest date and the twelve months count pages by when they were published, from the site's feeds, a date in the address, or the page's own publication date, read from up to a hundred of its most recently changed pages; a page that says only when it last changed is counted in its kind but not in when, so the recent counts are a floor, and a kind none of whose pages gives a publication date reads undated. Read September 29, 2026.