Mend.io vs GitHub Advanced Security
Seven of fourteen models named Mend.io first on the direct prompt; one named GitHub Advanced Security. Mend.io was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and GitHub Advanced Security by eleven and Mend.io carries 37 labels and GitHub Advanced Security 18, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three categories this edition.
Named in five categories this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the software composition analysis page.
By framing
Mend.ioFirst choices, of fourteen modelsGitHub Advanced Security
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Mend.io and GitHub Advanced Security were named in the same answer forty times, of the 120 answers naming Mend.io and the 125 naming GitHub Advanced Security. In those answers GitHub Advanced Security took the first choice four times and Mend.io five.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-5.4 mini | ||||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | ||
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | |||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | | ||
| Mistral Small | | |||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | |||
| Llama 4 Maverick | | |||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | |||
| Kimi K2 | | | ||||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | |||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | ||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | |
Mend.io GitHub Advanced Security first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Mend.io on the left and GitHub Advanced Security on the right.The direct prompt
Mend.io first, GitHub Advanced Security an alternative
7 of 14 modelsGitHub Advanced Security was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GitHub Advanced Security first, Mend.io an alternative
1 of 14 modelsMend.io was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
5 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
GitHub Advanced Security2%#8 of 14Mend.io0%#13 of 14Mend.io14%#3 of 17GitHub Advanced Security2%#8 of 17Mend.io14%#3 of 14GitHub Advanced Security4%#9 of 14What the models said about Mend.io
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“This is the tool that surfaces most frequently in negative developer feedback” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“Aggressive automation often creates noise by suggesting unnecessary updates or upgrades that introduce breaking changes.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“you do not need a high-end enterprise Software Composition Analysis (SCA) tool (like Black Duck, Mend, or Sonatype)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“For most mid-market B2B companies balancing security, compliance, and developer experience, Mend.io is the most frequently recommended choice.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“the best Software Composition Analysis (SCA) tool for a mid-market B2B company is Mend.io” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“The best software composition analysis tool for a mid-market B2B company is Mend.io” Llama 4 Maverick · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about GitHub Advanced Security
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“GHAS is expensive and is sold as a bundled suite. If you only want SCA, paying for the entire suite might not make financial sense.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · soft negative
“For GitHub\u2011centric teams: Start with GitHub Advanced Security” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct prompt · first choice
“Dependabot SCA + secret/code scanning from ~$19/user/mo (free for public repos). Native if your workflow is GitHub-centric.” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · alternative
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.