Software composition analysis · October 2026 Edition
Snyk Open Source vs Mend.io
Seven of fourteen models named Snyk Open Source first on the direct prompt; seven named Mend.io. Both were named by all fourteen models and Snyk Open Source carries 55 labels and Mend.io 37, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in three categories this edition.
First-choice share16%14%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate16%19%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#3A position in a field of 17; printed, not drawn.
Labels5537A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Snyk Open Source reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Sonatype Lifecycle was named alongside these two in nine of the fourteen direct answers. Trivy vs Snyk Open Source · Trivy vs Mend.io · Snyk Open Source vs OWASP Dependency-Track
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
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Snyk Open SourceFirst choices, of fourteen modelsMend.io
Direct77
Paraphrase003 against Snyk Open Source
Comparative701 against Mend.io
Budget-constrained001 against Snyk Open Source · 2 against Mend.io
Scale-constrained10
Negative005 against Snyk Open Source · 4 against Mend.io
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Snyk Open Source and Mend.io were named in the same answer 104 times, of the 177 answers naming Snyk Open Source and the 120 naming Mend.io. In those answers Mend.io took the first choice eleven times and Snyk Open Source thirty-two.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Snyk Open Source and Mend.io stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | | ||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | |||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | |||
| Grok 4.20 | | | | | ||
| 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 | | | |
Snyk Open Source Mend.io first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Snyk Open Source on the left and Mend.io on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Snyk Open Source and Mend.io stood in it.
Both were the first choice
1 of 14 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.Kimi K2Mend.io, Snyk Open Source alternatives: GitHub Advanced Security, GitHub Dependabot, Sonatype Lifecycle, Trivy
Snyk Open Source first, Mend.io an alternative
6 of 14 modelsMend.io was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GPT-5.4 miniSnyk Open Source alternatives: FOSSA, OWASP Dependency-Check, OWASP Dependency-Track
Grok 4.20Snyk Open Source alternatives: Mend.io, Sonatype Lifecycle
DeepSeek V4 FlashSnyk Open Source alternatives: Mend.io, Sonatype Lifecycle
GLM 4.7 FlashXGitHub Advanced Security, Snyk Open Source alternatives: Black Duck, Endor Labs, FOSSA, Mend.io, Sonatype Lifecycle
MiniMax M2.5Snyk Open Source, Sonatype Lifecycle alternatives: Black Duck, FOSSA, GitHub Advanced Security
GPT-6 LunaSnyk Open Source alternatives: GitHub's built-in supply-chain tools, Mend.io, Sonatype Lifecycle
Mend.io first, Snyk Open Source an alternative
6 of 14 modelsSnyk Open Source was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Claude Haiku 4.5Mend.io alternatives: Black Duck, Endor Labs, FOSSA, Snyk Open Source, Sonatype Lifecycle
Perplexity SonarMend.io alternatives: Black Duck, Snyk Open Source, Sonatype Lifecycle
Mistral SmallMend.io alternatives: GitHub Advanced Security, Insignary Clarity
Llama 4 MaverickMend.io
Qwen 3.7 FlashMend.io alternatives: GitHub Advanced Security, Snyk Open Source
Muse Glimmer 30BMend.io alternatives: Snyk Open Source, Sonatype Lifecycle
Neither was the first choice, one was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Gemini 3.5 FlashAikido Security alternatives: Endor Labs, Mend.io, Snyk Open Source
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
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Snyk Open Source leads by thirty-nine points.
Snyk Open Source39%#1 of 14Mend.io0%#13 of 14Mid-marketThe figures above
Snyk Open Source leads by two points.
Snyk Open Source16%#2 of 17Mend.io14%#3 of 17Enterprise
The order flips: Mend.io leads at enterprise.
Mend.io14%#3 of 14Snyk Open Source5%#5 of 14What the models said about Snyk Open Source
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“enterprise buyers often cite "unpredictable ballooning costs"... some procurement models recommend avoiding it if strict cost-prediction budgets are required” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Snyk is proprietary software. A mid-sized B2B company might prefer Trivy or Dependency-Check to avoid vendor lock-in and licensing costs” GLM 4.7 FlashX · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“limited policy flexibility, poor data quality for complex remediations, high false positives in transitives, and costs spike” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Choose Snyk if you want a seamless developer experience with early vulnerability detection and integrated security scanning.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · comparative prompt · first choice
“Choose Snyk if you have a budget and want the best developer-first integration and workflow tools.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“Start with Snyk for most mid-market B2B due to its balance, high adoption, and dev-centric design” Grok 4.20 · direct prompt · first choice
What 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
Also compared
Trivy vs Snyk Open SourceTrivy vs Mend.ioSnyk Open Source vs OWASP Dependency-TrackSnyk Open Source vs OWASP Dependency-CheckSnyk Open Source vs GitHub DependabotSnyk Open Source vs Sonatype LifecycleSnyk Open Source vs GitHub Advanced SecurityMend.io vs OWASP Dependency-TrackMend.io vs OWASP Dependency-CheckMend.io vs GitHub DependabotMend.io vs Sonatype LifecycleMend.io vs GitHub Advanced SecurityAll twenty-eight head-to-head pages and the full SCA standing
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.