Software composition analysis · October 2026 Edition
Trivy vs GitHub Dependabot
Zero of fourteen models named Trivy first on the direct prompt; zero named GitHub Dependabot. Trivy was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and GitHub Dependabot by nine and Trivy carries 27 labels and GitHub Dependabot 17, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in eight categories this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share31%8%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate11%18%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#6A position in a field of 17; printed, not drawn.
Labels2717A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Trivy reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Snyk Open Source was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. Trivy vs Snyk Open Source · Trivy vs Mend.io · Trivy 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.
TrivyFirst choices, of fourteen modelsGitHub Dependabot
Direct00
Paraphrase901 against Trivy
Comparative00
Budget-constrained74
Scale-constrained00
Negative002 against Trivy · 3 against GitHub Dependabot
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.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Trivy and GitHub Dependabot 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 4.1 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 | | | |
Trivy GitHub Dependabot first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Trivy on the left and GitHub Dependabot on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Trivy and GitHub Dependabot stood in it.
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.Kimi K2Mend.io, Snyk Open Source alternatives: GitHub Advanced Security, GitHub Dependabot, Sonatype Lifecycle, Trivy
Neither was named
13 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5Mend.io alternatives: Black Duck, Endor Labs, FOSSA, Snyk Open Source, Sonatype Lifecycle
GPT-5.4 miniSnyk Open Source alternatives: FOSSA, OWASP Dependency-Check, OWASP Dependency-Track
Gemini 3.5 FlashAikido Security alternatives: Endor Labs, Mend.io, Snyk Open Source
Perplexity SonarMend.io alternatives: Black Duck, Snyk Open Source, Sonatype Lifecycle
Grok 4.1 FastSnyk Open Source alternatives: Mend.io, Sonatype Lifecycle
Mistral SmallMend.io alternatives: GitHub Advanced Security, Insignary Clarity
DeepSeek V4 FlashSnyk Open Source alternatives: Mend.io, Sonatype Lifecycle
Llama 4 MaverickMend.io
Qwen 3.7 FlashMend.io alternatives: GitHub Advanced Security, Snyk Open Source
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
Muse Glimmer 30BMend.io alternatives: Snyk Open Source, Sonatype Lifecycle
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
Trivy leads by thirteen points.
Trivy18%#2 of 14GitHub Dependabot5%#4 of 14Mid-marketThe figures above
Trivy leads by twenty-four points.
Trivy31%#1 of 17GitHub Dependabot8%#6 of 17Enterprise
What the models said about Trivy
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“free options like Trivy being the best zero-budget choice but typically requiring more tuning than commercial offerings” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“Trivy disclosed a 2026 compromise involving a malicious release and GitHub Action tags, so pin and verify the tooling” GPT-6 Luna · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“I'd recommend Trivy (from Aqua Security) as the top open-source dependency vulnerability scanner for a mid-sized B2B company.” Grok 4.1 Fast · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about GitHub Dependabot
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“Useful for alerts, but sources warn about false positives, limited transitive analysis, and limited remediation automation in this basic form.” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“a reasonable choice for GitHub-based dependency alerts and updates, but don't assume it gives complete coverage of your software supply chain” GPT-6 Luna · negative prompt · soft negative
“Free/native, but basic (no deep reachability/licenses), prone to stale alerts” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · soft negative
“GitHub Dependabot is the zero-excuse baseline: dependency alerts and automated update PRs free on every repo” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice
“Best low-budget starting point: GitHub Dependabot if your code is already on GitHub.” GPT-6 Luna · budget prompt · first choice
“the best place to start is GitHub Dependabot (if you're on GitHub) or Trivy” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
Also compared
Trivy vs Snyk Open SourceTrivy vs Mend.ioTrivy vs OWASP Dependency-TrackTrivy vs OWASP Dependency-CheckTrivy vs Sonatype LifecycleTrivy vs GitHub Advanced SecuritySnyk Open Source vs GitHub DependabotMend.io vs GitHub DependabotOWASP Dependency-Track vs GitHub DependabotOWASP Dependency-Check vs GitHub DependabotGitHub Dependabot vs Sonatype LifecycleGitHub Dependabot 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.