Software composition analysis · October 2026 Edition
Trivy vs Mend.io
Zero of fourteen models named Trivy first on the direct prompt; seven named Mend.io. Trivy was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Mend.io by fourteen and Trivy carries 27 labels and Mend.io 37, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in eight categories this edition.
Named in three categories this edition.
First-choice share31%14%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate11%19%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#3A position in a field of 17; printed, not drawn.
Labels2737A 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 OWASP Dependency-Track · Trivy vs OWASP Dependency-Check
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 modelsMend.io
Direct07
Paraphrase901 against Trivy
Comparative001 against Mend.io
Budget-constrained702 against Mend.io
Scale-constrained00
Negative002 against Trivy · 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.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Trivy 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 | | | | | |
Trivy Mend.io first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Trivy on the left and Mend.io on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Trivy and Mend.io stood in it.
Mend.io first, Trivy an alternative
7 of 14 modelsTrivy 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
Kimi K2Mend.io, Snyk Open Source alternatives: GitHub Advanced Security, GitHub Dependabot, Sonatype Lifecycle, Trivy
Muse Glimmer 30BMend.io alternatives: Snyk Open Source, Sonatype Lifecycle
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.Gemini 3.5 FlashAikido Security alternatives: Endor Labs, Mend.io, Snyk Open Source
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
GPT-6 LunaSnyk Open Source alternatives: GitHub's built-in supply-chain tools, Mend.io, Sonatype Lifecycle
Neither was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.GPT-5.4 miniSnyk Open Source alternatives: FOSSA, OWASP Dependency-Check, OWASP Dependency-Track
MiniMax M2.5Snyk Open Source, Sonatype Lifecycle alternatives: Black Duck, FOSSA, GitHub Advanced Security
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
Mid-marketThe figures above
Enterprise
The order flips: Mend.io leads at enterprise.
Mend.io14%#3 of 14Trivy9%#4 of 14What 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 4.20 · paraphrase 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 OWASP Dependency-TrackTrivy vs OWASP Dependency-CheckTrivy vs GitHub DependabotTrivy vs Sonatype LifecycleTrivy vs GitHub Advanced SecuritySnyk Open Source vs Mend.ioMend.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.