# Grype alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 222 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Grype holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/grype/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Snyk Open Source: 52
- Sonatype Lifecycle: 23
- Trivy: 20
- Mend.io: 16
- Black Duck: 15
- OWASP Dependency-Check: 14

## Software composition analysis

**Small business**: 73 of 84 answers did not name Grype (Grype is #9 of 14 at 2%).

- Snyk Open Source: first choice in 34 of those 73
- OWASP Dependency-Check: first choice in 12 of those 73
- Trivy: first choice in 7 of those 73
- Aikido Security: first choice in 6 of those 73
- GitHub Dependabot: first choice in 6 of those 73
- FOSSA: first choice in 2 of those 73
- Dependancy Checker: first choice in 1 of those 73
- GitHub Advanced Security: first choice in 1 of those 73

**Mid-market**: 72 of 84 answers did not name Grype (Grype is #11 of 17 at 0%).

- Snyk Open Source: first choice in 14 of those 72
- Trivy: first choice in 10 of those 72
- Mend.io: first choice in 7 of those 72
- OWASP Dependency-Track: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Sonatype Lifecycle: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Endor Labs: first choice in 2 of those 72
- GitHub Dependabot: first choice in 2 of those 72
- OWASP Dependency-Check: first choice in 2 of those 72

**Enterprise**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Grype.

- Sonatype Lifecycle: first choice in 20 of those 77
- Black Duck: first choice in 15 of those 77
- Mend.io: first choice in 9 of those 77
- Snyk Open Source: first choice in 4 of those 77
- Endor Labs: first choice in 3 of those 77
- Trivy: first choice in 3 of those 77
- Aikido Security: first choice in 2 of those 77
- GitHub Advanced Security: first choice in 2 of those 77

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