# Mend.io alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 197 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Mend.io 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/mend-io/alternatives/

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

- Snyk Open Source: 34
- Trivy: 34
- OWASP Dependency-Check: 14
- GitHub Dependabot: 11
- Sonatype Lifecycle: 9
- Aikido Security: 8

## Software composition analysis

**Small business**: 76 of 84 answers did not name Mend.io (Mend.io is #13 of 14 at 0%).

- Snyk Open Source: first choice in 31 of those 76
- Trivy: first choice in 13 of those 76
- OWASP Dependency-Check: first choice in 10 of those 76
- GitHub Dependabot: first choice in 7 of those 76
- Aikido Security: first choice in 6 of those 76
- FOSSA: first choice in 3 of those 76
- Dependancy Checker: first choice in 1 of those 76
- GitLab Dependency Scanning: first choice in 1 of those 76

**Mid-market**: 62 of 84 answers did not name Mend.io (Mend.io is #3 of 17 at 14%).

- Trivy: first choice in 16 of those 62
- GitHub Dependabot: first choice in 4 of those 62
- OWASP Dependency-Check: first choice in 4 of those 62
- OWASP Dependency-Track: first choice in 4 of those 62
- Snyk Open Source: first choice in 3 of those 62
- Endor Labs: first choice in 2 of those 62
- Sonatype Lifecycle: first choice in 2 of those 62
- Google's OSV-Scanner: first choice in 1 of those 62

**Enterprise**: 59 of 84 answers did not name Mend.io (Mend.io is #3 of 14 at 14%).

- Sonatype Lifecycle: first choice in 7 of those 59
- Black Duck: first choice in 5 of those 59
- Trivy: first choice in 5 of those 59
- OWASP Dependency-Track: first choice in 3 of those 59
- Aikido Security: first choice in 2 of those 59
- GitHub Advanced Security: first choice in 2 of those 59
- JFrog Xray: first choice in 2 of those 59
- OSV-Scanner: first choice in 2 of those 59

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