# Snyk Open Source alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 140 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Snyk Open Source 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/snyk-open-source/alternatives/

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

- Trivy: 25
- OWASP Dependency-Check: 10
- OWASP Dependency-Track: 8
- Mend.io: 6
- Sonatype Lifecycle: 6
- Black Duck: 5

## Software composition analysis

**Small business**: 37 of 84 answers did not name Snyk Open Source (Snyk Open Source is #1 of 14 at 39%).

- Trivy: first choice in 9 of those 37
- OWASP Dependency-Check: first choice in 8 of those 37
- Aikido Security: first choice in 2 of those 37
- GitHub Dependabot: first choice in 2 of those 37
- Dependancy Checker: first choice in 1 of those 37
- GitLab Dependency Scanning: first choice in 1 of those 37
- OSV-Scanner: first choice in 1 of those 37
- OWASP Dependency-Track: first choice in 1 of those 37

**Mid-market**: 50 of 84 answers did not name Snyk Open Source (Snyk Open Source is #2 of 17 at 16%).

- Trivy: first choice in 11 of those 50
- OWASP Dependency-Track: first choice in 4 of those 50
- GitHub Dependabot: first choice in 3 of those 50
- Mend.io: first choice in 2 of those 50
- OWASP Dependency-Check: first choice in 2 of those 50
- Endor Labs: first choice in 1 of those 50
- Google's OSV-Scanner: first choice in 1 of those 50
- OSV-Scanner: first choice in 1 of those 50

**Enterprise**: 53 of 84 answers did not name Snyk Open Source (Snyk Open Source is #5 of 14 at 5%).

- Sonatype Lifecycle: first choice in 6 of those 53
- Black Duck: first choice in 5 of those 53
- Trivy: first choice in 5 of those 53
- Mend.io: first choice in 4 of those 53
- OWASP Dependency-Track: first choice in 3 of those 53
- Aikido Security: first choice in 2 of those 53
- GitHub Advanced Security: first choice in 2 of those 53
- JFrog Xray: first choice in 2 of those 53

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