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

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 239 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Syft 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/syft/alternatives/

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

- Snyk Open Source: 56
- Trivy: 26
- Sonatype Lifecycle: 23
- Mend.io: 16
- Black Duck: 15
- OWASP Dependency-Check: 15

## Software composition analysis

**Small business**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Syft.

- Snyk Open Source: first choice in 37 of those 80
- OWASP Dependency-Check: first choice in 12 of those 80
- Trivy: first choice in 10 of those 80
- GitHub Dependabot: first choice in 7 of those 80
- Aikido Security: first choice in 6 of those 80
- FOSSA: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Dependancy Checker: first choice in 1 of those 80
- GitHub Advanced Security: first choice in 1 of those 80

**Mid-market**: 79 of 84 answers did not name Syft (Syft is #16 of 17 at 0%).

- Snyk Open Source: first choice in 15 of those 79
- Trivy: first choice in 13 of those 79
- Mend.io: first choice in 7 of those 79
- OWASP Dependency-Track: first choice in 4 of those 79
- OWASP Dependency-Check: first choice in 3 of those 79
- Sonatype Lifecycle: first choice in 3 of those 79
- Endor Labs: first choice in 2 of those 79
- GitHub Dependabot: first choice in 2 of those 79

**Enterprise**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Syft.

- Sonatype Lifecycle: first choice in 20 of those 80
- Black Duck: first choice in 15 of those 80
- Mend.io: first choice in 9 of those 80
- Snyk Open Source: first choice in 4 of those 80
- Endor Labs: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Trivy: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Aikido Security: first choice in 2 of those 80
- GitHub Advanced Security: first choice in 2 of those 80

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