Dependabot AlternativesVulnerability Scanners and other similar apps like Dependabot

Dependabot is described as 'Keep your dependencies on GitHub up to date without the automatic creation of the Pull Requests to update the dependency and checking for the known vulnerabilities' and is a vulnerability scanner in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Dependabot for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, SaaS, Self-Hosted, GitLab and Mac apps. The best Dependabot alternative is GitHub, which is free. Other great apps like Dependabot are Mend Renovate, Snyk, Vulmon Alerts and Sibbell.

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  1. GitHub icon
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    Git hosting service offering version control, collaboration, and project management tools. Provides issue tracking, code review through pull requests, wikis, and deployment workflows.

    104 GitHub alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  2. Mend Renovate icon
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    Mend Renovate is a software product that helps developers automate dependency updates by identifying new package versions and delivering them to the application's codebase. It can generate pull requests and issues in the repository with details about the updates, including...

    21 Mend Renovate alternatives

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • GitHub Marketplace
    • Docker
    • GitLab
     
  3. Vulmon Alerts icon
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    Vulmon Alerts is how you proactively detect vulnerabilities. Subscribe to any query related to vulnerabilities and get alerted before hackers. Integrate vulnerability intelligence into your vulnerability management process.

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  4. Sibbell icon
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    Stay on top of open-source with personal notifications for repos you star or watch on GitHub.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  5. Depfu icon
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    Depfu continuously updates your dependencies one at a time and creates a pull request with all the info you need. You stay in control.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  6. AquilaX icon
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    AquilaX Ultimate is a comprehensive software security scanner, designed to detect a wide range of security vulnerabilities in the source code of any application. Is committed to change how contextual analysis is done to eliminate virtually any false positive.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  7. NPMScan icon
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    NPMScan is a security analysis tool for the JavaScript ecosystem. It scans npm packages for malicious behavior and supply chain risks that are often invisible to developers. The scanner inspects scripts, dependencies, encoded payloads, metadata, and common attack patterns used...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. A single pane of glass for understanding and mitigating risks across your entire codebase and supply chain.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  9. SkillRisk icon
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    SkillRisk is a specialized security analysis tool designed for the AI Agent ecosystem, specifically focusing on Claude Code and Model Context Protocol (MCP) skills.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. Automated Source Controlled WordPress Updates.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Bitbucket
    • Wordpress
    • GitHub
    • GitLab
     
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