Endor Labs vs Mend SCA

Endor Labs8.8Visit Mend SCA8.5Visit

Higher score Endor Labs #5 in Software Composition Analysis Software 8.8/10 Free plan · pricing on request Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Endor Labs

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Mend SCA #8 in Software Composition Analysis Software 8.5/10 Paid ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Mend.io

• Endor Labs fits best

  Teams prioritizing reachability and risk

• Mend SCA fits best

  Enterprises needing hybrid SCA

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Side by side

Feature	Endor Labs 8.8/10 Visit ↗	Mend SCA 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.5
Ranking	#5 in Software Composition Analysis Software	#8 in Software Composition Analysis Software
Best for	Teams prioritizing reachability and risk	Enterprises needing hybrid SCA
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	—	$1,000/user/yr
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Linux, macOS	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Docs	Email, Tickets, Docs
Integrations	16 integrations	5 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Endor Labs 3/3 · Mend SCA 3/3
SBOM generation	✓	✓
Reachability analysis	✓	✓
Pull request scanning	✓	✓
Specs
Supported ecosystems	C/C++, Go, Java, JavaScript, Kotlin, .NET (C#), PHP, Python, Ruby, Rust, Scala, Swift, TypeScript, Bazel	C/C++/Conan, C#/.NET/NuGet, Go, Java/Maven/Gradle, JavaScript/npm/yarn/pnpm, PHP/Composer, Python/pip/Poetry/Conda/uv, Ruby/Bundler, Scala/sbt, Swift/SwiftPM/CocoaPods, Rust/Cargo, Haskell/Cabal, Elixir/Erlang/Hex, Bazel, OCaml
Monitored projects	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Deployment options	Hybrid	Hybrid
Our review
Pros	Reachability analysis helps identify vulnerable code that can be executed SBOM, VEX, upgrade impact, and container scanning support supply-chain work Integrates with major SCM, CI/CD, ticketing, and collaboration tools	Reachability analysis helps prioritize vulnerable dependencies Generates SPDX and CycloneDX SBOMs and supports VEX data Supports hybrid deployment across repositories, CI/CD, and IDEs
Cons	Advanced triage and remediation capabilities are limited to the Pro tier Developer is focused on individual feedback rather than team policy workflows The platform is not open source	Pricing requires contacting sales No verified free plan is listed Broader supply-chain coverage may exceed narrow SCA needs
Our verdict	Endor Labs is an application security platform for engineering and security teams managing open-source dependencies, first-party code, containers, secrets, and software supply-chain risk. Its software composition analysis identifies… Read the review →	Mend SCA analyzes open-source dependencies for vulnerabilities, license risks, malicious packages, and software supply-chain exposure. It is designed for development and security teams working across repositories, CI/CD pipelines, IDEs,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Endor Labs — where it wins

  • Reachability analysis helps identify vulnerable code that can be executed
  • SBOM, VEX, upgrade impact, and container scanning support supply-chain work
  • Integrates with major SCM, CI/CD, ticketing, and collaboration tools

  Where it doesn't

  • Advanced triage and remediation capabilities are limited to the Pro tier
  • Developer is focused on individual feedback rather than team policy workflows
  • The platform is not open source

• Mend SCA — where it wins

  • Reachability analysis helps prioritize vulnerable dependencies
  • Generates SPDX and CycloneDX SBOMs and supports VEX data
  • Supports hybrid deployment across repositories, CI/CD, and IDEs

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • No verified free plan is listed
  • Broader supply-chain coverage may exceed narrow SCA needs

• Endor Labs8.8/10 · Free plan · pricing on request

  A broad SCA platform for teams that need reachability and risk-based prioritization.

  Visit Endor LabsFull verdict →
• Mend SCA8.5/10 · Paid

  A hybrid SCA platform combining dependency risk analysis, SBOM, reachability, and remediation.

  Visit Mend.ioFull verdict →