Mend.io vs OpenText Fortify Software Security Platform

Mend.io9.0Visit OFOpenText Fortify Software Security Platform8.8Visit

Higher score Mend.io #3 in DevSecOps Platforms 9.0/10 Pricing on request ✓ 6 of 6 features Visit Mend.io

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OF OpenText Fortify Software Security Platform #5 in DevSecOps Platforms 8.8/10 Pricing on request ✓ 6 of 6 features Visit site

• Mend.io fits best

  Mature enterprises needing comprehensive AppSec

• OpenText Fortify Software Security Platform fits best

  Mature teams combining SAST and DAST

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Side by side

Feature	Mend.io 9.0/10 Visit ↗	OFOpenText Fortify Software Security Platform 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.8
Ranking	#3 in DevSecOps Platforms	#5 in DevSecOps Platforms
Best for	Mature enterprises needing comprehensive AppSec	Mature teams combining SAST and DAST
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$250/user/yr	Pricing on request
Free plan	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted, Browser extension	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Docs	Docs · 24/7
Compliance	ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR, SSO/SAML	ISO 27001, PCI DSS
Integrations	12 integrations	9 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Mend.io 6/6 · OpenText Fortify Software Security Platform 6/6
IaC scanning	✓	✓
Container scanning	✓	✓
Policy as code	✓	✓
Remediation workflows	✓	✓
SBOM management	✓	✓
Compliance reporting	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment model	Hybrid	Hybrid
Our review
Pros	Combines SAST, SCA, container, IaC, policy, SBOM, and AI security. Supports web, API, and self-hosted deployment models. Integrates with GitHub, GitLab, Jira, Jenkins, ServiceNow, and more.	Combines SAST, DAST, SCA, IaC, container, and Kubernetes scanning Connects with major IDEs, CI/CD systems, and Jira Adds policy enforcement, remediation reporting, and AI guidance
Cons	Published plan prices use annual per-developer billing. The three plans separate AppSec, AI security, and Renovate capabilities. Its broad feature set may require deliberate policy and workflow design.	Pricing is sales-led rather than published by plan Its broad scope may exceed teams seeking a single focused scanner It is proprietary rather than open source
Our verdict	Mend.io is an application security platform for development and security teams. It brings together static application security testing, software composition analysis, container scanning, infrastructure-as-code scanning, dependency updates,… Read the review →	OpenText Fortify Software Security Platform is a hybrid application security platform for enterprise development, security, and compliance teams. It brings together static application security testing, dynamic application security testing,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Mend.io — where it wins

  • Combines SAST, SCA, container, IaC, policy, SBOM, and AI security.
  • Supports web, API, and self-hosted deployment models.
  • Integrates with GitHub, GitLab, Jira, Jenkins, ServiceNow, and more.

  Where it doesn't

  • Published plan prices use annual per-developer billing.
  • The three plans separate AppSec, AI security, and Renovate capabilities.
  • Its broad feature set may require deliberate policy and workflow design.

• OpenText Fortify Software Security Platform — where it wins

  • Combines SAST, DAST, SCA, IaC, container, and Kubernetes scanning
  • Connects with major IDEs, CI/CD systems, and Jira
  • Adds policy enforcement, remediation reporting, and AI guidance

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is sales-led rather than published by plan
  • Its broad scope may exceed teams seeking a single focused scanner
  • It is proprietary rather than open source

• Mend.io9.0/10 · Pricing on request

  Broad DevSecOps coverage for enterprises managing code, supply-chain, container, and AI risk.

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• OFOpenText Fortify Software Security Platform8.8/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad Fortify platform for mature teams combining SAST and DAST.

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