Semgrep AppSec Platform vs Mend.io

Semgrep AppSec Platform9.2Visit Mend.io9.0Visit

Higher score Semgrep AppSec Platform #2 in DevSecOps Platforms 9.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 6 features Visit Semgrep

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

• Semgrep AppSec Platform fits best

  Teams wanting affordable code-centric AppSec

• Mend.io fits best

  Mature enterprises needing comprehensive AppSec

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Side by side

Feature	Semgrep AppSec Platform 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Mend.io 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	9.0
Ranking	#2 in DevSecOps Platforms	#3 in DevSecOps Platforms
Best for	Teams wanting affordable code-centric AppSec	Mature enterprises needing comprehensive AppSec
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$15/user/mo	$250/user/yr
Free plan	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted, Browser extension
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Tickets, Community, Docs	Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, GDPR, SSO/SAML	ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR, SSO/SAML
Integrations	15 integrations	12 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Semgrep AppSec Platform 5/6 · Mend.io 6/6
IaC scanning	✓	✓
Container scanning	✓	✓
Policy as code	✓	✓
Remediation workflows	✓	✓
SBOM management	✓	✓
Compliance reporting	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Deployment model	Cloud	Hybrid
Our review
Pros	Free edition covers code and supply chain security for up to 10 repositories SAST, SCA, secrets detection, SBOM export, and policy enforcement in one platform Integrates with major source-control, CI/CD, IDE, ticketing, and identity tools	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.
Cons	Cloud-only deployment may not fit teams requiring fully self-hosted operations Paid capabilities are split across separate Code, Supply Chain, and Secrets plans Enterprise features require a separate plan without published pricing	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.
Our verdict	Semgrep AppSec Platform is a cloud-based application security platform for development and security teams that need to scan source code, open-source dependencies, and hardcoded secrets. Its scope combines SAST with cross-file and… Read the review →	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 →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Semgrep AppSec Platform — where it wins

  • Free edition covers code and supply chain security for up to 10 repositories
  • SAST, SCA, secrets detection, SBOM export, and policy enforcement in one platform
  • Integrates with major source-control, CI/CD, IDE, ticketing, and identity tools

  Where it doesn't

  • Cloud-only deployment may not fit teams requiring fully self-hosted operations
  • Paid capabilities are split across separate Code, Supply Chain, and Secrets plans
  • Enterprise features require a separate plan without published pricing

• 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.

• Semgrep AppSec Platform9.2/10 · Free plan

  An affordable, developer-focused AppSec platform with broad integrations and cloud-only delivery.

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• Mend.io9.0/10 · Pricing on request

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

  Visit Mend.ioFull verdict →