Semgrep Supply Chain vs Mend SCA

Semgrep Supply Chain8.7Visit Mend SCA8.5Visit

Higher score Semgrep Supply Chain #6 in Software Composition Analysis Software 8.7/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Semgrep

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

• Semgrep Supply Chain fits best

  Developer teams needing code-aware SCA

• Mend SCA fits best

  Enterprises needing hybrid SCA

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Side by side

Feature	Semgrep Supply Chain 8.7/10 Visit ↗	Mend SCA 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	8.5
Ranking	#6 in Software Composition Analysis Software	#8 in Software Composition Analysis Software
Best for	Developer teams needing code-aware SCA	Enterprises needing hybrid SCA
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$30/user/mo	$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	Email, Community, Docs	Email, Tickets, Docs
Integrations	14 integrations	5 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Semgrep Supply Chain 3/3 · Mend SCA 3/3
SBOM generation	✓	✓
Reachability analysis	✓	✓
Pull request scanning	✓	✓
Specs
Supported ecosystems	C# (NuGet); Dart (Pub); Go (Go modules); Java (Gradle, Maven); JavaScript/TypeScript (npm, Yarn, pnpm); Kotlin (Gradle, Maven); PHP (Composer); Python (pip, pip-tool, Pipenv, Poetry); Ruby (RubyGems); Rust (Cargo); Scala (Maven); Swift (SwiftPM)	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	500 projects	Not checked yet
Deployment options	Hybrid	Hybrid
Our review
Pros	Codebase-aware reachability identifies vulnerable dependency paths SBOM generation, license checks, and malicious-package detection Broad source-control and CI/CD integrations with a free edition	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	Free Edition is limited to 10 repositories and 10 contributors Teams pricing is charged per contributor each month Enterprise pricing is not displayed in the published plans	Pricing requires contacting sales No verified free plan is listed Broader supply-chain coverage may exceed narrow SCA needs
Our verdict	Semgrep Supply Chain is a software composition analysis product for development and security teams. It examines open-source dependencies, identifies vulnerable code paths through codebase-aware reachability analysis, generates and exports… 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

• Semgrep Supply Chain — where it wins

  • Codebase-aware reachability identifies vulnerable dependency paths
  • SBOM generation, license checks, and malicious-package detection
  • Broad source-control and CI/CD integrations with a free edition

  Where it doesn't

  • Free Edition is limited to 10 repositories and 10 contributors
  • Teams pricing is charged per contributor each month
  • Enterprise pricing is not displayed in the published plans

• 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

• Semgrep Supply Chain8.7/10 · Free plan

  A developer-focused SCA tool combining reachability, SBOMs, detection, and upgrade automation.

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

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

  Visit Mend.ioFull verdict →