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Marshal vs Renovate

Marshal

marshalhq.dev

Renovate

mend.io

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FigureMarshalRenovate
Price fromFree$20.83/mo
Free planYesYes
Free trial——
Open source—Yes
Web—Yes
API—Yes
Self-hostedYesYes
Plans published34
Spec score · Dependency Management Software8.1 (#11)8.7 (#3)
HeadquartersTilburg, NetherlandsGivatayim, Israel
NotificationsThe GitHub Action includes Slack webhook alerts for critical findings.The product can notify users through email and chat integrations such as Slack.
PurposeMarshal scans Maven and Gradle dependencies for behavioral signs of supply-chain attacks and can block risky updates at pull-request time.Renovate detects outdated packages and creates pull requests with updates so developers spend less time maintaining dependencies.

Plans

Marshal

  • CLI and GitHub ActionFree
  • EnterprisePriced on request
  • TeamPriced on request

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Renovate

  • Mend Renovate CLIFree
  • Mend Renovate CommunityFree
  • Mend Renovate Community CloudFree
  • Mend Renovate Enterprise$250 a year

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Marshal

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Renovate

Renovate detects outdated dependencies and opens pull requests with updates, reducing manual package maintenance. It supports more than 90 package managers, including npm, Maven, NuGet, Python, Go, Docker, Terraform, and GitHub Actions, across languages and containers. Pull requests can show package age, adoption, passing rates, and changelogs. Repository scans run on configurable schedules, while webhooks can trigger jobs after repository events. A renovate.json file controls dependencies, scheduling, and grouping. Merge Confidence workflows group and filter updates and can support automatic merging for high-confidence ratings. Pull requests trigger CI/CD workflows for checks before merging. Repository integrations include GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab, Azure DevOps, AWS CodeCommit, Gitea, Forgejo, and Gerrit, with availability depending on edition. Community and CLI plans are free; Enterprise costs $250 a year, billed per developer per year, and adds dedicated support. Cloud and self-hosted deployment options are listed.

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