Mend SCA vs OpenSCA
| Mend SCA | OpenSCA | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | $83.33/mo | Free |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | api, Linux, macOS, Web, Windows | extension, Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Supported ecosystems | 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 | Java/Maven, Java/Gradle, JavaScript/NPM, PHP/Composer, Ruby/gem, Golang/Go mod, Rust/cargo, Erlang/Rebar, Python/Pip |
| SBOM generation | Yes | Yes |
| Reachability analysis | Yes | — |
| Pull request scanning | Yes | Yes |
| Deployment options | hybrid | hybrid |
Both are listed in Best Software Composition Analysis Software. On Specifiction, Mend SCA scores higher on our published basis.