Renovate vs Robin Review
Renovate
mend.io
Robin Review
robinreview.devSide by side
| Figure | Renovate | Robin Review |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $20.83/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 1 |
| Spec score · Pull Request Automation Tools | 8.5 (#9) | 7.4 (#18) |
| Intended users | Mend describes the free CLI as suited to individual developers and small teams, and Enterprise as suited to larger organizations with complex dependency management needs. | The maker identifies open-source maintainers, solo developers, small teams, and privacy-conscious teams as intended users. |
| Purpose | Renovate detects outdated packages and creates pull requests with updates so developers spend less time maintaining dependencies. | Robin is an open-source AI code review tool that runs as a GitHub Action and reviews pull requests using an LLM endpoint you configure. |
Plans
Renovate
- Mend Renovate CLIFree
- Mend Renovate CommunityFree
- Mend Renovate Community CloudFree
- Mend Renovate Enterprise$250 a year
In their own words
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Renovate detects outdated dependencies and opens pull requests with updates, reducing manual package maintenance.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.
Robin Review
Robin Review has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.