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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (39.0% of reviews)
Mid-Market (53.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Mend.io
Star Rating
(112)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (39.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Mend.ioOpenVAS
Star Rating
(32)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (53.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about OpenVASMend.io vs OpenVAS
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Mend.io easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Mend.io overall.
- Reviewers felt that Mend.io meets the needs of their business better than OpenVAS.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Mend.io is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Mend.io over OpenVAS.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Mend.io
No pricing availableOpenVAS
No pricing availableFree Trial
Mend.io
Free Trial is available
OpenVAS
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.6
81
8.5
21
Ease of Use
8.3
82
7.7
21
Ease of Setup
8.1
50
7.9
15
Ease of Admin
8.2
50
7.7
15
Quality of Support
8.7
67
6.9
15
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
46
7.5
10
Product Direction (% positive)
8.6
75
8.1
18
Features by Category
Administration
7.6
7
Not enough data
7.7
8
Not enough data
Analysis
7.3
11
Not enough data
7.6
11
Not enough data
8.2
11
Not enough data
7.6
11
Not enough data
Testing
7.2
10
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.2
9
Not enough data
7.7
10
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.4
9
Not enough data
5.0
9
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
8.3
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
8.0
10
Not enough data
Monitoring
8.1
6
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Protection
7.9
8
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Performance
Not enough data
7.9
13
Not enough data
8.1
16
Not enough data
6.6
15
Not enough data
8.3
13
Network
Not enough data
7.5
12
Not enough data
8.0
14
Not enough data
7.0
11
Application
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
5.7
9
Not enough data
7.8
13
Agentic AI - Vulnerability Scanner
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality - Software Composition Analysis
8.5
45
Not enough data
8.5
47
Not enough data
8.6
44
Not enough data
Effectiveness - Software Composition Analysis
8.2
45
Not enough data
8.8
44
Not enough data
8.6
45
Not enough data
Functionality - Software Bill of Materials (SBOM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management - Software Bill of Materials (SBOM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Mend.io and OpenVAS share no categories
Unique Categories
Mend.io is categorized as Software Composition Analysis, Container Security, Static Application Security Testing (SAST), and Software Bill of Materials (SBOM)
OpenVAS is categorized as Vulnerability Scanner
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Mend.io
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
OpenVAS
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
33.3%
Information Technology and Services
14.3%
Financial Services
6.7%
Telecommunications
4.8%
Computer & Network Security
4.8%
Other
36.2%
Computer & Network Security
25.0%
Hospital & Health Care
14.3%
Information Technology and Services
10.7%
Computer Software
10.7%
Management Consulting
7.1%
Other
32.1%
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Discussions
What is a contributing developer?
1 Comment
Official Response from Mend.io
“Contributing Developer” means any employee or contractor who at any point (1) accesses or uses the WhiteSource product; (2) develops the code to be scanned...Read more
Do you offer an on-premise option?
1 Comment
Official Response from Mend.io
WhiteSource is a cloud-based service, but we also offer an on-premise option, if necessary. It’s important to emphasize that we do not scan your code. We...Read more
Why are you pricing per contributing developers?
1 Comment
Official Response from Mend.io
WhiteSource automates and manages open source components throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Therefore, pricing based on the number of...Read more
OpenVAS has no discussions with answers
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