Trivy vs Dependabot

Side-by-side comparison of Trivy and Dependabot to help you choose the right tool.

Feature	Trivy	Dependabot
Pricing	Free (open source)	Free
Rating	⭐ 4.6/5	⭐ 4.5/5
Categories	security-scanning, containers-orchestration	security-scanning, version-control
Container scanning	✅	❌
Filesystem scanning	✅	❌
IaC scanning	✅	❌
SBOM generation	✅	❌
License scanning	✅	❌
Kubernetes scanning	✅	❌
Dependency updates	❌	✅
Security alerts	❌	✅
Version updates	❌	✅
Auto PRs	❌	✅
Grouped updates	❌	✅
GitHub-native	❌	✅

All-in-one open-source security scanner

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Automated dependency updates for GitHub repos

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