Comparison

Mend vs OWASP ZAP

On the evidence we track, Mend leads this comparison with a composite score of 60/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Mend60
OWASP ZAP51
Score
Vioscale score
Mend60 / 100high · 75%
OWASP ZAP51 / 100low · 41%
Pricing
Free tier
Mend
OWASP ZAP
Model
OWASP ZAPopen_source
Price level
Mendlow
OWASP ZAPfree
Transparent
Mend
OWASP ZAP
Integrations
Count
Mend4
OWASP ZAP2
Security
Disclosure policy
Mend
OWASP ZAP
Gdpr
Mend
OWASP ZAP
Iso27001
Mend
OWASP ZAP
Scorecard
Mend
OWASP ZAP6.8
Soc2
Mend
OWASP ZAP
Reliability
Status page
Mend
OWASP ZAP
Adoption
Dependent repos
Mend
OWASP ZAP30
Github stars
Mend
OWASP ZAP15,685
Activity
Commits last 30d
Mend
OWASP ZAP34
Release
Cadence days
Mend
OWASP ZAP6
History
Mend
OWASP ZAP20 items
License
Spdx
Mend
OWASP ZAPApache-2.0
Language
Primary
Mend
OWASP ZAPJava
Market
Availability

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for devsecops tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Scan types
SAST (static analysis)
Mend
OWASP ZAP-
DAST (dynamic analysis)
Mend
OWASP ZAP
SCA / dependency scanning
Mend
OWASP ZAP-
Secret scanning
Mend
OWASP ZAP-
Container / image scanning
Mend
OWASP ZAP-
IaC misconfiguration scanning
Mend
OWASP ZAP-
Governance
OSS licence compliance
Mend
OWASP ZAP-
SBOM generation (SPDX/CycloneDX)
Mend
OWASP ZAP-
Remediation
Automated fix / upgrade PRs
Mend
OWASP ZAP-
Prioritisation
Reachability / exploitability prioritisation
Mend
OWASP ZAP-
Deployment
Hosting
MendCloud + self-hosted
OWASP ZAPSelf-hosted only
Integration
First-class CI / pipeline integration
Mend
OWASP ZAP
In-editor / IDE scanning
Mend
OWASP ZAP-
Licensing
OSS engine available
Mend
OWASP ZAP

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Mend

Leader

Unified security platform combining static code analysis and open source component scanning to automatically identify, prioritize, and remediate vulnerabilities in custom code and dependencies, with integrated compliance governance and fix automation.

Independently observed

OWASP ZAP

An open-source security scanner that performs dynamic analysis on web applications to detect potential vulnerabilities. It supports automation, extensibility through community add-ons, and integrates with CI/CD pipelines.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Mend

Leader
enterprise_quoteFree tier

Teams and Enterprise editions; free tier for open source. Contact sales for pricing.

  • Teams-
  • EnterpriseContact sales
  • Renovate Cloud OSSFree
as of verify ↗

OWASP ZAP

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Mend
OWASP ZAP
CLI
Mend
OWASP ZAP
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Mend
OWASP ZAP
Self-hosted
Mend
OWASP ZAP

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (1)
  • GitHub

Mend

Leader
6 total - 5 not shared
  • Azure DevOps
  • GitHub Marketplace
  • Bitbucket Cloud
  • Jenkins
  • Atlassian Bamboo
Independently observed

OWASP ZAP

2 total - 1 not shared
  • GitHub Actions
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.