Comparison

Mend vs StackHawk

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
StackHawk51
Score
Vioscale score
Mend60 / 100high · 75%updating
StackHawk51 / 100medium · 73%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Mend
StackHawk
Model
StackHawkfreemium
Price level
Mendlow
StackHawklow
Transparent
Mend
StackHawk
Integrations
Count
Mend4
StackHawk11
Security
Disclosure policy
Mend
StackHawk
Gdpr
Mend
StackHawk
Iso27001
Mend
StackHawk
Soc2
Mend
StackHawk
Reliability
Status page
Mend
StackHawk

Capabilities

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

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

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

StackHawk

A platform that enables AI coding agents (such as Claude, GitHub Copilot, Cursor) to automatically identify, analyze, and remediate security vulnerabilities in applications during development, eliminating context switching and manual handoffs to security teams.

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 ↗

StackHawk

from $10/moSubscriptionFree tier14-day trial

From $10/user/month (Wingman). 14-day free trial. Scale plan available via sales consultation.

  • Wingman$10/user/month
    • Works inside Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot
    • Auto-configures and boots app
    • Runtime testing against running app
    • Finds and fixes vulnerabilities in same session
    • Auto-rescanning to verify fix
    • +3 more
  • ScaleContact sales
    • Everything in Wingman
    • Attack surface discovery
    • Sensitive data detection
    • Deeper, broader scan coverage
    • Program reporting (coverage, fix rates by team)
    • +2 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Mend
StackHawk
CLI
Mend
StackHawk
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Mend
StackHawk

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • Jenkins

Mend

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

StackHawk

12 total - 11 not shared
  • Claude Code
  • Codex
  • Gemini CLI
  • GitHub Copilot
  • OpenCode
  • Cursor
  • Snyk
  • Auth0
  • GitHub Actions
  • GitLab
  • CircleCI
Independently observed

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