# Mend vs OWASP ZAP

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Mend

| Attribute | Mend | OWASP ZAP |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 59.9 (75% (high)) | 51.1 (41% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 34 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 30 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 15,685 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"sca":true,"dast":true,"sast":true,"sbom":true,"hosting":"both","ci_native":true,"ide_plugin":false,"auto_fix_pr":true,"open_source":true,"iac_scanning":false,"reachability":true,"pricing_model":"enterprise_quote","secret_scanning":false,"deployment_model":"cloud_web_app","container_scanning":false,"license_compliance":true}` | `{"dast":true,"hosting":"self","ci_native":true,"open_source":true}` |
| integrations.count | 4 | 2 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Azure DevOps"},{"name":"GitHub Marketplace"},{"name":"Bitbucket Cloud"},{"name":"Jenkins"},{"name":"Atlassian Bamboo"}]` | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitHub Actions"}]` |
| language.primary | - | Java |
| license.spdx | - | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | - |
| pricing | `{"type":"enterprise_quote","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Teams","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","contactSales":true},{"free":true,"name":"Renovate Cloud OSS","description":"Free tier for open source projects and maintainers","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Teams and Enterprise editions; free tier for open source. Contact sales for pricing.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.mend.io","retrievedAt":"2026-08-24T22:41:27.445Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.zaproxy.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T15:30:17.577Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.transparent | no | - |
| release.cadence_days | - | 6 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/zaproxy/zaproxy/releases/tag/w2026-08-26","date":"2026-08-26T08:35:57Z","type":"prerelease","version":"w2026-08-26"},{"url":"https://github.com/zaproxy/zaproxy/releases/tag/w2026-08-19","date":"2026-08-19T10:51:56Z","type":"prerelease","version":"w2026-08-19"},{"url":"https://github.com/zaproxy/zaproxy/releases/tag/w2026-08-11","date":"2026-08-11T14:53:54Z","type":"prerelease","version":"w2026-08-11"},{"url":"https://github.com/zaproxy/zaproxy/releases/tag/w2026-08-06","date":"2026-08-06T14:19:52Z","type":"prerelease","version":"w2026-08-06"},{"url":"https://github.com/zaproxy/zaproxy/releases/tag/w2026-07-28","date":"2026-07-28T11:12:43Z","type":"prerelease","version":"w2026-07-28"},{"url":"https://github.com/zaproxy/zaproxy/releases/tag/w2026-07-21","date":"2026-07-21T16:10:37Z","type":"prerelease","version":"w2026-07-21"},{"url":"https://github.com/zaproxy/zaproxy/releases/tag/w2026-07-14","date":"2026-07-14T13:46:09Z","type":"prerelease","version":"w2026-07-14"},{"url":"https://github.com/zaproxy/zaproxy/releases/tag/w2026-07-13","date":"2026-07-13T15:29:09Z","type":"prerelease","version":"w2026-07-13"},{"url":"https://github.com/zaproxy/zaproxy/releases/tag/w2026-07-06","date":"2026-07-06T14:25:44Z","type":"prerelease","version":"w2026-07-06"},{"url":"https://github.com/zaproxy/zaproxy/releases/tag/w2026-06-30","date":"2026-06-30T14:30:23Z","type":"prerelease","version":"w2026-06-30"},{"url":"https://github.com/zaproxy/zaproxy/releases/tag/w2026-06-29","date":"2026-06-29T14:01:46Z","type":"prerelease","version":"w2026-06-29"},{"url":"https://github.com/zaproxy/zaproxy/releases/tag/w2026-06-24","date":"2026-06-24T16:56:19Z","type":"prerelease","version":"w2026-06-24"},{"url":"https://github.com/zaproxy/zaproxy/releases/tag/w2026-06-23","date":"2026-06-23T16:18:04Z","type":"prerelease","version":"w2026-06-23"},{"url":"https://github.com/zaproxy/zaproxy/releases/tag/w2026-06-16","date":"2026-06-16T16:08:49Z","type":"prerelease","version":"w2026-06-16"},{"url":"https://github.com/zaproxy/zaproxy/releases/tag/w2026-06-09","date":"2026-06-09T13:57:54Z","type":"prerelease","version":"w2026-06-09"},{"url":"https://github.com/zaproxy/zaproxy/releases/tag/w2026-06-01","date":"2026-06-01T18:13:38Z","type":"prerelease","version":"w2026-06-01"},{"url":"https://github.com/zaproxy/zaproxy/releases/tag/w2026-05-27","date":"2026-05-27T16:59:12Z","type":"prerelease","version":"w2026-05-27"},{"url":"https://github.com/zaproxy/zaproxy/releases/tag/w2026-05-18","date":"2026-05-18T16:47:20Z","type":"prerelease","version":"w2026-05-18"},{"url":"https://github.com/zaproxy/zaproxy/releases/tag/w2026-05-12","date":"2026-05-12T13:45:04Z","type":"prerelease","version":"w2026-05-12"},{"url":"https://github.com/zaproxy/zaproxy/releases/tag/w2026-05-05","date":"2026-05-05T16:56:04Z","type":"prerelease","version":"w2026-05-05"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 6.8 |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":1,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=org.zaproxy%3Azap&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":"MODERATE"}` |

## Capabilities (DevSecOps Tools)

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

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:30:37.315Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*