What is Renovate?
Multi-platform automated dependency updates tool that creates pull requests for dependency version updates. Supports multiple programming languages and VCS platforms.
Renovate pricing
We don't have Renovate's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.
Open source version is free. Mend-hosted service pricing not specified.
What Renovate does
The capabilities that matter for devsecops tools, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- SAST (static analysis)
- -
- DAST (dynamic analysis)
- -
- SCA / dependency scanning
- ✓
- Secret scanning
- -
- Container / image scanning
- -
- IaC misconfiguration scanning
- -
- OSS licence compliance
- ✓
- SBOM generation (SPDX/CycloneDX)
- -
- Automated fix / upgrade PRs
- ✓
- Reachability / exploitability prioritisation
- -
- Hosting
- Cloud + self-hosted
- First-class CI / pipeline integration
- ✓
- In-editor / IDE scanning
- -
- OSS engine available
- ✓
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- CLI
- Cloud / SaaS
- Hybrid
- Self-hosted
Integrations (4)
Independently observed- GitHub
- GitLab
- Bitbucket
- Azure DevOps
Renovate alternatives
Other devsecops tools we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- Endor LabsSpeed or security. The best teams code without compromise.low · 36%
- SemgrepAI-assisted SAST, SCA and Secrets Detectionmedium · 51%
- SnykAI Security Fabricmedium · 60%
- OWASP ZAPThe world's most widely used web app scanner. Free and open source.low · 13%
- MendSecure code, AI, and every interaction between themmedium · 53%
- GitGuardianFind every credential. Stop the next breach.medium · 60%
The Vioscale score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Renovate, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Package Downloads | 72 | 26.00 | 1881.9 | ✓ |
| Github Activity | 63 | 18.00 | 1135.8 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 75 | 12.00 | 896.7 | ✓ |
| Price Level | 80 | 8.00 | 640.0 | ✓ |
| Github Stars | 82 | 5.00 | 409.9 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 29 | 12.00 | 345.1 | ✓ |
| Pricing Transparency | 25 | 10.00 | 250.0 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 0 | 18.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Release Cadence | 0 | 10.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Security Posture | 0 | 40.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Stackoverflow Activity | 0 | 12.00 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Activity
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Commits last 30d | 100 | mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 65% |
Adoption
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | {"sca":true,"hosting":"both","ci_native":true,"auto_fix_pr":true,"open_source":true,"license_compliance":true} | mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 9 | mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | TypeScript | highsource · 2026-08-03 · 90% |
License
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spdx | AGPL-3.0 | mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 67% |