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| Product | Mend SBOM by Mend View product | Syft by Anchore View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Free trial available. Mend SBOM by Mend offers CycloneDX & SPDX export and component vulnerability tracking. Compare features, use cases and leading SBOM alternatives. | Evaluating Syft? See how this SBOM tool handles license detection, format conversion and cosign attestations, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare. |
| Product type | Enterprise Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) | Open Source SBOM Generator |
| Best for | Regulated Software, Enterprise | Technology, Cross-industry, Open Source Community |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloud | Cloud |
| Deployment details | Cloud (SaaS); CLI; API; Cloud SaaS; CLI; API | Command-line tool (local); CI/CD; Command-line tool; Go library |
| Data residency | US; EU; Global | Local (runs on user machine) |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: no |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: yes | SSO: no |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: no |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: yes | Multi-tenant: no |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | CycloneDXSPDXGitHub ActionsGitLab CIJenkinsREST APICLI | LinuxmacOSWindowsDocker |
| Compliance | Executive Order 14028NIST SSDFSOC 2 Type IIISO 27001 | Supports EO 14028 and NTIA minimum SBOM elements |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Mend PlatformCI/CDRegistries | GrypeDockerPodmanSigstore CosignGitHub ActionsGitLab CIAnchore Enterprise |
| Industries | Regulated SoftwareEnterprise | TechnologyCross-industryOpen Source Community |
| Regions | GlobalUSEU | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Mend | Anchore |
| Headquarters | Boston, Massachusetts, USA | Santa Barbara, California, USA |
| Company size | 500+ | 51-200 |
| Founded | 2011 | 2016 |
Overview
What it is
Mend SBOM
Free trial available. Mend SBOM by Mend offers CycloneDX & SPDX export and component vulnerability tracking. Compare features, use cases and leading SBOM alternatives.Syft
Evaluating Syft? See how this SBOM tool handles license detection, format conversion and cosign attestations, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.Product type
Mend SBOM
Enterprise Software Bill of Materials (SBOM)Syft
Open Source SBOM GeneratorBest for
Mend SBOM
Regulated Software, EnterpriseSyft
Technology, Cross-industry, Open Source CommunityPricing
Pricing model
Mend SBOM
Contact VendorSyft
Contact VendorFree trial
Mend SBOM
Free trial: yesSyft
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Mend SBOM
SaaSCloud
Syft
Cloud
Deployment details
Mend SBOM
Cloud (SaaS); CLI; API; Cloud SaaS; CLI; APISyft
Command-line tool (local); CI/CD; Command-line tool; Go libraryData residency
Mend SBOM
US; EU; GlobalSyft
Local (runs on user machine)Key features
What it offers
Mend SBOM
- Enterprise Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) generation
- CycloneDX & SPDX export
- Component vulnerability tracking
- SBOM
- SCA
- Software Supply Chain Security
- Component Governance
Syft
- Container image and file system cataloging
- OS and language package detection
- License detection
- CycloneDX, SPDX and JSON output
- Format conversion
- Cosign attestations
- Grype integration
- SBOM generation
Platform & access
API access
Mend SBOM
API access: yesSyft
API access: noSingle sign-on (SSO)
Mend SBOM
SSO: yesSyft
SSO: noRole-based access (RBAC)
Mend SBOM
RBAC: yesSyft
RBAC: noMulti-tenant
Mend SBOM
Multi-tenant: yesSyft
Multi-tenant: noMobile app
Mend SBOM
Mobile app: noSyft
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Mend SBOM
CycloneDXSPDXGitHub ActionsGitLab CIJenkinsREST APICLI
Syft
LinuxmacOSWindowsDocker
Compliance
Mend SBOM
Executive Order 14028NIST SSDFSOC 2 Type IIISO 27001
Syft
Supports EO 14028 and NTIA minimum SBOM elements
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Mend SBOM
Mend PlatformCI/CDRegistries
Syft
GrypeDockerPodmanSigstore CosignGitHub ActionsGitLab CIAnchore Enterprise
Industries
Mend SBOM
Regulated SoftwareEnterprise
Syft
TechnologyCross-industryOpen Source Community
Regions
Mend SBOM
GlobalUSEU
Syft
Global
Vendor
Company
Mend SBOM
MendSyft
AnchoreHeadquarters
Mend SBOM
Boston, Massachusetts, USASyft
Santa Barbara, California, USACompany size
Mend SBOM
500+Syft
51-200Founded
Mend SBOM
2011Syft
2016