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| Product | Nexus Lifecycle by Sonatype View product | Mend SBOM by Mend View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Nexus Lifecycle: automated CI/CD policy gates and expert component intelligence. Built for automated SBOM generation. Compare Software Supply Chain Security alternatives. | Free trial available. Mend SBOM by Mend offers CycloneDX & SPDX export and component vulnerability tracking. Compare features, use cases and leading SBOM alternatives. |
| Product type | Software Supply Chain Security & Automated SCA Platform | Enterprise Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) |
| Best for | Software Development, DevOps, Financial Services, Technology, Healthcare | Regulated Software, Enterprise |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | CloudHybridOn-Premise | SaaSCloud |
| Deployment details | On-premises; Cloud; Hybrid; On-premises Server; Hybrid Cloud; Cloud Virtual Appliance | Cloud (SaaS); CLI; API; Cloud SaaS; CLI; API |
| Data residency | Customer Infrastructure / Cloud Environment Dependent | US; EU; Global |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: yes |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: yes | SSO: yes |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: yes | Multi-tenant: yes |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | Git RepositoriesCI/CD Build RunnersBinary RegistriesContainers | CycloneDXSPDXGitHub ActionsGitLab CIJenkinsREST APICLI |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001Executive Order 14028NIST SP 800-161GDPR | Executive Order 14028NIST SSDFSOC 2 Type IIISO 27001 |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | GitHubGitLabJenkinsJiraIntelliJVS CodeDockerKubernetes+1 more | Mend PlatformCI/CDRegistries |
| Industries | Software DevelopmentDevOpsFinancial ServicesTechnologyHealthcare | Regulated SoftwareEnterprise |
| Regions | Global | GlobalUSEU |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Sonatype | Mend |
| Headquarters | Fulton, Maryland, USA | Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
| Company size | 1,000+ | 500+ |
| Founded | 2008 | 2011 |
Overview
What it is
Nexus Lifecycle
Nexus Lifecycle: automated CI/CD policy gates and expert component intelligence. Built for automated SBOM generation. Compare Software Supply Chain Security alternatives.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.Product type
Nexus Lifecycle
Software Supply Chain Security & Automated SCA PlatformMend SBOM
Enterprise Software Bill of Materials (SBOM)Best for
Nexus Lifecycle
Software Development, DevOps, Financial Services, Technology, HealthcareMend SBOM
Regulated Software, EnterprisePricing
Pricing model
Nexus Lifecycle
Contact VendorMend SBOM
Contact VendorFree trial
Nexus Lifecycle
Free trial: yesMend SBOM
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Nexus Lifecycle
CloudHybridOn-Premise
Mend SBOM
SaaSCloud
Deployment details
Nexus Lifecycle
On-premises; Cloud; Hybrid; On-premises Server; Hybrid Cloud; Cloud Virtual ApplianceMend SBOM
Cloud (SaaS); CLI; API; Cloud SaaS; CLI; APIData residency
Nexus Lifecycle
Customer Infrastructure / Cloud Environment DependentMend SBOM
US; EU; GlobalKey features
What it offers
Nexus Lifecycle
- Automated Software Bill of Materials (SBOM)
- Developer-first IDE integration
- Automated CI/CD policy gates
- Legal license compliance auditing
- Expert component intelligence
- Open-source vulnerability management
- Automated SBOM generation
- Software license compliance enforcement
Mend SBOM
- Enterprise Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) generation
- CycloneDX & SPDX export
- Component vulnerability tracking
- SBOM
- SCA
- Software Supply Chain Security
- Component Governance
Platform & access
API access
Nexus Lifecycle
API access: yesMend SBOM
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Nexus Lifecycle
SSO: yesMend SBOM
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Nexus Lifecycle
RBAC: yesMend SBOM
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Nexus Lifecycle
Multi-tenant: yesMend SBOM
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Nexus Lifecycle
Mobile app: noMend SBOM
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Nexus Lifecycle
Git RepositoriesCI/CD Build RunnersBinary RegistriesContainers
Mend SBOM
CycloneDXSPDXGitHub ActionsGitLab CIJenkinsREST APICLI
Compliance
Nexus Lifecycle
SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001Executive Order 14028NIST SP 800-161GDPR
Mend SBOM
Executive Order 14028NIST SSDFSOC 2 Type IIISO 27001
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Nexus Lifecycle
GitHubGitLabJenkinsJiraIntelliJVS CodeDockerKubernetes+1 more
Mend SBOM
Mend PlatformCI/CDRegistries
Industries
Nexus Lifecycle
Software DevelopmentDevOpsFinancial ServicesTechnologyHealthcare
Mend SBOM
Regulated SoftwareEnterprise
Regions
Nexus Lifecycle
Global
Mend SBOM
GlobalUSEU
Vendor
Company
Nexus Lifecycle
SonatypeMend SBOM
MendHeadquarters
Nexus Lifecycle
Fulton, Maryland, USAMend SBOM
Boston, Massachusetts, USACompany size
Nexus Lifecycle
1,000+Mend SBOM
500+Founded
Nexus Lifecycle
2008Mend SBOM
2011