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AttributeContrast SecurityOther licenseMend.ioOther license
Overview
Primary focusIn-app security sensors for IAST, SAST, SCA, and runtime attack detection (ADR).Application and AI security platform: SCA, SAST, container scanning, and AI/LLM risk management.
DeploymentSelf-hostedSelf-hosted
Source modelOther licenseOther license
Pricing modelfreemiumfreemium
API availableYesYes
Windows desktopNot specifiedNot specified
Mobile appNot specifiedNot specified
OverviewContrast Security, founded by OWASP co-creator Jeff Williams, instruments applications with in-app sensors: Contrast Assess (IAST) and Scan (SAST) find vulnerabilities, Contrast SCA flags risky dependencies, and its ADR/RASP layer detects and blocks attacks in production.Mend.io (formerly WhiteSource) pioneered software composition analysis and now covers SCA, SAST, container scanning, dependency updates (Mend Renovate), and AI security — red-teaming and runtime guardrails for LLM-based applications.
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Contrast SecurityOther license
Primary focus
In-app security sensors for IAST, SAST, SCA, and runtime attack detection (ADR).
Deployment
Self-hosted
Source model
Other license
Pricing model
freemium
API available
Yes
Windows desktop
Not specified
Mobile app
Not specified
Overview
Contrast Security, founded by OWASP co-creator Jeff Williams, instruments applications with in-app sensors: Contrast Assess (IAST) and Scan (SAST) find vulnerabilities, Contrast SCA flags risky dependencies, and its ADR/RASP layer detects and blocks attacks in production.
Mend.ioOther license
Primary focus
Application and AI security platform: SCA, SAST, container scanning, and AI/LLM risk management.
Deployment
Self-hosted
Source model
Other license
Pricing model
freemium
API available
Yes
Windows desktop
Not specified
Mobile app
Not specified
Overview
Mend.io (formerly WhiteSource) pioneered software composition analysis and now covers SCA, SAST, container scanning, dependency updates (Mend Renovate), and AI security — red-teaming and runtime guardrails for LLM-based applications.

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