Mend Renovate
Automated dependency updates to reduce risk, improve code quality, and cut technical debt.
Executive Summary
Mend Renovate is an automated dependency update solution designed to help organizations reduce risk, improve code quality, and cut technical debt. It streamlines the process of keeping software dependencies current across all repositories, which in turn improves time to release. The product is available in both a free Community Edition and a paid Enterprise Edition. The Community Edition is a self-hosted, containerized solution that provides core dependency update automation. The Enterprise Edition offers scalable automation tailored for larger organizations, minimizing technical debt by ensuring dependencies are consistently updated across extensive codebases. This enterprise-grade solution helps organizations manage the millions wasted on manual dependency management. Mend Renovate integrates with various development tools and platforms, including repositories, CI/CD tools, and package managers, leveraging a robust REST-compliant API for workflow automation. It supports automated Pull Requests (PRs) for both public and private repositories, making it a versatile tool for modern software development environments.
Use Cases
- Automating dependency updates across all repositories to reduce manual effort.
- Minimizing security vulnerabilities by ensuring all dependencies are current.
- Improving code quality and maintainability by eliminating outdated libraries.
- Reducing technical debt by proactively updating dependencies.
- Accelerating release cycles by streamlining the dependency management process.
Features
Visibility
- Repository Overview: View the status of dependencies across all monitored repositories.
- Automated PR Tracking: Monitor the progress and status of automatically generated pull/merge requests for updates.
Intelligence
- Smart Dependency Grouping: Groups related dependency updates into single pull requests to reduce noise and streamline reviews.
- Configurable Update Strategies: Allows users to define custom rules for how and when dependencies are updated, including scheduling and versioning policies.
Technical Specifications
- Architecture
- Containerized (Community Edition), Cloud-native (Cloud Edition)
- Deployment
- SaaS, Self-Hosted
- API Available
- Yes
Integrations
- Jira
- GitHub
- GitLab
- Bitbucket
- Azure DevOps
- Package Managers
- CI/CD Tools
Security & Compliance
Certifications: ISO 27001, SOC 2
Encryption: Data encryption at rest and in transit.
Pricing
- Model
- Per developer per year (Enterprise), Free (Community)
- Starting Price
- $250 per developer per year (Enterprise)
- Target Customer
- SMB,Mid-Market,Enterprise
- Contract Type
- Annual
- Free Trial
- No
About Mend
Mend (formerly WhiteSource) provides an AI-native application security platform designed to help organizations build and maintain proactive AppSec programs. The platform unifies static application security testing (SAST), software composition analysis (SCA), container scanning, AI component security, and automated AI red teaming to address risks in both open-source and custom code, including AI-generated code.