Mend FAQs

    • Who is Mend best for - their role(s) within what kind of companies.

      The rise in open source usage has led to a dramatic rise in open source vulnerabilities, demanding that development teams address the rapidly evolving issue of open source security.
      WhiteSource helps software and security teams that rely on open source components to discover vulnerabilities easily, and address it FAST.
      Our platform integrates into every step of your SDLC, helping developers, security professionals and DevOps experts.
      To check out how it works go to this product sheet: https://resources.whitesourcesoftware.com/product-datasheets/whitesource-software-composition-analysis-datasheet

    • How does Mend benefit them?

      Automatically identify open source in your product:
      WhiteSource's agile solution discovers all open source components in your code, including dependencies.

      Get real-time alerts on open source vulnerabilities:
      Get alerts when a vulnerable component is added to your build, or when a new CVE the impacts your software is released.

      Fix vulnerabilities before they endanger your software:
      Get notifications when a new version or a patch that fixes one of your vulnerable components is released.

      Continuously monitor, even after release:
      We continuously monitor your released product versions, based on your latest inventory report, so you can proactively fix issues before your customers notice.

    • How technical do users need to be to use Mend's software?

      It really depends what you're looking to achieve using an open source security solution.
      If you're looking to generate reports on your open source security usage - it will not require any technical background.
      If you're looking to use the suggested fixes data to remediate open source vulnerabilities - you would need to access the code.

    • What makes Mend a leader in this space?

      WhiteSource, founded in 2011, is the first open source security solution.
      In its recent report, Forrester Research ranked WhiteSource as the leader among the top 10 SCA providers in the Software Composition Analysis space (link to report below).

      Our main priority is making open source vulnerability detection and remediation fast, effective, and reliable.
      Building products such as WhiteSource Prioritize, WhiteSource for Containers, and WhiteSource for developers, we continuously aspire to lead the market by releasing out-of-the-box solutions for our customers.

      The Forrester Wave™: Software Composition Analysis, Q2 2019:
      https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/forrester-software-composition-analysis-wave-report/?utm_origin=3rd&utm_from=Featured Customers&utm_gen=featuredcustomers

    • Which popular or common software does Mend integrate with?

      WhiteSource integrates easily into your SDLC to track all open source libraries with native integrations to all popular repositories, package managers, build tools, CI servers, and more.

      Full integration list: https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/whitesource-integrations/

    • Software pricing can often be complex. If it's pretty straightforward, list tiers, pricing (per year, seat, etc) and limits for Mend. If it's not simple, use broad estimates or ranges for typical setups.

      Our pricing is simple, predictable, and fully transparent.
      You can find our full pricing here: https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/whitesource-pricing/?utm_origin=3rd&utm_from=Featured Customers&utm_gen=featuredcustomers

    • Does Mend offer a trial or free download available?

      Yes, request a free trial here: https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/free-trial-nirvana-2/?utm_origin=3rd&utm_from=Featured%20Customers&utm_gen=featuredcustomers

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