SentriKat vs. Dependabot
Dependabot is a free, excellent tool for one thing: opening pull requests that bump vulnerable dependencies in GitHub repos. It is not a vulnerability-management platform. SentriKat is.
| Feature | SentriKat | Dependabot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | From €59/mo (Community free) | Free with GitHub |
| Scope | Endpoints + containers + dependencies + OS patches + SCA | Dependencies inside GitHub repos only |
| Output | Prioritised dashboard + signed compliance reports | Automated PRs bumping versions |
| Prioritisation | CISA KEV-first + EPSS percentile + multi-source CVSS (NVD + CVE.org Vulnrichment + EUVD) + vendor backports | Severity per CVE, no KEV awareness, no EPSS |
| Data Quality Confidence Badges | VERIFIED / PROBABLE / PARTIAL per CVE, operator sees match confidence | Not surfaced (severity only) |
| Endpoint inventory | Windows, Linux, macOS agents | Not applicable |
| Container image scanning | Trivy engine on Docker | Not supported (separate Code Scanning setup needed) |
| NIS2 / DORA / BOD 22-01 reports | Signed PDF + JSON | Not supported |
| SBOM export | CycloneDX 1.5 + SPDX 2.3 | GitHub Dependency Graph, SPDX only |
| On-premises deployment | Yes, single docker-compose | GitHub Enterprise Server only |
| EU data residency | Hetzner Germany/Finland | GitHub.com is US-hosted |
| Language / ecosystem coverage | 13+ lockfiles, 8 ecosystems | ~20 ecosystems, best in class |
| Automated remediation PRs | Auto-ticket in Jira/GitHub/GitLab/YouTrack | Native auto-PRs |
| SLA-driven escalation | Per-severity assignments + 3-tier escalation | None |
Keep Dependabot. Add SentriKat.
The two tools answer different questions. Dependabot answers "what can this repo automatically upgrade today?" SentriKat answers "across all our production assets, OS, containers, dependencies, which vulnerabilities are actually being exploited right now, and what's the documented remediation status?"
A NIS2-regulated organisation needs both a clean dependency graph and a signed report to show a regulator. A security team also needs to know what's happening outside the repos: on the laptops, on the servers, inside the running containers. That's SentriKat's job.
Operationally, Dependabot runs PR-sized work; SentriKat runs ticket-sized work. A vulnerability with no patch yet cannot be auto-PR'd, but it still needs to be tracked, triaged, assigned, and escalated. SentriKat's workflow engine does that, then closes the loop by opening the ticket in Jira / GitHub / GitLab / YouTrack.
Turn Dependabot PRs into a real VM programme.
Launch pricing for founding customers. Agents deploy in minutes, compliance reports are built-in. Dependabot keeps doing its thing; you get the platform on top.
Comparison based on publicly available information and last reviewed in July 2026. Competitor pricing and features change over time; verify current details on the vendor's own website. All product names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.