Dependabot

software

★★★★½4.4(253 reviews)

About

GitHub's automated dependency update tool that scans for vulnerabilities and opens pull requests to keep dependencies current and secure.

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Pros

+Natively integrated into GitHub with zero setup friction
+Covers a wide range of languages and package managers

Cons

-GitHub-only; no support for other VCS platforms
-Can generate noisy PRs on large dependency trees

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HeadquartersSan Francisco, CA

Founded2017

Typesoftware

Pricing

Model

free

Platforms

web

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