XenoAudit
XenoAudit compared
XenoAudit next to Dependabot, Renovate, Composer and npm’s own audit commands, and Snyk, feature by feature.
Keeping PHP projects healthy, side by side
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XenoAudit
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Dependabot Free on GitHub | Renovate Free | Composer, npm Built-in audit commands | Snyk Free tier and paid | |
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| What’s out of date | |||||
| Outdated Composer and npm packages | XenoAudit: Yes | Dependabot: Yes as pull requests | Renovate: Yes as pull requests | Composer, npm: Yes | Snyk: Partly npm, in the web app |
| Security advisoriesFor Composer and npm packages | XenoAudit: Yes | Dependabot: Yes | Renovate: Partly from Dependabot alerts or OSV | Composer, npm: Yes | Snyk: Yes |
| Framework versions and end-of-life dates | XenoAudit: Yes | Dependabot: No | Renovate: No | Composer, npm: No | Snyk: No |
| Production | |||||
| Checks what’s on productionRead-only, over your own SSH | XenoAudit: Yes | Dependabot: No reads the repository | Renovate: No reads the repository | Composer, npm: Partly if you run it on the server | Snyk: No repositories and containers |
| Compares your Mac with productionPHP, lock files, extensions and Node | XenoAudit: Yes | Dependabot: No | Renovate: No | Composer, npm: No | Snyk: No |
| Shows the deployed commit | XenoAudit: Yes | Dependabot: No | Renovate: No | Composer, npm: No | Snyk: No |
| Compares .env keysValues are never shown or sent | XenoAudit: Yes | Dependabot: No | Renovate: No | Composer, npm: No | Snyk: No |
| Nothing installed on your servers | XenoAudit: Yes | n/a: never touches servers | n/a: never touches servers | Composer, npm: Yes | Snyk: Partly the CLI on the server |
| Your projects | |||||
| One board for every project | XenoAudit: Yes | Dependabot: Partly paid organization plans | Renovate: Partly one dashboard per repository | Composer, npm: No one project at a time | Snyk: Yes |
| Works without GitHubYour folders and your servers | XenoAudit: Yes | Dependabot: No | Renovate: Partly other git hosts too | Composer, npm: Yes | Snyk: Yes the CLI on local folders |
| One-click fixes on your MacRebuild from the lock file, match production’s PHP | XenoAudit: Yes | Dependabot: Partly pull requests | Renovate: Partly pull requests | Composer, npm: Partly npm audit fix | Snyk: Partly fix pull requests, not for PHP |
| Tools | |||||
| Command line with JSON output | XenoAudit: Yes | Dependabot: Partly through the GitHub API | Renovate: Partly experimental JSON report | Composer, npm: Yes | Snyk: Yes |
| No account needed | XenoAudit: Yes | Dependabot: No GitHub account | Renovate: Partly none for the self-hosted CLI | Composer, npm: Yes | Snyk: No even for the CLI |
| No telemetryNo usage analytics sent to the vendor | XenoAudit: Yes | Not documented | Renovate: Partly none when self-hosted | Composer, npm: Partly npm sends your package list | Snyk: No on unless you turn it off |
| Native Mac app | XenoAudit: Yes | Dependabot: No | Renovate: No | Composer, npm: No command line | Snyk: No |
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Checked October 10, 2026 against each app’s own website and documentation. Sources: Dependabot docs, Renovate docs, Composer docs, npm audit, Snyk docs, Snyk plans. Spot something out of date? Tell us.
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