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DevOps, CI/CD & monitoring · Alternatives
Dependabot is a devops, ci/cd & monitoring product from GitHub, San Francisco, priced at Free with a free plan. We compared 20 alternatives on published price, free plan, platforms and made-in-India support: 20 have a free plan, 5 are built in India.
Quick answer
The closest alternatives to Dependabot are Argo CD (Free), Spinnaker (Free), Prometheus (Free), Zabbix (Free) and Harbor (Free). Argo CD is the top-ranked option with a free plan.
Indian support and GST
Dependabot is built in United States. 5 alternatives are made in India, where GST, TDS and UPI are usually handled natively and support runs on IST.
Reported limitation
GitHub-only. If your code is on GitLab, Bitbucket or self-hosted Git, Dependabot is not an option.
Reported limitation
Version updates can generate a high volume of pull requests, which teams often end up ignoring — the 3-day cooldown default helps but does not solve it.
Reported limitation
It updates dependencies; it does not tell you whether your code actually calls the vulnerable function, so alert noise on transitive dependencies is common.
Ranked by how closely each product matches Dependabot's category, pricing model, platforms and business size, then by rating. Prices exclude GST.
| # | Software | Starting price | Free plan | Platforms | Made in India | Rating | Compare |
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| — | Dependabot (current) | Free | Yes | Web | No | 4.4/5 | — |
| 1 |  Argo CD | Free | Yes | Web | No | 4.6/5 | |
| 2 |  Spinnaker | Free | Yes | Web | No | 4.6/5 | |
| 3 |  Prometheus | Free | Yes | Web | No | 4.6/5 | |
| 4 |  Zabbix | Free | Yes | Web | No | 4.6/5 | |
| 5 |  Harbor | Free | Yes | Web | No | 4.4/5 | |
| 6 |  GitHub | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.6/5 | |
| 7 |  Backstage | Free | Yes | Web | No | 4.3/5 | |
| 8 |  Bitbucket | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.6/5 | |
| 9 |  GitLab | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.6/5 | |
| 10 |  CircleCI | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.6/5 | |
| 11 |  Gitea | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.6/5 | |
| 12 |  Site24x7 | Free plan | Yes | Web | Yes | 4.7/5 | |
| 13 |  ManageEngine Applications Manager | Free plan | Yes | Web | Yes | 4.7/5 | |
| 14 |  ManageEngine OpManager | Free plan | Yes | Web | Yes | 4.7/5 | |
| 15 |  Woodpecker CI | Free | Yes | Web | No | 4.3/5 | |
| 16 |  Buildkite | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.6/5 | |
| 17 |  SigNoz | Free plan | Yes | Web | Yes | 4.6/5 | |
| 18 |  Last9 | Free plan | Yes | Web | Yes | 4.6/5 | |
| 19 |  New Relic | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.6/5 | |
| 20 |  Datadog | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.6/5 |
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GitHub (Microsoft) · San Francisco · DevOps, CI/CD & monitoring · 4.6/5
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The closest matches to Dependabot on App Advisor are Argo CD (Free), Spinnaker (Free), Prometheus (Free). They are ranked by how closely their category, pricing model, platforms and target business size match Dependabot, then by rating. The best choice depends on your team size and budget.
Yes. 20 of the 20 alternatives listed have a free plan or are free: Argo CD (Free), Spinnaker (Free), Prometheus (Free). Free plans usually cap users, records or transactions, so check the limits against your monthly volume.
Yes. 5 alternatives are built in India, including Site24x7 (Free plan), ManageEngine Applications Manager (Free plan), ManageEngine OpManager (Free plan). Indian products usually handle GST, TDS and UPI natively and bill in rupees.
Argo CD is the closest match to Dependabot in our catalogue. Compare them side by side before you book a demo.
Every product listed sits in devops, ci/cd & monitoring or a category Dependabot also covers, and GitHub's own products are excluded. Prices, free plans and platforms come from each vendor's official website. App Advisor does not sell any of this software.
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