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title: "FOSSA vs Mend: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, FOSSA or Mend? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Dependency scanning tools set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# FOSSA vs Mend: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, FOSSA or Mend? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Dependency scanning tools set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: FOSSA and Mend
- **Competitive set**: Dependency scanning tools
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **FOSSA Share of Search**: 0.01%
- **Mend Share of Search**: 1.2%

## Which is more popular in search, FOSSA or Mend?

- In August 2026, Mend had more branded searches than FOSSA among dependency scanning tools worldwide. Mend was estimated to have 1K branded searches compared to FOSSA’s 10, and held a 1.2% Share of Search versus FOSSA’s 0.01%.
- Mend was ahead of FOSSA in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, FOSSA’s estimated Share of Search among dependency scanning tools worldwide held steady at 0.01%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 10.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Mend’s estimated Share of Search among dependency scanning tools worldwide moved from 1% to 1.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1K.

## How did search popularity change for dependency scanning tools worldwide in August 2026?

Neither FOSSA nor Mend moved beyond provider rounding among dependency scanning tools in Aug 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | FOSSA estimated searches | FOSSA Share of Search | FOSSA rank | Mend estimated searches | Mend Share of Search | Mend rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 10 | 0.01% | 6 | 1K | 1% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 10 | 0.01% | 6 | 1K | 1.2% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 10 | 0.01% | 6 | 1K | 1.2% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 10 | 0.01% | 6 | 1K | 1.2% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 10 | 0.01% | 6 | 1K | 1.1% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 10 | 0.01% | 6 | 1K | 1% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 10 | 0.01% | 6 | 1.3K | 1.3% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 10 | 0.01% | 6 | 1K | 1% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 10 | 0.01% | 6 | 880 | 0.89% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 10 | 0.01% | 6 | 1K | 1.1% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 10 | 0.01% | 6 | 1K | 1.2% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using FOSSA’s and Mend’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **FOSSA**: Measured on the search term “fossa io”.
- **Mend**: Measured on the search term “mend io”.

- [FOSSA profile](/demand/global-en/brands/fossa)
- [Mend profile](/demand/global-en/brands/mend)
- [All dependency scanning tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/dependency-scanning-tools): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, FOSSA or Mend?

In August 2026, Mend had more branded searches than FOSSA among dependency scanning tools worldwide. Mend was estimated to have 1K branded searches compared to FOSSA’s 10, and held a 1.2% Share of Search versus FOSSA’s 0.01%.

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