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Every project monitored, even outside GitHub, without access to your code

LibTracker monitors the dependencies of all your projects, whatever your git host, flags actively exploited vulnerabilities in its dashboard and never accesses your code. Dependabot works inside GitHub, on the repositories hosted there.

Why switch from Dependabot to LibTracker

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All your projects, whatever the host

GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket or an in-house git server: the dependencies of all your projects in a single view.

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Fix what's already being exploited first

LibTracker flags in the dashboard the vulnerabilities listed in the CISA and European Union KEV catalogs, the ones attackers are already exploiting. You know what to fix first. Dependabot's filter documentation offers no KEV filter.

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Fix with the AI of your choice

Your AI assistant, even the one approved by your company, gets critical and high vulnerabilities with their fixed version from our MCP server, and proposes the update. Available on plans that include the MCP server.

LibTracker vs Dependabot, side by side

Git host
LibTracker Any host: GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, internal server
Dependabot Repositories hosted on GitHub
Code access
LibTracker No repository access: only dependency files (lockfile and manifest) are sent, from the app, the API or CI
Dependabot Built into GitHub, analyzes the repository's dependency graph
EPSS score
LibTracker Yes: vulnerabilities with a high exploitation probability (EPSS above 70%) flagged in the dashboard
Dependabot Yes: shown since February 2025, with filter and sort
Actively exploited vulnerabilities (KEV)
LibTracker Yes: CISA and EU KEV catalogs (through ENISA's EUVD), vulnerabilities flagged in the dashboard
Dependabot No KEV filter among the documented alert filters
Dependency updates
LibTracker Yes, through the AI assistant of your choice: our MCP server (depending on the plan) hands it critical and high vulnerabilities with their fixed version, so it applies the update in your environment, whatever your git host
Dependabot Yes: automatic update pull requests, on GitHub
SBOM
LibTracker SPDX and CycloneDX for each of your projects
Dependabot SPDX export of the dependency graph, one repository at a time
Alerts
LibTracker Slack, Discord and email depending on the plan, within an hour of publication on OSV.dev
Dependabot GitHub notifications

Switch from Dependabot to LibTracker with nothing to install

No repository to connect, no agent to deploy: your dependency files are all it takes.

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    Send your dependency files

    Lockfile and manifest, from the app, the API or your CI (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins). LibTracker never accesses your source code.

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    Know what to fix, fast

    A vulnerability is published on OSV.dev: your team hears about it in under an hour on Slack, Discord or by email (plans with alerts). The dashboard flags vulnerabilities already exploited (KEV) or likely to be exploited (EPSS), so you know what to fix first.

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    Fix it with your AI assistant

    With our MCP server (depending on your plan), the AI assistant of your choice gets critical and high vulnerabilities with their fixed version, and can then apply the update in your environment.

Frequently asked questions

Can I keep Dependabot and add LibTracker?

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Does Dependabot flag actively exploited vulnerabilities?

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Do I need to connect my repositories to LibTracker?

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Sources

Information about Dependabot comes from its official documentation, checked on October 25, 2026. Spotted an error or a change? Write to us at contact@libtracker.io.

See what LibTracker finds in your dependencies

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