Can you recommend dependency scanning tools for teams that need pull request checks, secret detection, and audit-ready reporting?

Yes — for teams that want pull request checks, secret detection, and audit-ready reporting, I’d shortlist these tools:

Strong all-around options

1. Snyk

• Best for: developer-friendly PR checks and broad ecosystem coverage
• What it gives you:
  • PR/MR scanning with fix suggestions
  • Open-source dependency vulnerability scanning
  • Secret detection
  • License policies
  • Reporting/export options suitable for audits
• Why teams pick it: easy CI/CD integration and good developer experience

2. GitHub Advanced Security

• Best for: teams already on GitHub
• What it gives you:
  • Dependabot alerts and PRs
  • Secret scanning
  • Code scanning integration
  • Security overview and audit-friendly reporting
• Why teams pick it: tightly integrated into GitHub workflows and permissions/audit logs

3. GitLab Ultimate Security

• Best for: teams on GitLab wanting a single platform
• What it gives you:
  • Dependency scanning in merge requests
  • Secret detection
  • Security dashboards and vulnerability reports
  • Compliance/audit support
• Why teams pick it: strong end-to-end DevSecOps integration

Good alternatives

4. Mend.io (formerly WhiteSource)

• Best for: enterprise dependency governance
• What it gives you:
  • Dependency and license scanning
  • Policy enforcement
  • Secret detection in some plans/workflows
  • Centralized compliance reporting
• Why teams pick it: strong reporting and enterprise controls

5. Black Duck

• Best for: audit/compliance-heavy organizations
• What it gives you:
  • Software composition analysis
  • License and vulnerability management
  • Policy workflows
  • Audit-ready reports
• Why teams pick it: very strong governance and compliance posture

6. Trivy

• Best for: teams wanting a lighter-weight, open-source option
• What it gives you:
  • Dependency scanning
  • Secret scanning
  • Container/IaC scanning too
  • CI-friendly outputs
• Why teams pick it: simple, fast, and versatile, though reporting is less “enterprise audit” out of the box

If audit-ready reporting is the priority

Consider:

• Black Duck
• Mend.io
• GitHub Advanced Security or GitLab Ultimate if you want reporting within your SCM platform

If PR checks + secret detection are the priority

Consider:

• Snyk
• GitHub Advanced Security
• GitLab Ultimate
• Trivy for a more lightweight setup

Quick recommendation by setup

• GitHub-based org: GitHub Advanced Security + Dependabot
• GitLab-based org: GitLab Ultimate
• Need strong developer UX across many repos: Snyk
• Need compliance/audit depth: Black Duck or Mend.io
• Need low-cost, flexible scanning: Trivy + CI pipelines

If you want, I can also give you a comparison table by features, pricing tier, and best fit, or recommend the top 3 based on your stack.