WhiteSource Renovate product overview

WhiteSource Renovate is a free dependency update solution for software developers that automatically resolves outdated dependencies. It can run on Github and GitLab as well as a CLI tool or on-premise. The real-time detection and resolution service saves developers’ time, reduces risk, and mitigates the impact of security vulnerabilities.

Pros of WhiteSource Renovate

WhiteSource Renovate supports all major programming languages and has already been installed in over 100,000 repositories on GitHub.

Cons of WhiteSource Renovate

Renovate does not currently support mobile platforms.

Breakdown of core features

Real-Time Runs

Renovate runs continuously to detect the latest available versions. You can run your existing suite of tests on every update to avoid regression errors.

Multi-Language

Multiple languages and file types are supported in order to detect dependencies wherever you use them

Annotated Reports

Changelogs and commit histories are extracted and included with each update.

(Last updated on 12/30/2019 by Marshall Bright)