Comparison

FOSSA vs OWASP Dependency-Check

No leader: the top candidate OWASP Dependency-Check has only 0.10 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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FOSSA49

OWASP Dependency-Check58

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	FOSSA	OWASP Dependency-Check
Vioscale score	49 / 100medium · 56%	58 / 100low · 10%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	-
Modelpricing.model	freemium	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	mid	-
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	$20	-
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	-
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	10	-
Security
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 2 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=org.owasp%3Adependency-check-maven&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: HIGH
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	121
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	7,672
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	55
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	28
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	Apache-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	Java
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US	-

Score

Vioscale score

FOSSA49 / 100medium · 56%

OWASP Dependency-Check58 / 100low · 10%

Pricing

Free tier

FOSSA✓

OWASP Dependency-Check–

Model

FOSSAfreemium

OWASP Dependency-Checkcommercial

Price level

FOSSAmid

OWASP Dependency-Check–

Starting price

FOSSA$20

OWASP Dependency-Check–

Transparent

FOSSA✗

OWASP Dependency-Check–

Integrations

Count

FOSSA10

OWASP Dependency-Check–

Security

Soc2

FOSSA✓

OWASP Dependency-Check–

Vulnerabilities

FOSSA–

OWASP Dependency-CheckCount: 2 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=org.owasp%3Adependency-check-maven&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: HIGH

Adoption

Dependent repos

FOSSA–

OWASP Dependency-Check121

Github stars

FOSSA–

OWASP Dependency-Check7,672

Activity

Commits last 30d

FOSSA–

OWASP Dependency-Check55

Release

Cadence days

FOSSA–

OWASP Dependency-Check28

History

FOSSA–

OWASP Dependency-Check20 items

License

Spdx

FOSSA–

OWASP Dependency-CheckApache-2.0

Language

Primary

FOSSA–

OWASP Dependency-CheckJava

Market

Availability

FOSSAAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

OWASP Dependency-Check–

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for dependency management. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for Dependency Management
Capability	FOSSA	OWASP Dependency-Check
Capabilities
Update automation	✓	-
Vuln scanning	✓	-
Reachability analysis	✗	-
License compliance	✓	-
Sbom generation	✓	-
Ci gating	✓	-
Container image scanning	✓	-
Auto merge policy	✗	-
Open source	✓	-

Capabilities

Update automation

FOSSA✓

OWASP Dependency-Check-

Vuln scanning

FOSSA✓

OWASP Dependency-Check-

Reachability analysis

FOSSA✗

OWASP Dependency-Check-

License compliance

FOSSA✓

OWASP Dependency-Check-

Sbom generation

FOSSA✓

OWASP Dependency-Check-

Ci gating

FOSSA✓

OWASP Dependency-Check-

Container image scanning

FOSSA✓

OWASP Dependency-Check-

Auto merge policy

FOSSA✗

OWASP Dependency-Check-

Open source

FOSSA✓

OWASP Dependency-Check-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

FOSSA

A platform that helps teams identify and manage open source dependencies across their codebase, enforce license compliance policies, detect and remediate security vulnerabilities, and generate regulatory-compliant software bills of materials (SBOMs).

Independently observed

OWASP Dependency-Check

A tool that scans software dependencies to identify publicly known vulnerabilities by cross-referencing them with vulnerability databases. It generates reports that link discovered issues to relevant security advisories.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

FOSSA

from $20/project/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free plan available; Business from $20/project/month billed annually; Enterprise custom pricing

FreeFree
- Container scanning
- Identify dependencies at any depth
- Basic email support
- API access
- SaaS (multi-tenant cloud)
- +2 more
Business$20/project/month billed annually
- Everything in Free, plus:
- Unlimited imported SBOMs
- Automated license and vulnerability scanning
- Multi-project reporting
- Priority support
- +1 more
EnterpriseContact sales
- Everything in Business, plus:
- Enterprise-grade SLAs
- Custom retention policies
- Advanced compliance reporting
- Enterprise-grade APIs
- +3 more

as of 2026-08-25verify ↗

OWASP Dependency-Check

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	FOSSA	OWASP Dependency-Check
WebPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

FOSSA✓

OWASP Dependency-Check✗

CLI

FOSSA✓

OWASP Dependency-Check✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

FOSSA✓

OWASP Dependency-Check✗

Self-hosted

FOSSA✓

OWASP Dependency-Check✓

On-premise

FOSSA✓

OWASP Dependency-Check✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

FOSSA

10 total

GitHub
CI/CD platforms
Gradle
Maven
JavaScript/TypeScript ecosystems
Python
Golang
Ruby
Rust
Kotlin

Independently observed

OWASP Dependency-Check

Not documented yet.

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.