# FOSSA vs OWASP Dependency-Track

| Attribute | FOSSA | OWASP Dependency-Track |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 48.6 (55% (medium)) | 52.4 (30% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 4,281 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A portable analysis tool that scans codebases to identify licensing and security vulnerabilities across multiple programming languages and build systems, with support for large monolithic codebases. It is indexed under Dependency Management.","source":"https://fossa.com","question":"What is FOSSA?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"FOSSA offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $20 per project per month. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://fossa.com/pricing/","question":"Is FOSSA free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"FOSSA supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://fossa.com/pricing/","question":"What platforms does FOSSA support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. FOSSA can be deployed cloud / SaaS, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://fossa.com/pricing/","question":"Can FOSSA be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 10 integrations for FOSSA, including GitHub, CI/CD platforms, Gradle, Maven, JavaScript/TypeScript ecosystems, Python, Golang and Ruby, plus 2 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://fossa.com","question":"What does FOSSA integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 for FOSSA. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as FOSSA not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://fossa.com/resources/regulatory-compliance-tools/ntia-sbom-validator/","question":"What security certifications does FOSSA have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"FOSSA is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://fossa.com/pricing/","question":"Where is FOSSA available?","confidence":0.5}]` | `[{"answer":"Provides organizations with a centralized inventory of software components across their entire technology stack and identifies security vulnerabilities from multiple authoritative sources. Designed for continuous monitoring and risk assessment within CI/CD pipelines, with policies to enforce compliance and team notifications. It is indexed under Dependency Management.","source":"https://dependencytrack.org","question":"What is OWASP Dependency-Track?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"OWASP Dependency-Track is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the Apache-2.0 licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://dependencytrack.org","question":"Is OWASP Dependency-Track free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"OWASP Dependency-Track supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://dependencytrack.org","question":"What platforms does OWASP Dependency-Track support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. OWASP Dependency-Track can be deployed on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://dependencytrack.org","question":"Can OWASP Dependency-Track be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 15 integrations for OWASP Dependency-Track, including NVD, Sonatype OSS Index, GitHub Advisories, Snyk, OSV, Trivy, VulnDB and Slack, plus 7 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://dependencytrack.org","question":"What does OWASP Dependency-Track integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. OWASP Dependency-Track is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/dependencytrack/dependency-track","question":"Is OWASP Dependency-Track open source?","confidence":0.95}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A portable analysis tool that scans codebases to identify licensing and security vulnerabilities across multiple programming languages and build systems, with support for large monolithic codebases. | Dependency-Track is an open source platform that ingests software bill of materials (SBOMs) to inventory components and continuously scan them against vulnerability sources, enabling teams to track and enforce security and policy compliance across their entire software portfolio. |
| features.capabilities | `{"ci_gating":true,"open_source":true,"vuln_scanning":true,"sbom_generation":true,"auto_merge_policy":false,"update_automation":true,"license_compliance":true,"reachability_analysis":false,"container_image_scanning":true}` | `{"ci_gating":true,"open_source":true,"vuln_scanning":true,"container_image_scanning":true}` |
| integrations.count | 20 | 15 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"CI/CD platforms"},{"name":"Gradle"},{"name":"Maven"},{"name":"JavaScript/TypeScript ecosystems"},{"name":"Python"},{"name":"Golang"},{"name":"Ruby"},{"name":"Rust"},{"name":"Kotlin"},{"name":"GitHub Actions","native":true,"category":"ci"}]` | `[{"name":"NVD"},{"name":"Sonatype OSS Index"},{"name":"GitHub Advisories"},{"name":"Snyk"},{"name":"OSV"},{"name":"Trivy"},{"name":"VulnDB"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Teams"},{"name":"Mattermost"},{"name":"Email"},{"name":"Webhooks"},{"name":"OpenID Connect"},{"name":"Active Directory"},{"name":"LDAP"},{"name":"Docker Hub"},{"name":"GitHub Container Registry"},{"name":"GitHub","native":true,"category":"security","direction":"inbound"}]` |
| language.primary | - | Java |
| license.spdx | - | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true}` | `{"web":true,"linux":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free forever","features":["Container scanning","Identify dependencies at any depth","Basic email support","API access","SaaS (multi-tenant cloud)","Limited Filters","Export SBOMs"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For individuals and small teams getting started.","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"projects":"5","imported_sboms":"5","quality_checks":"1","dependency_levels":"5"}},{"free":false,"name":"Business","summary":"$20/project/month billed annually","features":["Everything in Free, plus:","Unlimited imported SBOMs","Automated license and vulnerability scanning","Multi-project reporting","Priority support","Full suite of quality checks"],"minSeats":10,"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"project","amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For growing teams needing advanced compliance and security.","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"projects":"10","imported_sboms":"Unlimited","release_groups":"1","contributing_developers":"10"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["Everything in Business, plus:","Enterprise-grade SLAs","Custom retention policies","Advanced compliance reporting","Enterprise-grade APIs","Custom deployment options","SSO","Rules based access controls (RBAC)"],"description":"For organizations needing custom deployment and enterprise features.","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"projects":"Unlimited","dependency_levels":"Unlimited"}}],"addOns":[{"name":"Snippet Scanning Add-On"},{"name":"Binary Scanning Add-On"}],"summary":"Free plan available; Business from $20/project/month billed annually; Enterprise custom pricing","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://fossa.com/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-25T08:26:28.708Z","startingPrice":{"unit":"project","amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://dependencytrack.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T22:08:30.076Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | mid | free |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":20,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 4 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/DependencyTrack/dependency-track/releases/tag/5.2.0","date":"2026-10-08T09:09:37Z","type":"stable","version":"5.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/DependencyTrack/dependency-track/releases/tag/5.1.2","date":"2026-10-05T22:32:41Z","type":"stable","version":"5.1.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/DependencyTrack/dependency-track/releases/tag/4.14.5","date":"2026-10-05T21:50:17Z","type":"stable","version":"4.14.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/DependencyTrack/dependency-track/releases/tag/5.1.1","date":"2026-09-20T19:05:22Z","type":"stable","version":"5.1.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/DependencyTrack/dependency-track/releases/tag/4.14.4","date":"2026-09-14T11:19:52Z","type":"stable","version":"4.14.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/DependencyTrack/dependency-track/releases/tag/5.1.0","date":"2026-08-27T15:33:20Z","type":"stable","version":"5.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/DependencyTrack/dependency-track/releases/tag/5.0.5","date":"2026-08-24T13:49:41Z","type":"stable","version":"5.0.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/DependencyTrack/dependency-track/releases/tag/5.0.4","date":"2026-07-30T16:59:52Z","type":"stable","version":"5.0.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/DependencyTrack/dependency-track/releases/tag/5.0.3","date":"2026-07-20T09:29:35Z","type":"stable","version":"5.0.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/DependencyTrack/dependency-track/releases/tag/4.14.3","date":"2026-07-20T11:31:14Z","type":"stable","version":"4.14.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/DependencyTrack/dependency-track/releases/tag/5.0.2","date":"2026-06-18T13:11:58Z","type":"stable","version":"5.0.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/DependencyTrack/dependency-track/releases/tag/5.0.1","date":"2026-06-12T12:39:24Z","type":"stable","version":"5.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/DependencyTrack/dependency-track/releases/tag/5.0.0","date":"2026-06-07T15:32:21Z","type":"stable","version":"5.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/DependencyTrack/dependency-track/releases/tag/5.0.0-rc.5","date":"2026-06-05T22:54:14Z","type":"prerelease","version":"5.0.0-rc.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/DependencyTrack/dependency-track/releases/tag/5.0.0-rc.4","date":"2026-06-03T14:51:19Z","type":"prerelease","version":"5.0.0-rc.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/DependencyTrack/dependency-track/releases/tag/5.0.0-rc.3","date":"2026-06-02T11:26:47Z","type":"prerelease","version":"5.0.0-rc.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/DependencyTrack/dependency-track/releases/tag/5.0.0-rc.2","date":"2026-05-31T23:24:23Z","type":"prerelease","version":"5.0.0-rc.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/DependencyTrack/dependency-track/releases/tag/5.0.0-rc.1","date":"2026-05-28T19:05:46Z","type":"prerelease","version":"5.0.0-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/DependencyTrack/dependency-track/releases/tag/4.14.2","date":"2026-05-07T16:45:13Z","type":"stable","version":"4.14.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/DependencyTrack/dependency-track/releases/tag/4.14.1","date":"2026-04-03T17:43:42Z","type":"stable","version":"4.14.1"}]` |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2FDependencyTrack%2Fdependency-track&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Dependency Management)

| Capability | FOSSA | OWASP Dependency-Track |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Update automation | ✓ | - |
| Vuln scanning | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reachability analysis | ✗ | - |
| License compliance | ✓ | - |
| Sbom generation | ✓ | - |
| Ci gating | ✓ | ✓ |
| Container image scanning | ✓ | ✓ |
| Auto merge policy | ✗ | - |
| Open source | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:52:44.753Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*