# OWASP Dependency-Track vs Sonatype Lifecycle

| Attribute | OWASP Dependency-Track | Sonatype Lifecycle |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 52.4 (30% (low)) | 41.9 (19% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 4,281 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"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}]` | `[{"answer":"A software composition analysis tool that provides continuous visibility into software dependencies, identifies vulnerabilities and compliance risks, and offers automated remediation through integrations with development tools and source control platforms. It is indexed under Dependency Management.","source":"https://www.sonatype.com/products/lifecycle","question":"What is Sonatype Lifecycle?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Sonatype Lifecycle. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.sonatype.com/products/lifecycle","question":"What platforms does Sonatype Lifecycle support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Sonatype Lifecycle can be deployed cloud / SaaS, on-premise, air-gapped and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.sonatype.com/products/lifecycle","question":"Can Sonatype Lifecycle be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 10 integrations for Sonatype Lifecycle, including GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Eclipse, IntelliJ IDEA, Microsoft Visual Studio, PyCharm and VS Code, plus 2 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.sonatype.com/products/lifecycle","question":"What does Sonatype Lifecycle integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed GDPR for Sonatype Lifecycle. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Sonatype Lifecycle not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.sonatype.com/blog/summer-compliance-webinar-series-understanding-the-cyber-resilience-act","question":"What security certifications does Sonatype Lifecycle have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Sonatype Lifecycle is available worldwide. Its primary markets are the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, India, Australia and Canada.","source":"https://www.sonatype.com/products/lifecycle","question":"Where is Sonatype Lifecycle available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"air_gapped":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | A development-centric platform that embeds automated software component risk assessment and governance into popular IDEs and source control systems, enabling development teams to evaluate open source dependencies without leaving their existing workflows. |
| features.capabilities | `{"ci_gating":true,"open_source":true,"vuln_scanning":true,"container_image_scanning":true}` | `{"ci_gating":true,"open_source":true,"vuln_scanning":true,"sbom_generation":true,"license_compliance":true,"container_image_scanning":true}` |
| integrations.count | 15 | 9 |
| integrations.list | `[{"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"}]` | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"Bitbucket"},{"name":"Eclipse"},{"name":"IntelliJ IDEA"},{"name":"Microsoft Visual Studio"},{"name":"PyCharm"},{"name":"VS Code"},{"name":"Jira Software"},{"name":"Jira","native":true,"category":"project_management"},{"name":"Visual Studio","native":true,"category":"ide"},{"name":"Azure","native":true,"category":"ci_cd"}]` |
| language.primary | Java | - |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | - |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":["US","GB","DE","IN","AU","CA"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true,"linux":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://dependencytrack.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T22:08:30.076Z"}` | `{"type":"subscription","sourceUrl":"https://www.sonatype.com/products/lifecycle","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T22:07:40.414Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | - |
| pricing.model | open_source | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | unknown |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| 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.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.trust_center | - | https://www.sonatype.com/blog/summer-compliance-webinar-series-understanding-the-cyber-resilience-act |
| 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 | OWASP Dependency-Track | Sonatype Lifecycle |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Update automation | - | - |
| Vuln scanning | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reachability analysis | - | - |
| License compliance | - | ✓ |
| Sbom generation | - | ✓ |
| Ci gating | ✓ | ✓ |
| Container image scanning | ✓ | ✓ |
| Auto merge policy | - | - |
| Open source | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T19:18:55.953Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*