Comparison

OWASP ZAP vs Renovate

On the evidence we track, Renovate leads this comparison with a composite score of 58/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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OWASP ZAP51
Renovate58
Score
Vioscale score
OWASP ZAP51 / 100low · 41%
Renovate58 / 100low · 38%
Pricing
Free tier
OWASP ZAP
Renovate
Model
OWASP ZAPopen_source
Renovatecommercial
Price level
OWASP ZAPfree
Renovatelow
Integrations
Count
OWASP ZAP2
Renovate3
Adoption
Dependent repos
OWASP ZAP30
Renovate308
Github stars
OWASP ZAP15,685
Renovate22,348
Package downloads weekly
OWASP ZAP
Renovate374,610
Activity
Commits last 30d
OWASP ZAP34
Renovate100
Release
Cadence days
OWASP ZAP6
Renovate
History
OWASP ZAP20 items
Renovate20 items
License
Spdx
OWASP ZAPApache-2.0
RenovateAGPL-3.0
Language
Primary
OWASP ZAPJava
RenovateTypeScript

Capabilities

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

Scan types
SAST (static analysis)
OWASP ZAP-
Renovate-
DAST (dynamic analysis)
OWASP ZAP
Renovate-
SCA / dependency scanning
OWASP ZAP-
Renovate
Secret scanning
OWASP ZAP-
Renovate-
Container / image scanning
OWASP ZAP-
Renovate-
IaC misconfiguration scanning
OWASP ZAP-
Renovate-
Governance
OSS licence compliance
OWASP ZAP-
Renovate
SBOM generation (SPDX/CycloneDX)
OWASP ZAP-
Renovate-
Remediation
Automated fix / upgrade PRs
OWASP ZAP-
Renovate
Prioritisation
Reachability / exploitability prioritisation
OWASP ZAP-
Renovate-
Deployment
Hosting
OWASP ZAPSelf-hosted only
RenovateCloud + self-hosted
Integration
First-class CI / pipeline integration
OWASP ZAP
Renovate
In-editor / IDE scanning
OWASP ZAP-
Renovate-
Licensing
OSS engine available
OWASP ZAP
Renovate

What each one is

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

OWASP ZAP

An open-source security scanner that performs dynamic analysis on web applications to detect potential vulnerabilities. It supports automation, extensibility through community add-ons, and integrates with CI/CD pipelines.

Independently observed

Renovate

Leader

A self-hosted dependency update automation tool that integrates with version control platforms to manage software dependencies.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

OWASP ZAP

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Renovate

Leader
HybridFree tier

Community Edition free; Enterprise Edition available

  • Community EditionFree
  • Enterprise EditionContact sales
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
CLI
OWASP ZAP
Renovate
Deployment
Self-hosted
OWASP ZAP
Renovate

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • GitHub

OWASP ZAP

2 total - 1 not shared
  • GitHub Actions
Independently observed

Renovate

Leader
4 total - 3 not shared
  • GitLab Cloud
  • GitLab Enterprise Edition
  • Bitbucket Data Center
Independently observed

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