# FOSSA vs GitHub Dependabot

**Leader by Vioscale score:** GitHub Dependabot

| Attribute | FOSSA | GitHub Dependabot |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 49.4 (56% (medium)) | 65.9 (76% (high)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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). | An automated tool integrated into GitHub workflows that detects vulnerable dependencies, generates update pull requests, and enforces security and compliance policies to protect software supply chains. |
| 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,"sbom_generation":true,"auto_merge_policy":true,"update_automation":true,"license_compliance":true}` |
| integrations.count | 10 | 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":"Azure Pipelines"},{"name":"Linear"},{"name":"Zenhub"},{"name":"Codacy"},{"name":"CodeFactor"},{"name":"Rollbar"},{"name":"Percy"},{"name":"WakaTime"},{"name":"Codemagic"},{"name":"Zube"},{"name":"Codetree"},{"name":"POEditor"},{"name":"Imgbot"},{"name":"Qlty Cloud"},{"name":"Render"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":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":"free","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","features":["Dependabot vulnerability detection","Automated dependency pull requests","Public repository access"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Dependabot for public repositories","includedLimits":{"ci_cd_minutes":"2000/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise Cloud","features":["Dependabot with automated triage rules","Dependency review enforcement","Advanced Security integration","Audit log API"],"description":"Multi-tenant SaaS with regional deployment options","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"ci_cd_minutes":"50000/month"}}],"summary":"Free for public repositories; included in paid GitHub plans","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://github.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-25T08:25:46.519Z","freeTrialDays":30,"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | free |
| pricing.price_level | mid | free |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":20,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.fedramp | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |

## Capabilities (Dependency Management)

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

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T14:45:29.619Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*