# GitHub Dependabot vs OWASP Dependency-Track

**Leader by Vioscale score:** GitHub Dependabot

| Attribute | GitHub Dependabot | OWASP Dependency-Track |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 65.9 (76% (high)) | 59.1 (28% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 4,146 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"ci_gating":true,"open_source":true,"vuln_scanning":true,"sbom_generation":true,"auto_merge_policy":true,"update_automation":true,"license_compliance":true}` | - |
| integrations.count | 15 | 15 |
| integrations.list | `[{"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"}]` | `[{"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"}]` |
| language.primary | - | Java |
| license.spdx | - | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"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"]}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://dependencytrack.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T22:08:30.076Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | free | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 21 |
| release.history | - | `[{"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"},{"url":"https://github.com/DependencyTrack/dependency-track/releases/tag/4.14.0","date":"2026-03-09T22:05:03Z","type":"stable","version":"4.14.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/DependencyTrack/dependency-track/releases/tag/4.13.6","date":"2025-11-17T08:43:39Z","type":"stable","version":"4.13.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/DependencyTrack/dependency-track/releases/tag/4.13.5","date":"2025-10-07T14:54:24Z","type":"stable","version":"4.13.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/DependencyTrack/dependency-track/releases/tag/4.13.4","date":"2025-08-26T10:01:24Z","type":"stable","version":"4.13.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/DependencyTrack/dependency-track/releases/tag/4.13.3","date":"2025-08-04T12:51:44Z","type":"stable","version":"4.13.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/DependencyTrack/dependency-track/releases/tag/4.13.2","date":"2025-05-08T22:17:36Z","type":"stable","version":"4.13.2"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.fedramp | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=nixpkgs&package_name=dependency-track&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Dependency Management)

| Capability | GitHub Dependabot | 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: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:34:39.452Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*