# OWASP Dependency-Check vs OWASP Dependency-Track

| Attribute | OWASP Dependency-Check | OWASP Dependency-Track |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 58.1 (10% (low)) | 59.1 (28% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 55 | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 121 | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | 7,672 | 4,146 |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A tool that scans software dependencies to identify publicly known vulnerabilities by cross-referencing them with vulnerability databases. It generates reports that link discovered issues to relevant security advisories. | 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. |
| integrations.count | - | 15 |
| 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"}]` |
| language.primary | Java | Java |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | - | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://dependencytrack.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T22:08:30.076Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | - | free |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 28 | 21 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":2,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=org.owasp%3Adependency-check-maven&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":"HIGH"}` | `{"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 | OWASP Dependency-Check | 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 2026-09-01T16:33:37.746Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*