# Renovate vs Socket

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Renovate

| Attribute | Renovate | Socket |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 58.1 (38% (low)) | 49.9 (71% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 308 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 22,348 | - |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 374,610 | - |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A self-hosted dependency update automation tool that integrates with version control platforms to manage software dependencies. | A developer-focused security platform that analyzes the behavior of software dependencies to identify and block malware, mining software, and other supply chain threats. Socket protects against both known and emerging threats with real-time detection across package managers and programming languages. |
| features.capabilities | `{"sca":true,"hosting":"both","ci_native":true,"auto_fix_pr":true,"open_source":true,"license_compliance":true}` | `{"sca":true,"sast":true,"hosting":"both","ci_native":true,"ide_plugin":true,"open_source":true,"reachability":true,"secret_scanning":true,"container_scanning":true,"license_compliance":true}` |
| integrations.count | 3 | 6 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitLab Cloud"},{"name":"GitLab Enterprise Edition"},{"name":"Bitbucket Data Center"}]` | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"npm"},{"name":"PyPI"},{"name":"Cargo"},{"name":"Go packages"},{"name":"VSCode"}]` |
| language.primary | TypeScript | - |
| license.spdx | AGPL-3.0 | - |
| market.availability | - | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Community Edition","summary":"Open source community edition","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise Edition","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Community Edition free; Enterprise Edition available","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.renovatebot.com/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T09:21:54.986Z"}` | `{"type":"hybrid","summary":"Free tier available with GitHub app and Socket Firewall; enterprise pricing available","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://socket.dev/blog/github-actions-pricing-whiplash","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T09:21:38.534Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/releases/tag/44.46.4","date":"2026-08-26T13:21:00Z","type":"stable","version":"44.46.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/releases/tag/44.46.3","date":"2026-08-26T12:43:54Z","type":"stable","version":"44.46.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/releases/tag/44.46.2","date":"2026-08-26T11:11:59Z","type":"stable","version":"44.46.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/releases/tag/44.46.1","date":"2026-08-26T10:00:53Z","type":"stable","version":"44.46.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/releases/tag/44.46.0","date":"2026-08-26T07:33:39Z","type":"stable","version":"44.46.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/releases/tag/44.45.4","date":"2026-08-26T03:49:33Z","type":"stable","version":"44.45.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/releases/tag/44.45.3","date":"2026-08-26T00:51:20Z","type":"stable","version":"44.45.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/releases/tag/44.45.2","date":"2026-08-25T23:23:01Z","type":"stable","version":"44.45.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/releases/tag/44.45.1","date":"2026-08-25T21:58:47Z","type":"stable","version":"44.45.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/releases/tag/44.45.0","date":"2026-08-25T20:56:15Z","type":"stable","version":"44.45.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/releases/tag/44.44.0","date":"2026-08-25T16:13:26Z","type":"stable","version":"44.44.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/releases/tag/44.43.1","date":"2026-08-25T13:01:04Z","type":"stable","version":"44.43.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/releases/tag/44.43.0","date":"2026-08-25T12:15:52Z","type":"stable","version":"44.43.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/releases/tag/44.42.2","date":"2026-08-25T11:50:16Z","type":"stable","version":"44.42.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/releases/tag/44.42.1","date":"2026-08-25T10:55:36Z","type":"stable","version":"44.42.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/releases/tag/44.42.0","date":"2026-08-25T07:31:15Z","type":"stable","version":"44.42.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/releases/tag/44.41.1","date":"2026-08-24T14:48:25Z","type":"stable","version":"44.41.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/releases/tag/44.41.0","date":"2026-08-24T11:42:24Z","type":"stable","version":"44.41.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/releases/tag/44.40.1","date":"2026-08-24T11:05:39Z","type":"stable","version":"44.40.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/releases/tag/44.40.0","date":"2026-08-24T08:22:24Z","type":"stable","version":"44.40.0"}]` | - |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 6.6 | - |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":11,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=renovate&per_page=100","last_12m":8,"max_severity":"MODERATE"}` | - |

## Capabilities (DevSecOps Tools)

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

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:36:41.897Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*