Socket
A dependency security platform that scans open source packages for malware, vulnerabilities, and license risks
- Also known as
- socket
Available worldwide · Popular in: US
What is Socket?
Socket analyzes software dependencies in real-time to detect and block malicious packages, vulnerabilities, and compliance issues before they enter production. It integrates directly into CI/CD pipelines and development tools to flag risky dependencies automatically.
Socket pricing
Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.
Free to $50/developer/month. Save 20% on annual billing.
Free
FreeUnlimited developers and repositories with basic scanning capabilities
- members
- 3
- scans_per_month
- 1,000
- repository_labels
- 1
- api_quota_per_hour
- 500
- Detect 70+ risk types (malware, vulnerabilities, license, etc.)
- Block malicious dependencies automatically
- AI analysis that flags hidden dependency behavior
Team
For growing teams with smart automation and reachability analysis
- members
- unlimited
- scans_per_month
- 5,000
- repository_labels
- 3
- api_quota_per_hour
- 2,500
- All Free features
- Precomputed reachability analysis (cuts 60% CVE false positives)
- Priority scoring
- Slack alerts for malware/vulnerabilities
Business
Enterprise-grade automation, compliance integrations, and support without sales calls
- members
- unlimited
- repository_labels
- unlimited
- api_quota_per_hour
- 10,000
- All Team features
- Compliance integrations (e.g., Vanta)
- SBOM import/export
- SSO/SAML and webhook automation
- GitHub Actions and AI model scanning
Enterprise
Contact salesFull application function-level reachability for large organizations
- All Business features
- Full application function-level reachability (eliminates up to 90% irrelevant CVEs)
- GitLab, Bitbucket, Azure DevOps, self-hosted repo integrations
- SCIM provisioning, audit logs, IP restrictions
- Private Slack channel, migration help, named account manager
- Uptime SLA
What Socket does
The capabilities that matter for devsecops tools, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- SAST (static analysis)
- ✓
- DAST (dynamic analysis)
- -
- SCA / dependency scanning
- ✓
- Secret scanning
- ✓
- Container / image scanning
- ✓
- IaC misconfiguration scanning
- -
- OSS licence compliance
- ✓
- SBOM generation (SPDX/CycloneDX)
- ✓
- Automated fix / upgrade PRs
- ✓
- Reachability / exploitability prioritisation
- ✓
- Hosting
- Cloud + self-hosted
- First-class CI / pipeline integration
- ✓
- In-editor / IDE scanning
- ✓
- OSS engine available
- ✓
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- CLI
- Web
- Cloud / SaaS
- Self-hosted
Integrations (29)
Independently observed- Slack→•
- GitLab⇄•
- Bitbucket⇄•
- Azure DevOps⇄•
- Vanta→•
- Drata⇄•
- AWS CodePipeline→•
- Azure Pipelines→•
- Bitbucket Pipelines→•
- CircleCI→•
- Jenkins→•
- VS Code→•
- JetBrains→•
- Eclipse→•
- Cursor→•
- Bundler←•
- Paket←•
- Swift Package Manager←•
- vcpkg←•
- Jira→•
- Linear→•
- Asana→•
- ClickUp→•
- GitHub
- npm
- PyPI
- Cargo
- Go packages
- VSCode
Security & compliance
Independently observed- SOC 2 Type II · Type IIactive
Socket FAQ
Common questions about Socket, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is Socket?
A software composition analysis platform that detects malware, vulnerabilities, and license risks in open source dependencies, with automated prioritization to reduce false positives and streamline security workflows. It is indexed under DevSecOps Tools.
Source: https://socket.dev/pricing
Is Socket free?
Socket offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $25 per developer per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
Source: https://socket.dev/pricing
What platforms does Socket support?
Socket supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.
Source: https://socket.dev/pricing
Can Socket be self-hosted?
Yes. Socket can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.
Source: https://socket.dev/pricing
What does Socket integrate with?
We have confirmed 11 integrations for Socket, including GitHub, npm, PyPI, Cargo, Go packages, VSCode, Slack and GitLab, plus 3 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.
Source: https://socket.dev/pricing
What security certifications does Socket have?
We have independently confirmed SOC 2 for Socket. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Socket not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.
Source: https://socket.dev/security
Where is Socket available?
Socket is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.
Source: https://socket.dev/pricing
Socket alternatives
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Compare Socket
Side by side against other devsecops tools, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Socket, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Security posture | 45 | 0.21 | 9.4 | ✓ |
| Pricing transparency | 100 | 0.05 | 5.2 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 100 | 0.05 | 5.1 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 50 | 0.09 | 4.7 | ✓ |
| Price level | 50 | 0.04 | 2.1 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 39 | 0.05 | 2.0 | ✓ |
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All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 7 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 60% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Sca: Yes · Sast: Yes · Sbom: Yes · Hosting: both · Ci native: Yes · Ide plugin: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-09-22 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 22 | mediumsource · 2026-09-22 · 60% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | mediumsource · 2026-09-22 · 50% |
Pricing
Reliability
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Status page | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 60% |
Security
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