# Best Software Composition Analysis Tools - Page 3 *By [Adam Crivello](https://research.g2.com/insights/author/adam-crivello)* Software composition analysis (SCA) tools enables users to analyze and manage the open-source elements of their applications. Companies and developers use SCA tools to verify licensing and assess vulnerabilities associated with each of their applications’ open-source components. More robust than [vulnerability scanner software](https://www.g2.com/categories/vulnerability-scanner), SCA tools automatically scan all open-source components to check for policy and license compliance, security risks, and version updates. SCA software also provides insights for remedying identified vulnerabilities, usually within the reports generated after a scan. Companies and developers often use SCA tools in conjunction with [static code analysis software](https://www.g2.com/categories/static-code-analysis), which scans the code behind their applications as opposed to the open-source components. To qualify for inclusion within the Software Composition Analysis (SCA) category, a product must: - Automatically track and analyze an application’s open source-components - Identify component vulnerabilities, licensing and compliance issues, and version updates - Provide insight into vulnerability remediation ## How Many Software Composition Analysis Tools Products Does G2 Track? **Total Products under this Category:** 74 ## How Does G2 Rank Software Composition Analysis Tools Products? **Why You Can Trust G2's Software Rankings:** - 30 Analysts and Data Experts - 6,000+ Authentic Reviews - 74+ Products - Unbiased Rankings G2's software rankings are built on verified user reviews, rigorous moderation, and a consistent research methodology maintained by a team of analysts and data experts. Each product is measured using the same transparent criteria, with no paid placement or vendor influence. While reviews reflect real user experiences, which can be subjective, they offer valuable insight into how software performs in the hands of professionals. Together, these inputs power the G2 Score, a standardized way to compare tools within every category. ## Which Software Composition Analysis Tools Is Best for Your Use Case? - **Leader:** [Wiz](https://www.g2.com/products/wiz-wiz/reviews) - **Easiest to Use:** [Wiz](https://www.g2.com/products/wiz-wiz/reviews) - **Top Trending:** [Aikido Security](https://www.g2.com/products/aikido-security/reviews) - **Best Free Software:** [GitLab](https://www.g2.com/products/gitlab/reviews) --- **Sponsored** ### Endor Labs Endor Labs helps you build and ship secure software fast, whether it's written by humans and AI. While conventional code scanning tools drown teams in false positives, Endor Labs zeroes in on real risks, empowering developers without slowing them down. Trusted by OpenAI, Snowflake, Peloton, Robinhood, Dropbox, Rubrik, and more, Endor Labs is transforming AppSec. • 92% less alerts: Unify code scanning (SAST, SCA, container, secrets, malware, AI models) and automate security code reviews with AI. Pinpoint real vulnerabilities with function-level reachability, filtering out unreachable risks and letting developers fix what matters as they code. • 6X faster fixes: Skip the guesswork. Endor Labs guides developers towards safe OSS upgrades, and backports fixes for hard-to-update libraries. • Guardrails for AI coding assistants: Endor Labs natively integrates into AI coding assistants to help them produce code securely by default. Additionally, Endor Labs has built multiple agents to review the AI and human generated code for architecture and business-logic issues. • Compliance, streamlined: FedRAMP, PCI, NIST, and SLSA compliance is simplified with artifact signing, SBOM, VEX, and more—accelerating your path to secure, compliant code. 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[FlexNet Code Insight](https://www.g2.com/products/flexnet-code-insight/reviews) An on-premise Software Composition Analysis solution using automated scans to help organizations understand their license compliance and security vulnerability exposure to open source packages. FlexNet Code Insight easily provides users with a Software Bill of Materials from across the software supply chain and offers continuous monitoring of assets, proactive vulnerability alerts, and recommended remediation actions. The solution helps development teams deliver secure products to customers while protecting IP and avoiding reputation damaging litigation. **Average Rating:** 4.0/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 1 **How Do G2 Users Rate FlexNet Code Insight?** - **Quality of Support:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 9.0/10) **Who Is the Company Behind FlexNet Code Insight?** - **Seller:** [Revenera](https://www.g2.com/sellers/revenera) - **HQ Location:** Itasca, IL - **Twitter:** @GetRevenera (6,353 Twitter followers) - **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/18989518/ (165 employees on LinkedIn®) **Who Uses This Product?** - **Company Size:** 100% Mid-Market ### 2. [Invicti (formerly Netsparker)](https://www.g2.com/products/invicti-formerly-netsparker/reviews) Invicti is an automated application and API security testing solution that allows enterprise organizations to secure thousands of websites, web apps, and APIs and dramatically reduce the risk of attack. By empowering security teams with the most unique DAST + IAST scanning capabilities on the market, Invicti allows organizations with complicated environments to confidently automate their web application and API security. With Invicti, security teams can: - Automate security tasks and save hundreds of hours each month - Gain complete visibility into all your applications — even those that are lost, forgotten, or hidden - Automatically give developers rapid feedback that trains them to write more secure code — so they create fewer vulnerabilities over time - Feel confident that you are equipped with the most powerful application security scanning tool on the market You have the most demanding security needs, and Invicti is the best-in-class application security solution you deserve. **Average Rating:** 4.6/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 66 **How Do G2 Users Rate Invicti (formerly Netsparker)?** - **Quality of Support:** 8.9/10 (Category avg: 9.0/10) - **Language Support:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10) - **Integration:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 8.9/10) **Who Is the Company Behind Invicti (formerly Netsparker)?** - **Seller:** [Invicti Security](https://www.g2.com/sellers/invicti-security-04cb0d3d-fd96-45b2-83dc-2038fc9dac92) - **Company Website:** https://www.invicti.com/ - **Year Founded:** 2018 - **HQ Location:** Austin, Texas - **Twitter:** @InvictiSecurity (2,561 Twitter followers) - **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/invicti-security/people/ (332 employees on LinkedIn®) **Who Uses This Product?** - **Top Industries:** Computer Software, Information Technology and Services - **Company Size:** 46% Enterprise, 28% Mid-Market #### What Are Invicti (formerly Netsparker)'s Pros and Cons? **Pros:** - Ease of Use (9 reviews) - Scanning Technology (7 reviews) - Features (6 reviews) - Reporting Quality (6 reviews) - Vulnerability Detection (6 reviews) **Cons:** - Poor Customer Support (3 reviews) - Slow Performance (3 reviews) - Slow Scanning (3 reviews) - API Issues (2 reviews) - Complex Setup (2 reviews) ### 3. [ReversingLabs](https://www.g2.com/products/reversinglabs/reviews) ReversingLabs is the trusted name in file and software security. We provide the modern cybersecurity platform to verify and deliver safe binaries. Trusted by the Fortune 500 and leading cybersecurity vendors, RL Spectra Core powers the software supply chain and file security insights, tracking over 422 billion searchable files with the ability to deconstruct full software binaries in seconds to minutes. Only ReversingLabs provides that final exam to determine whether a single file or full software binary presents a risk to your organization and your customers. **Average Rating:** 4.7/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 10 **How Do G2 Users Rate ReversingLabs?** - **Quality of Support:** 9.4/10 (Category avg: 9.0/10) **Who Is the Company Behind ReversingLabs?** - **Seller:** [ReversingLabs](https://www.g2.com/sellers/reversinglabs) - **Year Founded:** 2009 - **HQ Location:** Cambridge, US - **Twitter:** @ReversingLabs (6,996 Twitter followers) - **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/reversinglabs/ (330 employees on LinkedIn®) **Who Uses This Product?** - **Company Size:** 80% Small-Business, 10% Mid-Market #### What Are ReversingLabs's Pros and Cons? **Pros:** - Accuracy of Information (2 reviews) - Customer Support (2 reviews) - Efficiency (2 reviews) - Prioritization (2 reviews) - Reliability (2 reviews) **Cons:** - Complex Querying (1 reviews) - Confusing Interface (1 reviews) - Navigation Issues (1 reviews) - UX Improvement (1 reviews) ### 4. [CAST SBOM Manager](https://www.g2.com/products/cast-sbom-manager/reviews) CAST SBOM Manager enables users to automatically create, customize, and maintain Software Bill of Materials (SBOMs) with the ultimate level of control and flexibility. It detects open source dependencies and related risks (vulnerabilities and security advisories, licenses, obsolescence) directly from scanning source code, and allows you to create and maintain SBOM metadata over time (proprietary components, custom licenses, vulnerabilities) and much more. **Who Is the Company Behind CAST SBOM Manager?** - **Seller:** [CAST](https://www.g2.com/sellers/cast) - **Year Founded:** 1990 - **HQ Location:** New York - **Twitter:** @SW_Intelligence (1,891 Twitter followers) - **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/cast/ (1,259 employees on LinkedIn®) - **Ownership:** Bridgepoint ### 5. [CodeAnt AI Code Security Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/codeant-ai-code-security-platform/reviews) CodeAnt AI secures your codebase with automated detection of vulnerabilities, secrets, and misconfigurations across every pull request. It runs SAST, IaC scans, and secret scanning with inline remediation, all built into your dev workflow. Get security findings mapped to OWASP and CWE standards — no setup required, no extra tools to manage. **Who Is the Company Behind CodeAnt AI Code Security Platform?** - **Seller:** [CodeAnt AI](https://www.g2.com/sellers/codeant-ai) - **Year Founded:** 2023 - **HQ Location:** San Francisco, US - **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/codeant-ai (22 employees on LinkedIn®) ### 6. [Cycode](https://www.g2.com/products/cycode/reviews) Cycode’s AI-Native Application Security Platform unites security and development teams with actionable context from code to runtime to identify, prioritize, and fix the software risks that matter. Powered by proprietary scanners, third-party integrations, and the Context Intelligence Graph (CIG), Cycode delivers unified, correlated insight across the Software Factory. Its unique ability to sense, reason, and act with context in the AI-Era comes from its foundational convergence of AST, ASPM, and Software Supply Chain Security—purpose-built to secure both AI- and human-generated code. **Average Rating:** 4.0/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 2 **How Do G2 Users Rate Cycode?** - **Quality of Support:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 9.0/10) **Who Is the Company Behind Cycode?** - **Seller:** [Cycode](https://www.g2.com/sellers/cycode) - **Year Founded:** 2019 - **HQ Location:** New York, New York, United States - **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/cycode (159 employees on LinkedIn®) **Who Uses This Product?** - **Company Size:** 67% Mid-Market, 33% Enterprise ### 7. [Eracent SBOM-HQ](https://www.g2.com/products/eracent-sbom-hq/reviews) SBOM-HQ™ - from Eracent SBOM-HQ™ provides a well-rounded set of data, reporting and analysis features that help organizations minimize risks and comply with cyber mandates and directives. While SBOM-HQ™ provides value to in-house and commercial application development teams, it is also unique in its approach to meeting the requirements of organizations that purchase or subscribe to software from numerous publishers. These “software consumers” will have to manage dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of SBOMs for products that they use, and this is impractical or impossible to do one SBOM at a time. SBOM-HQ™ is based around a centralized, single-source repository of libraries, components, and other related data from SBOMs. It dramatically reduces response time when a vulnerability is reported since it eliminates the need to review SBOMs individually. How does SBOM-HQ™ work? Customers upload their SBOM files via the user interface. During this straightforward process, users can assign related information that can be used to support reporting, filters, data access, and more. This information includes Publisher, Line of Business, Application Component, and more. SBOM-HQ™ “deconstructs” each uploaded SBOM and records the software product to which the SBOM belongs and all the SBOM’s content. This results in an index of components and libraries mapped to products. If a vulnerability is reported by NIST or another organization, customers get an immediate report of every product in use in their organization that includes the affected component or library. SBOM-HQ™ is continuously monitored and updated, and it leverages vulnerability data from NIST and other trusted global sources. It uses this data to display risk scores, levels of criticality, and more. SBOM-HQ™ also provides visibility into license types for each component and library, reducing the risk of unknowingly using a library that has excessive restrictions when less risky options are available. The system offers version tracking – the version in use, newer available versions, and version history – as well as lifecycle dates that support obsolescence management. The dedicated open source library within Eracent’s IT-Pedia® product data library provides a solid foundation for SBOM-HQ™’s analysis and reporting. Who can benefit from using SBOM-HQ? SBOM-HQ is designed to support all teams engaged in the use and operation of software. DevOps – SBOM-HQ integrates into CI/CD to generate and enrich SBOMs with real time risk data, ensuring secure and compliant releases. Procurement – SBOM-HQ equips procurement teams with SBOM-driven insights into software quality and licensing risks, enabling smarter vendor selection and safer software purchases. CyberSec teams – SBOM-HQ evaluates cyber security aspects of purchased software and monitors new vulnerabilities that appear. ITOps – SBOM-HQ exposes software weaknesses and helps mitigate the risks. Legal and Licensing teams – SBOM-HQ delivers clear visibility into open source licenses, flags conflicts early, and provides audit-ready compliance reports. Why SBOM-HQ? SBOM-HQ is designed to support software buyers and users, not just software publishers. While most SBOM solutions stop at the software development life cycle, SBOM-HQ goes further. It empowers software consumers to continuously monitor not only what they build, but also what they buy - from design and procurement, through integration, all the way to production in their own data centers. With SBOM-HQ, transparency extends beyond development, delivering visibility and control across the entire software supply chain. To learn more about SBOM-HQ™, register for a free trial at sbomhq.com or contact Eracent today! **Who Is the Company Behind Eracent SBOM-HQ?** - **Seller:** [Eracent](https://www.g2.com/sellers/eracent) - **Year Founded:** 2000 - **HQ Location:** Riegelsville, Pennsylvania - **Twitter:** @eracent (141 Twitter followers) - **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/15155 (82 employees on LinkedIn®) ### 8. [Fluid Attacks Continuous Hacking](https://www.g2.com/products/fluid-attacks-continuous-hacking/reviews) Implement Fluid Attacks' comprehensive, AI-powered solution into your SDLC and develop secure software without delays. As an all-in-one solution, Fluid Attacks accurately finds and helps you remediate vulnerabilities throughout the SDLC and ensures secure software development. The solution integrates its AI, automated tool, and team of pentesters to perform SAST, SCA, DAST, CSPM, SCR, PtaaS and RE to help you improve your security posture. This way, Fluid Attacks delivers accurate knowledge of the security status of your application. This means security goes alongside innovation without hindering your speed. Fluid Attacks provides you with expert knowledge about vulnerabilities and support options that enable you to remediate the security issues in your application. **Who Is the Company Behind Fluid Attacks Continuous Hacking?** - **Seller:** [Fluid Attacks](https://www.g2.com/sellers/fluid-attacks) - **Year Founded:** 2001 - **HQ Location:** San Francisco, US - **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/fluidattacks/ (136 employees on LinkedIn®) - **Phone:** +14154042154 ### 9. [FuzzLand](https://www.g2.com/products/fuzzland/reviews) FuzzLand is a Web3 security and analytics company dedicated to enhancing the safety and resilience of the blockchain ecosystem. By integrating advanced fuzzing techniques, formal verification, and artificial intelligence, FuzzLand offers automated solutions for smart contract analysis. These tools enable developers, auditors, and traders to swiftly identify and address vulnerabilities, ensuring the integrity and security of decentralized applications. **Who Is the Company Behind FuzzLand?** - **Seller:** [FuzzLand](https://www.g2.com/sellers/fuzzland) - **Year Founded:** 2022 - **HQ Location:** Palo Alto, US - **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/hackthedefi (9 employees on LinkedIn®) ### 10. [Heeler](https://www.g2.com/products/heeler/reviews) Heeler empowers application security teams to shift left with the context they need to reduce noise, accelerate remediation, and move beyond traditional vulnerability management. By combining ASPM, SCA with static and runtime context, and runtime threat modeling, Heeler transforms AppSec programs from reactive firefighting to proactive, scalable security. How Heeler Helps AppSec Teams • Reduce Noise: AppSec teams and developers are drowning in findings. Heeler delivers unified code, runtime, business and security context, reducing alert noise by up to 95%, so teams can focus on critical issues and fix what matters most. • Fix Remediation: Remediation is broken. Most effort is spent reaching a fix—not implementing it. Heeler automates the remediation lifecycle, cutting effort and time, enabling AppSec teams to scale alongside engineering. • Move Beyond Vulnerabilities: With Heeler, continuous runtime threat modeling becomes a reality. Decompose running applications, track changes, compare deployments, and stop risks in real time—all before they reach production. Why Heeler is Essential Modern applications are more complex and dynamic than ever, expanding attack surfaces and making end-to-end security modeling nearly impossible without the right tools. Heeler bridges this gap, addressing the root causes of unscalable AppSec programs: • Lack of Context: Disparate data silos make understanding application behavior and identifying risks challenging. • Labor-Intensive Processes: Without unified context, security efforts are manual, unscalable, and push risk identification too far right. • Firefighting Mode: Security and engineering teams are trapped addressing too many findings and often focus their time on the wrong threats, leaving no bandwidth for secure-by-design initiatives. Key Capabilities • ProductDNA (Unified Context): Automates a real-time service catalog, mapping changesets to deployments and modeling every service with integrated code, runtime, business, and security context. • Runtime Threat Modeling: Enables continuous threat modeling with tools to decompose applications, track changes, compare deployments, and uncover risks in real time. • ASPM: Heeler reduces alert noise by up to 95% and automates remediation workflows, scaling security seamlessly with engineering demands. • SCA with Static and Runtime Context: Combines static and runtime data with business and deployment context, delivering next-gen SCA that prioritizes what matters, strengthens security, and simplifies AppSec workflows. Heeler ensures AppSec teams and developers have the context they need to shift left and build secure-by-design applications—effortlessly. **Who Is the Company Behind Heeler?** - **Seller:** [Heeler Security](https://www.g2.com/sellers/heeler-security) - **Year Founded:** 2023 - **HQ Location:** N/A - **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/heeler-security (20 employees on LinkedIn®) ### 11. [Hoss](https://www.g2.com/products/hoss/reviews) Hoss helps teams make better API-driven products. Our simple drop-in solution makes it easy to track and manage third-party APIs. Get visibility into API performance, be alerted of errors before your customers notice, reduce the amount of time spent debugging integrations, and much more. **Who Is the Company Behind Hoss?** - **Seller:** [Hoss](https://www.g2.com/sellers/hoss) - **Year Founded:** 2019 - **HQ Location:** Mountain View, US - **LinkedIn® Page:** http://www.linkedin.com/company/hossapp (6 employees on LinkedIn®) ### 12. [IRIS](https://www.g2.com/products/codeeye-iris/reviews) CodeEye's IRIS is a next-generation application security posture management (ASPM) platform, offers an all-in-one solution with real-time, AI-powered vulnerability and threat detection, correlation, prioritization, and remediation, easing the tension between time-to-market and risk mitigation. How it Works? Unlike traditional ASPM Solutions, IRIS detects vulnerabilities within the product development lifecycle and application infrastructure, while simultaneously providing continuous penetration testing and attack surface management to production environments. IRIS detects, correlates, provides risk-based analysis, and prioritizes application security findings in real time with automated workflows for remediation – all within one platform. IRIS seamlessly integrates with your tools, pipelines, and workflows, and supports your favourite languages. Unlock the Benefits: 1) Centralize detection, prioritization, and remediation of application threats and vulnerabilities. 2) Real-time actionable insights. 3) Establish resilient DevSecOps processes based on risk management. 4) Implement automated workflows to accelerate the identification and resolution of application risks. 5) Adopt a straightforward licensing model. 6) Ability to measure the effectiveness of your application security program. 7) Deploy within 24 hours with simplicity and ease of operation. 8) Built-in policy compliance measures. Next-Gen ASPM Managed Service In today's digital landscape, organizations grapple with deciphering and prioritizing the criticality of code and application related threats and vulnerabilities. The scarcity and expense of specialized talent capable of bridging the gap between DevOps and SecOps exacerbates this challenge. CodeEye's expertise in Application Security provides a Continuous AppSec Partner, accelerating program maturity with expert guidance and advanced technology. Our IRIS Managed Service centralizes application risk management, helping you define compliance measures and policies for prioritization and remediation, ensuring you grasp and address program risk in real-time. Key Features - Static Application Security Testing (SAST): Scans your source code for security risks before an issue goes to production. - Software Composition Analysis (SCA): Continuously monitors your code for known vulnerabilities and other security risks. - Container Scanning: Scans your container in real time for packages that contain security threats and vulnerabilities. - Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST): Dynamically tests your production applications for vulnerabilities through simulated attacks. - Attack Surface Management (ASM): Continuously identifies, monitors, and manages external internet-connected assets for potential attack vectors and exposures. - Risk and Compliance: Continuously evaluates regulatory and internal security policy compliance using real-time and historical reporting. Vendor of Record Award CodeEye's IRIS is recognized as a Vendor of Record by the Ministry of Government and Consumer Services for IT Security Products In 2024, NIST updated its Cyber Security Framework (CSF) with significant implications for security by design and secure SDLC. Our Risk and Compliance module supports compliance with NIST CSF 2.0 throughout the software development lifecycle. Gain a comprehensive view of various scanning modules aligned with the CSF's five core functions: Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, and Recover. Our Difference: An all-in-one platform with straight forward licensing and seamless integration. Your Results: A tool that works with your existing tools and workflows, providing security without hidden costs or complexities. Our Difference: Continuous penetration testing and attack surface management. Your Results: Identify and close gaps before an attacker exploits them across your ever-changing attack surface. Our Difference: Quick and Easy Deployment Your Results: Security monitoring and testing within 24 hours, without extensive setup or training. Our difference: Built-in risk and compliance policy module Your Results: Ensure regulatory and internal compliance with built-in policy measures aligned with industry standards like NIST CSF 2.0. Our Difference: Automated Workflows for remediation. Your Results: Rapid risk mitigation, reducing the time, effort and cost of finding and fixing vulnerabilities to ensure continuous protection. Our Difference: Real-Time, AI-powered vulnerability Your Results: Immediately identify and address security threats with precise, actionable intelligence. Our Difference: Threat and vulnerability detection, correlation, and risk-based analysis. Your Results: Simplified security operations where critical vulnerabilities are addressed first. **Who Is the Company Behind IRIS?** - **Seller:** [CodeEye](https://www.g2.com/sellers/codeeye) - **Year Founded:** 2015 - **HQ Location:** Toronto, CA - **Twitter:** @CodeEyeAI (6 Twitter followers) - **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/15246398 (18 employees on LinkedIn®) ### 13. [Nullify](https://www.g2.com/products/nullify/reviews) Get autonomous AppSec engineers with one click. We build AI agents that autonomously perform the first level of application security in developer environments. **Who Is the Company Behind Nullify?** - **Seller:** [Nullify](https://www.g2.com/sellers/nullify) - **HQ Location:** San Francisco, US - **LinkedIn® Page:** http://www.linkedin.com/company/nullifyai (27 employees on LinkedIn®) ### 14. [OpenText Core Software Composition Analysis](https://www.g2.com/products/opentext-core-software-composition-analysis/reviews) OpenText™ Core Software Composition Analysis (Debricked) is a comprehensive solution designed to enhance open source security by automating the identification, remediation, and prevention of vulnerabilities within software applications. By integrating seamlessly into the development pipeline, it provides organizations with a swift and efficient means to manage open source components, ensuring compliance and bolstering overall security posture. Key Features and Functionality: - End-to-End Open Source Security Integration: Supports the incorporation of open source security measures throughout all phases of application development, from initial intake to final deployment. - Advanced Machine Learning for Accurate Results: Utilizes sophisticated machine learning algorithms to deliver high-quality data, resulting in more precise vulnerability detection and analysis. - Comprehensive Vulnerability Management Toolkit: Offers a suite of tools, including dynamic dashboards and support resources, tailored for developers, analysts, and team leads to effectively manage open source vulnerabilities. - Automated License Compliance: Ensures adherence to open source licenses through automated, enforceable pipeline rules, and assesses repository risk levels based on intended use. - Extensive Open Source Project Data: Provides access to data from over 40 million open source projects, offering transparency into dependencies, vulnerabilities, and licensing information. - Security, License, and Health Metrics: Delivers insights into the vitality of open source projects, identifying declining communities and highlighting popular projects with diverse maintainers to ensure longevity. - Automated Policy Compliance: Allows organizations to set policies within Open Source Select, enabling developers to immediately determine project compliance status. - CycloneDX SBOM Export: Facilitates the export of a CycloneDX Software Bill of Materials (SBOM), providing a comprehensive record of supply chain relationships among software components. - User-Friendly Dashboard: Enables quick integration, scanning, and results retrieval within minutes, offering a complete overview of all open source vulnerabilities present in the software. Primary Value and Problem Solved: OpenText Core Software Composition Analysis addresses the critical challenge of managing open source vulnerabilities that can impede development processes and compromise security. By automating the detection and remediation of these vulnerabilities, the solution empowers organizations to maintain robust security standards, ensure compliance with open source licenses, and streamline development workflows. This proactive approach not only mitigates potential security risks but also enhances the efficiency and reliability of software development initiatives. **Who Is the Company Behind OpenText Core Software Composition Analysis?** - **Seller:** [OpenText](https://www.g2.com/sellers/opentext) - **Year Founded:** 1991 - **HQ Location:** Waterloo, ON - **Twitter:** @OpenText (21,580 Twitter followers) - **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/2709/ (23,339 employees on LinkedIn®) - **Ownership:** NASDAQ:OTEX ### 15. [Phylum](https://www.g2.com/products/phylum/reviews) Phylum defends applications at the perimeter of the open-source ecosystem and the tools used to build software. Its automated analysis engine scans third-party code as soon as it’s published into the open-source ecosystem to vet software packages, identify risks, inform users and block attacks. Phylum’s database of open-source software supply chain risks is the most comprehensive and scalable offering available, and can be deployed throughout the development lifecycle depending on an organization’s infrastructure and appsec program maturity. Think of Phylum like a firewall for open-source code. **Who Is the Company Behind Phylum?** - **Seller:** [Phylum](https://www.g2.com/sellers/phylum) - **Year Founded:** 2006 - **HQ Location:** Burlington, Massachusetts, United States - **Twitter:** @Phylum_IO (327 Twitter followers) - **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/veracode (541 employees on LinkedIn®) ### 16. [PrivJs Safe](https://www.g2.com/products/privjs-safe/reviews) PrivJs Safe blocks the installation of malicious npm packages and provides with an ESLint plugin to detect vulnerable dependencies in a project. **Average Rating:** 5.0/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 1 **How Do G2 Users Rate PrivJs Safe?** - **Quality of Support:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 9.0/10) **Who Is the Company Behind PrivJs Safe?** - **Seller:** [PrivJs](https://www.g2.com/sellers/privjs) - **HQ Location:** Tallinn, EE - **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/privjs/?originalSubdomain=ee (1 employees on LinkedIn®) **Who Uses This Product?** - **Company Size:** 100% Enterprise ### 17. [Protean Labs](https://www.g2.com/products/protean-labs/reviews) Protean Labs is a software-as-a-service company that specializes in DevOps and DevSecOps tools. Our main offering is a powerful and easy to use tool that does Software Composition Analysis on your project's third party dependencies, checking for known CVEs and alerting you if found! **Who Is the Company Behind Protean Labs?** - **Seller:** [Protean Labs](https://www.g2.com/sellers/protean-labs) - **HQ Location:** Raleigh, US - **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/proteanlabsio/ (1 employees on LinkedIn®) ### 18. [Sonatype Repository Firewall](https://www.g2.com/products/sonatype-repository-firewall/reviews) Sonatype Repository Firewall helps protect your software supply chain by blocking open source malware and other high-risk components before they enter your artifact repositories and development workflows. Repository Firewall evaluates components at the point of download using automated analysis plus policy enforcement, so risky packages can be prevented (or quarantined) before they spread across builds, teams, and environments. Key capabilities: - Detect and block known and suspicious open source malware before it reaches developers - Enforce security, license, and quality policies early, at the repository perimeter - Identify risky or malicious components already present in repositories to support cleanup and response - Provide clear, auditable policy decisions and guidance so teams understand why a component was blocked and what to use instead - Integrate with common repository managers (including Nexus Repository and JFrog Artifactory) to add protection without slowing delivery Repository Firewall is ideal for organizations that depend heavily on public registries and want a preventative control to reduce supply chain attacks, lower rework, and keep development moving with trusted components. **Average Rating:** 5.0/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 1 **How Do G2 Users Rate Sonatype Repository Firewall?** - **Quality of Support:** 5.0/10 (Category avg: 9.0/10) **Who Is the Company Behind Sonatype Repository Firewall?** - **Seller:** [Sonatype](https://www.g2.com/sellers/sonatype) - **Year Founded:** 2008 - **HQ Location:** Fulton, US - **Twitter:** @sonatype (10,632 Twitter followers) - **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/210324/ (531 employees on LinkedIn®) **Who Uses This Product?** - **Company Size:** 100% Mid-Market #### What Are Sonatype Repository Firewall's Pros and Cons? **Pros:** - Control (1 reviews) - Network Security (1 reviews) - Protection (1 reviews) **Cons:** - Expertise Required (1 reviews) - Inadequate Learning Resources (1 reviews) - Poor Customer Support (1 reviews) ### 19. [Sonatype Software Supply Chain Management](https://www.g2.com/products/sonatype-software-supply-chain-management/reviews) Align teams to accelerate digital innovation without sacrificing security or quality. **Who Is the Company Behind Sonatype Software Supply Chain Management?** - **Seller:** [Sonatype](https://www.g2.com/sellers/sonatype) - **Year Founded:** 2008 - **HQ Location:** Fulton, US - **Twitter:** @sonatype (10,632 Twitter followers) - **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/210324/ (531 employees on LinkedIn®) ### 20. [Sparrow Enterprise](https://www.g2.com/products/sparrow-enterprise/reviews) Sparrow Enterprise is an integrated, on-premises application security solution that combines Static Application Security Testing (SAST), Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST), and Software Composition Analysis (SCA) in a single platform. Designed for organizations that require robust security and full control over their environment, Sparrow Enterprise enables comprehensive detection and management of vulnerabilities in source code, web applications, and open source components. Its unified interface and workflow automation support systematic risk management and compliance throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). **Who Is the Company Behind Sparrow Enterprise?** - **Seller:** [Sparrow Co., Ltd](https://www.g2.com/sellers/sparrow-co-ltd) - **Year Founded:** 2018 - **HQ Location:** Seoul, SK - **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/thesparrow/ (48 employees on LinkedIn®) ### 21. [SSL.com](https://www.g2.com/products/ssl-com/reviews) SSL.com is an integral component of an organization’s layered cybersecurity defense strategy. As a Digital Identity and Trust Services Provider, SSL.com provides publicly trusted digital certificates, cloud code and document signing services, and enterprise PKI solutions. Businesses and governments in over 180 countries utilize SSL.com solutions to protect their internal networks, customer communications, eCommerce platforms, and web services. **Average Rating:** 4.3/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 39 **How Do G2 Users Rate SSL.com?** - **Quality of Support:** 9.4/10 (Category avg: 9.0/10) **Who Is the Company Behind SSL.com?** - **Seller:** [SSL.com](https://www.g2.com/sellers/ssl-com) - **Year Founded:** 2004 - **HQ Location:** Houston, TX - **Twitter:** @sslcorp (2,450 Twitter followers) - **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/ssl-com/ (79 employees on LinkedIn®) **Who Uses This Product?** - **Top Industries:** Computer Software, Information Technology and Services - **Company Size:** 63% Small-Business, 29% Mid-Market #### What Are SSL.com's Pros and Cons? **Pros:** - Customer Support (4 reviews) - Ease of Use (1 reviews) **Cons:** - Overwhelming Interface (2 reviews) ### 22. [SW Composition Analysis](https://www.g2.com/products/sw-composition-analysis/reviews) Accurately find OSS vulnerabilities and license risks, and fix them easily with Labrador SCA! **Who Is the Company Behind SW Composition Analysis?** - **Seller:** [LABRADOR LABS](https://www.g2.com/sellers/labrador-labs) - **HQ Location:** Seoul, KR - **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/iotcube-inc/ (25 employees on LinkedIn®) ### 23. [TheWalkingDep](https://www.g2.com/products/scand-poland-thewalkingdep/reviews) A JAR dependency walker made for analyzing and visualizing the dependencies of JAR files. It helps developers ensure their applications have the correct libraries and resolve potential conflicts. **Who Is the Company Behind TheWalkingDep?** - **Seller:** [Scand Poland](https://www.g2.com/sellers/scand-poland-29bcedb0-3eda-466a-a82d-44fe1d98a849) - **Year Founded:** 2000 - **HQ Location:** Warszawa, PL - **Twitter:** @ScandLtd (109 Twitter followers) - **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/50012/ (213 employees on LinkedIn®) ### 24. [Vulnerabilities.io](https://www.g2.com/products/vulnerabilities-io/reviews) Based in the UK, vulnerabilities.io is a cybersecurity company founded by a team of experienced security engineers. Established in 2023, our commitment is to helping make security and compliance available for companies of all sizes, not just those with very big budgets. 🚀 Key Features: Vulnerabilities.io is a cybersecurity vulnerability management solution designed to analyse and highlight risks in the software supply chain. It provides a single pane of glass for all the vulnerability information, generates real time Software Bill of Materials (SBOMs) in one click, and has a user-friendly management dashboard. Notably, our contextual risk interpretation feature allows organizations to proactively manage vulnerabilities and make informed decisions based on real-time insights. 💡 The Value We Bring: At vulnerabilities.io, we prioritize practical cybersecurity solutions. We offer users proactive protection by highlighting vulnerabilities before they escalate, allowing you to understand the makeup of your software; dependencies, secrets, licenses, and end-of-life status. It helps ensure global compliance, particularly with new EU and US legislation, and assists businesses in navigating the complexities of cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Our commitment to continuous innovation means that our clients stay ahead of emerging threats, making us a reliable partner for securing your digital landscape. For more detailed information, feel free to contact us or explore our solutions. **Who Is the Company Behind Vulnerabilities.io?** - **Seller:** [Vulnerabilities.io](https://www.g2.com/sellers/vulnerabilities-io) - **Year Founded:** 2023 - **HQ Location:** Harrow, GB - **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/vulnerabilities/ (2 employees on LinkedIn®) ## What Is Software Composition Analysis Tools? [DevSecOps Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/devsecops) ## What Software Categories Are Similar to Software Composition Analysis Tools? - [Vulnerability Scanner Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/vulnerability-scanner) - [Static Application Security Testing (SAST) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/static-application-security-testing-sast) - [Secure Code Review Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/secure-code-review) --- ## How Do You Choose the Right Software Composition Analysis Tools? ### What You Should Know About Software Composition Analysis Software ### What is Software Composition Analysis Software? Software composition analysis (SCA) refers to the management and evaluation of open source and third-party components within the development environment. Software developers and development teams use SCA to keep tabs on the hundreds of open source components incorporated in their builds. These components fall out of compliance and require version updates; if left unchecked they can pose major security risks. With so many components to track, developers lean on SCA to automatically manage issues. SCA tools scan for actionable items and alerts developers, allowing teams to focus on development rather than manually combing through a mess of software components. In conjunction with tools such as [vulnerability scanner](https://www.g2.com/categories/vulnerability-scanner) and [dynamic application security testing (DAST) software](https://www.g2.com/categories/dynamic-application-security-testing-dast), software composition analysis integrates with the development environment to curate a secure DevOps workflow. The synergy between cybersecurity and DevOps, sometimes referred to as DevSecOps, answers an urgent call for developers to approach software development with a security-first mindset. For a long time, software developers have relied on open source and third-party components, leaving siloed cybersecurity professionals to clean up builds. This outdated standard often leaves large unresolved gaps in security for stretches of time. Software composition analysis presents a solution for ensuring secure compliance before the worst happens. Key Benefits of Software Composition Analysis Software - Help keep development secure - Ease the workloads of developers - Build a productive workflow across teams ### Why Use Software Composition Analysis Software? Security best practices are a necessary staple in any DevOps environment. Beyond industry standards, secure development is increasingly important as issues such as API vulnerabilities come to the forefront of cybersecurity. There are often many open source and third-party components in a software build—ensuring components are constantly updated and secure is a task better left to software. Software composition analysis does the job and saves development teams significant time and energy. **Peace of mind —** Software composition analysis software constantly evaluates open source components. This means developers and teams can focus on advancing their projects without worrying about a mess of unchecked components. In the event of any issues, SCA software alerts users and provides suggestions for remediation. **Seamless security —** Most SCA software integrates with preexisting development environments, meaning users don’t have to navigate between windows to address vulnerabilities. Developers can receive important and relevant information about the open source and third-party components in their builds without detaching themselves from their workspace. ### Who Uses Software Composition Analysis Software? DevOps teams that want to implement security best practices use SCA software as an integral part of the DevSecOps tool kit. SCA software empowers developers to proactively keep their open source and third-party components secure, rather than leave a mess of vulnerabilities for siloed cybersecurity team members to clean up. Tools like SCA software help break down the barriers between DevOps and cybersecurity practices, curating an integrated and agile workflow. **Solo developers —** While SCA software does wonders for larger teams looking to marry their cybersecurity and DevOps processes, solo developers benefit from their own automated security watchdog. Developers working alone on personal projects can’t expect cybersecurity to be taken care of by someone else, so tools like SCA software help them manage their open source vulnerabilities without eating into their time and energy. **Small development teams —** Similar to solo developers, small development teams often lack the assets to employ a full-time cybersecurity professional. SCA software also aids these teams, allowing them to focus their limited resources on building their project. **Large DevOps teams —** Midsize and enterprise DevOps teams rely on SCA software to shape a secure and common sense DevSecOps workflow. Rather than isolate cybersecurity professionals from the DevOps process, companies use tools like SCA to integrate cybersecurity as a default standard for development. This practice mitigates stressors on both developers and IT teams by enabling a more agile environment. ### Software Composition Analysis Software Features **Comprehensive insights —** SCA software gives users meaningful visibility into the open source and third-party components they use. These tools organize relevant and timely information and present developers with useful updates. This interface often requires some level of development knowledge, meaning the onus is on developers to act on any information presented by SCA tools. Version updates, compliance issues, and vulnerabilities are constantly evaluated so users can be alerted as soon as issues arise. **Remediation information —** Beyond identifying issues with developers’ open source components, SCA software provides users with relevant documentation for remediation. These suggestions give knowledgeable developers a jumping off point so they can address vulnerabilities in a timely manner. These remediation suggestions typically require development knowledge to understand, but developers can often pass these remediation tasks to cybersecurity professionals on their team. ### Trends Related to Software Composition Analysis Software **DevOps —** DevOps refers to the marriage of development and IT operations management to make unified software development pipelines. Teams have implemented DevOps best practices to build, test, and release software. SCA software’s seamless blending with integrated development environments (IDEs) means it fits right in with any DevOps cycle. **Cybersecurity —** Calls for standardized cybersecurity best practices as part of DevOps philosophy, often referred to as DevSecOps, have shifted the responsibility for secure applications to developers. SCA software’s vulnerability detection and remediation features play a necessary role in establishing secure DevOps practices. ### Software and Services Related to Software Composition Analysis Software [**Vulnerability scanner software**](https://www.g2.com/categories/vulnerability-scanner) **—** Vulnerability scanners constantly monitor applications and networks to identify vulnerabilities. These tools scan full applications and networks then test them against known vulnerabilities. All of these functions work in conjunction with SCA software to form a comprehensive security stack. [**Static application security testing (SAST) software**](https://www.g2.com/categories/static-application-security-testing-sast) **—** SAST software inspects and analyzes an application’s code to discover security vulnerabilities without actually executing code. Similar to SCA software, these tools identify vulnerabilities and provide remediation suggestions. There is functional overlap with static code analysis software, but SAST software specifically focuses on security, while static code analysis software has a broader scope. [**Dynamic application security testing (DAST) software**](https://www.g2.com/categories/dynamic-application-security-testing-dast) **—** DAST tools automate security tests for a variety of real-world threats. These tools run applications against simulated attacks and other cybersecurity scenarios using black box testing, or testing performed outside an application. [**Static code analysis software**](https://www.g2.com/categories/static-code-analysis) **—** Static code analysis is a debugging and quality assurance method that inspects a computer program’s code without executing the program. Static code analysis software scans code to identify security vulnerabilities, catch bugs, and ensure the code adheres to industry standards. These tools help software developers automate the core aspects of program comprehension. While static code analysis is similar to static application security testing, this software covers a broader scope as opposed to focusing solely on security.