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Head-to-head · Open Source Package Health Tools

Aikido Package Health vs OpenSSF Scorecard

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 3 checks side by side
Higher score Aikido Package Health #7 in Open Source Package Health Tools 7.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 4 features Visit site
OpenSSF Scorecard #8 in Open Source Package Health Tools 7.5/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 4 features Visit site

Aikido Package Health leads on 0 checks, OpenSSF Scorecard on 0, and 3 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 3 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreAikido Package Health · 7.8/10
  • Free planboth
  • Most featuresOpenSSF Scorecard · 2 of 4

Aikido Package Health scores higher on our rubric for open source package health tools: 7.8 against 7.5 out of 10; our editors rank them #7 and #8.

Aikido Package Health is the better fit for free package-level health checks. OpenSSF Scorecard is the better fit for open-source teams checking repository security practices.

  • Aikido Package Health fits best

    Free package-level health checks

  • OpenSSF Scorecard fits best

    Open-source teams checking repository security practices

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Side by side

Feature Aikido Package Health 7.8/10 Visit ↗ OpenSSF Scorecard 7.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 7.8 7.5
Ranking #7 in Open Source Package Health Tools #8 in Open Source Package Health Tools
Best for Free package-level health checks Open-source teams checking repository security practices
Pricing model Free Free
Starting price Free plan Free plan
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Self-hosted
Platforms Web Linux, macOS, Windows
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Aikido Package Health 1/4 · OpenSSF Scorecard 2/4
Package health scoring ✓ ✓
Dependency alerts Not checked yet Not checked yet
License analysis Not checked yet ✓ (best)
SBOM support Not checked yet Not checked yet
Specs
Package ecosystems npm, Packagist, Maven, PyPI Not checked yet
Repository platforms Not checked yet GitHub
Our review
Pros
  • Scores maintainer and dependency-tree stability separately
  • Covers maturity, lifecycle-script safety, and build provenance
  • Free web access across npm, Packagist, Maven, and PyPI
  • Checks branch protection, code review, and dangerous workflows.
  • Covers dependency pinning, licensing, security policies, and vulnerabilities.
  • Provides CLI, GitHub Action, and machine-readable results.
Cons
  • Focuses on package pages rather than integration workflows
  • Does not include dependency-alert capability
  • Offers no AI features
  • Focuses on repository practices, not hosted dependency-alert management.
  • Integrations are centered on GitHub repositories and GitHub Actions.
  • Support channels are documentation and community.
Our verdict

Aikido Package Health is a free, cloud-based web service for assessing open-source packages before adopting them. It assigns each package an overall health score based on maintainer stability, dependency-tree stability, project maturity…

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OpenSSF Scorecard is a free, open-source command-line tool and GitHub Action for evaluating security practices in open-source repositories. It is suited to teams that want to assess repository configuration and practices, rather than…

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  1. Aikido Package HealthOpen Source Package Health Tools 7.8Free plan
  2. OpenSSF ScorecardOpen Source Package Health Tools 7.5Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Aikido Package Health — where it wins

    • Scores maintainer and dependency-tree stability separately
    • Covers maturity, lifecycle-script safety, and build provenance
    • Free web access across npm, Packagist, Maven, and PyPI

    Where it doesn't

    • Focuses on package pages rather than integration workflows
    • Does not include dependency-alert capability
    • Offers no AI features

  • OpenSSF Scorecard — where it wins

    • Checks branch protection, code review, and dangerous workflows.
    • Covers dependency pinning, licensing, security policies, and vulnerabilities.
    • Provides CLI, GitHub Action, and machine-readable results.

    Where it doesn't

    • Focuses on repository practices, not hosted dependency-alert management.
    • Integrations are centered on GitHub repositories and GitHub Actions.
    • Support channels are documentation and community.
  • Aikido Package Health7.8/10 · Free plan

    Free package scoring that combines maintenance, dependency and provenance signals.

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  • OpenSSF Scorecard7.5/10 · Free plan

    A free, open-source tool for scoring repository security practices through CLI or GitHub Actions.

    Visit siteFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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