Chainloop vs Kosli

Chainloop9.2Visit Kosli8.9Visit

Higher score Chainloop #2 in Software Supply Chain Security Software 9.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 7 of 7 features Visit Chainloop

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Kosli #4 in Software Supply Chain Security Software 8.9/10 Pricing on request ✓ 7 of 7 features Visit Kosli

• Chainloop fits best

  Open teams managing evidence and release assurance

• Kosli fits best

  Organizations prioritizing provenance and audit evidence

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Side by side

Feature	Chainloop 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Kosli 8.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.9
Ranking	#2 in Software Supply Chain Security Software	#4 in Software Supply Chain Security Software
Best for	Open teams managing evidence and release assurance	Organizations prioritizing provenance and audit evidence
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	—	Pricing on request
Free plan	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Community, Docs	Email, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2	SOC 2
Integrations	12 integrations	20 integrations
Built for	Small business, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Chainloop 7/7 · Kosli 7/7
Source & repo security	✓	✓
Dependency analysis	✓	✓
SBOM management	✓	✓
Build provenance	✓	✓
Artifact signing	✓	✓
Provenance attestations	✓	✓
Release policy gates	✓	✓
Our review
Pros	Free open-source edition with evidence storage and SBOM workflows Policy gates cover SBOMs, vulnerabilities, signatures, and commits Broad integrations across repositories, CI/CD, messaging, and security tools	Tracks cryptographic provenance, SBOMs, attestations, and vulnerabilities Connects release controls with policy-as-code compliance gates Exports immutable audit evidence and packages across the delivery lifecycle
Cons	Platform pricing requires a contact-sales process Enterprise SSO is available only on the Platform tier Community Edition relies on self-hosting and community support	Pricing requires contact with sales and custom annual contracts Its broad governance scope may exceed narrower security needs On-premises deployment is available only for Enterprise customers
Our verdict	Chainloop is a software supply chain governance platform for engineering, security, and compliance teams. It centralizes artifacts, SBOMs, vulnerability reports, attestations, provenance, and other software delivery evidence, then connects… Read the review →	Kosli is a software delivery governance platform for DevOps, security, compliance, and platform teams, particularly in regulated organizations. It creates an immutable chain of custody covering build, scan, approval, deployment, and… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Chainloop — where it wins

  • Free open-source edition with evidence storage and SBOM workflows
  • Policy gates cover SBOMs, vulnerabilities, signatures, and commits
  • Broad integrations across repositories, CI/CD, messaging, and security tools

  Where it doesn't

  • Platform pricing requires a contact-sales process
  • Enterprise SSO is available only on the Platform tier
  • Community Edition relies on self-hosting and community support

• Kosli — where it wins

  • Tracks cryptographic provenance, SBOMs, attestations, and vulnerabilities
  • Connects release controls with policy-as-code compliance gates
  • Exports immutable audit evidence and packages across the delivery lifecycle

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contact with sales and custom annual contracts
  • Its broad governance scope may exceed narrower security needs
  • On-premises deployment is available only for Enterprise customers

• Chainloop9.2/10 · Free plan

  Open-source evidence management with policy gates and enterprise governance options.

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• Kosli8.9/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad governance layer for provenance, policy controls, and audit evidence.

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