DevGuard vs SafeDep Platform

DevGuard9.4Visit SafeDep Platform8.6Visit

Higher score DevGuard #1 in Software Supply Chain Security Software 9.4/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 7 of 7 features Visit DevGuard

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SafeDep Platform #7 in Software Supply Chain Security Software 8.6/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 4 of 7 features Visit SafeDep

• DevGuard fits best

  Teams needing broad open-source supply-chain controls

• SafeDep Platform fits best

  Teams wanting affordable dependency protection

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Side by side

Feature	DevGuard 9.4/10 Visit ↗	SafeDep Platform 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.6
Ranking	#1 in Software Supply Chain Security Software	#7 in Software Supply Chain Security Software
Best for	Teams needing broad open-source supply-chain controls	Teams wanting affordable dependency protection
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	€449.10/user/mo	$100/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	14 days	30 days
Free trial length	14 days	30 days · no card needed
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux	Web, Linux, macOS
Support	Email, Phone, Live chat, Tickets, Community, Docs	Email, Community, Docs
Integrations	4 integrations	18 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features DevGuard 7/7 · SafeDep Platform 4/7
Source & repo security	✓	✓
Dependency analysis	✓	✓
SBOM management	✓	✓
Build provenance	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Artifact signing	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Provenance attestations	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Release policy gates	✓	✓
Our review
Pros	Combines SCA, SAST, secrets, IaC, and container scanning Supports SBOM, VEX, provenance, attestations, and in-toto verification Offers self-hosted open source and managed SaaS deployment options	Permanent Free plan with malicious-package blocking and centralized policies Scans dependencies, repositories, pull requests, builds, and CI/CD pipelines Integrates with GitHub, GitLab, package registries, Docker, and AI tools
Cons	Business SaaS starts at €449.10 per month with annual billing Enterprise pricing and support terms are custom Community support applies to the Open Source plan	Verified provenance and artifact signing are less complete than some alternatives The $100/month Team plan is shown for 5 endpoints Advanced SSO, RBAC, MDM, and SIEM integrations are Enterprise features
Our verdict	DevGuard is an open-source developer security platform for developers, DevOps engineers, security teams, small companies, and enterprise organizations. It brings dependency analysis, source-code scanning, secret scanning, IaC checks,… Read the review →	SafeDep Platform is a software supply chain security platform for security teams and organizations that need centralized visibility and enforcement across developer machines, repositories, pull requests, CI/CD pipelines, and AI coding… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• DevGuard — where it wins

  • Combines SCA, SAST, secrets, IaC, and container scanning
  • Supports SBOM, VEX, provenance, attestations, and in-toto verification
  • Offers self-hosted open source and managed SaaS deployment options

  Where it doesn't

  • Business SaaS starts at €449.10 per month with annual billing
  • Enterprise pricing and support terms are custom
  • Community support applies to the Open Source plan

• SafeDep Platform — where it wins

  • Permanent Free plan with malicious-package blocking and centralized policies
  • Scans dependencies, repositories, pull requests, builds, and CI/CD pipelines
  • Integrates with GitHub, GitLab, package registries, Docker, and AI tools

  Where it doesn't

  • Verified provenance and artifact signing are less complete than some alternatives
  • The $100/month Team plan is shown for 5 endpoints
  • Advanced SSO, RBAC, MDM, and SIEM integrations are Enterprise features

• DevGuard9.4/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

  Broad supply-chain security coverage with self-hosted and managed deployment options.

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• SafeDep Platform8.6/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  Affordable dependency protection with broad scanning, policy, inventory, and SBOM coverage.

  Visit SafeDepFull verdict →