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Head-to-head · Open Source Package Health Tools

Endor Labs vs Aikido Package Health

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 2 checks side by side
Higher score Endor Labs #2 in Open Source Package Health Tools 8.8/10 Free plan · pricing on request Free plan✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Endor Labs
Aikido Package Health #7 in Open Source Package Health Tools 7.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 4 features Visit site

Endor Labs leads on 0 checks, Aikido Package Health on 0, and 2 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 2 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreEndor Labs · 8.8/10
  • Free planboth
  • Most featuresAikido Package Health · 1 of 4

Endor Labs scores higher on our rubric for open source package health tools: 8.8 against 7.8 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #7.

Endor Labs is the better fit for teams needing reachability and automated remediation. Aikido Package Health is the better fit for free package-level health checks.

  • Endor Labs fits best

    Teams needing reachability and automated remediation

  • Aikido Package Health fits best

    Free package-level health checks

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Side by side

Feature Endor Labs 8.8/10 Visit ↗ Aikido Package Health 7.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.8 7.8
Ranking #2 in Open Source Package Health Tools #7 in Open Source Package Health Tools
Best for Teams needing reachability and automated remediation Free package-level health checks
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free
Starting price — Free plan
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud
Platforms Web, Linux, macOS Web
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Endor Labs 0/4 · Aikido Package Health 1/4
Package health scoring Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Dependency alerts Not checked yet Not checked yet
License analysis Not checked yet Not checked yet
SBOM support Not checked yet Not checked yet
Specs
Package ecosystems C/C++, Go, Java, JavaScript, Kotlin, .NET (C#), PHP, Python, Ruby, Rust, Scala, Swift, TypeScript, Bazel npm, Packagist, Maven, PyPI
Repository platforms Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Reachability analysis maps vulnerable functions in open-source dependencies.
  • SBOM and VEX tools cover creation, management, and analysis.
  • Scans pull requests and can create automated remediation pull requests.
  • Scores maintainer and dependency-tree stability separately
  • Covers maturity, lifecycle-script safety, and build provenance
  • Free web access across npm, Packagist, Maven, and PyPI
Cons
  • Paid Core and Pro pricing requires contacting sales.
  • Documentation is the listed support channel.
  • Its focus is application and dependency security, not general software delivery.
  • Focuses on package pages rather than integration workflows
  • Does not include dependency-alert capability
  • Offers no AI features
Our verdict

Endor Labs is an application security platform for engineering and security teams that need to identify and prioritize vulnerabilities in open-source dependencies. Its software composition analysis spans C/C++, Go, Java, JavaScript,…

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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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  1. Endor LabsOpen Source Package Health Tools 8.8Free plan · pricing on request
  2. Aikido Package HealthOpen Source Package Health Tools 7.8Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Endor Labs — where it wins

    • Reachability analysis maps vulnerable functions in open-source dependencies.
    • SBOM and VEX tools cover creation, management, and analysis.
    • Scans pull requests and can create automated remediation pull requests.

    Where it doesn't

    • Paid Core and Pro pricing requires contacting sales.
    • Documentation is the listed support channel.
    • Its focus is application and dependency security, not general software delivery.

  • 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
  • Endor Labs8.8/10 · Free plan · pricing on request

    Maps vulnerable dependency reachability and connects findings to remediation workflows.

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  • Aikido Package Health7.8/10 · Free plan

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

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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