Endor Labs vs Aikido Package Health

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Higher score Endor Labs #2 in Open Source Package Health Tools 4.0/10 Free plan · pricing on request Free plan✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Endor Labs

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AP Aikido Package Health #7 in Open Source Package Health Tools —/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 4 features Visit site

• 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 4.0/10 Visit ↗	APAikido Package Health —/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	4.0	—
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	Not published	Not published
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 published	✓ (best)
Dependency alerts	Not published	Not published
License analysis	Not published	Not published
SBOM support	Not published	Not published
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 published	Not published
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,… Read the review →	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… Read the review →

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 Labs4.0/10 · Free plan · pricing on request

  Maps vulnerable dependency reachability and connects findings to remediation workflows.

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• APAikido Package Health—/10 · Free plan

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

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