Endor Labs vs Socket

Endor Labs8.8Visit Socket8.6Visit

Higher score Endor Labs #5 in Software Composition Analysis Software 8.8/10 Free plan · pricing on request Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Endor Labs

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Socket #7 in Software Composition Analysis Software 8.6/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Socket

• Endor Labs fits best

  Teams prioritizing reachability and risk

• Socket fits best

  Teams focused on malicious packages

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Side by side

Feature	Endor Labs 8.8/10 Visit ↗	Socket 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.6
Ranking	#5 in Software Composition Analysis Software	#7 in Software Composition Analysis Software
Best for	Teams prioritizing reachability and risk	Teams focused on malicious packages
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	—	$25/user/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Linux, macOS	Web, Linux, macOS, Windows
Support	Docs	Email, Tickets, Community, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, PCI DSS, SSO/SAML	SOC 2, SSO/SAML
Integrations	16 integrations	8 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Endor Labs 3/3 · Socket 3/3
SBOM generation	✓	✓
Reachability analysis	✓	✓
Pull request scanning	✓	✓
Specs
Supported ecosystems	C/C++, Go, Java, JavaScript, Kotlin, .NET (C#), PHP, Python, Ruby, Rust, Scala, Swift, TypeScript, Bazel	JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Go, Java, Ruby, .NET, Scala, Kotlin, Rust, PHP, Swift, C/C++, Julia, Dart, Elixir/Erlang, GitHub Actions
Monitored projects	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Deployment options	Hybrid	Cloud
Our review
Pros	Reachability analysis helps identify vulnerable code that can be executed SBOM, VEX, upgrade impact, and container scanning support supply-chain work Integrates with major SCM, CI/CD, ticketing, and collaboration tools	Detects malware, typosquats, install scripts, telemetry, and native-code risks Combines pull-request scanning, SBOMs, reachability, CLI, and API access Supports many ecosystems plus GitHub, CI/CD, and service integrations
Cons	Advanced triage and remediation capabilities are limited to the Pro tier Developer is focused on individual feedback rather than team policy workflows The platform is not open source	Free plan is limited to 1,000 scans and 500 API quota per hour Team requires at least 5 developers; Business requires at least 20 Enterprise pricing and advanced controls require a custom plan
Our verdict	Endor Labs is an application security platform for engineering and security teams managing open-source dependencies, first-party code, containers, secrets, and software supply-chain risk. Its software composition analysis identifies… Read the review →	Socket is a cloud software composition analysis platform for development and security teams managing open-source dependencies. It analyzes package manifests and dependencies for risks including malware, typosquatting, install scripts,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Endor Labs — where it wins

  • Reachability analysis helps identify vulnerable code that can be executed
  • SBOM, VEX, upgrade impact, and container scanning support supply-chain work
  • Integrates with major SCM, CI/CD, ticketing, and collaboration tools

  Where it doesn't

  • Advanced triage and remediation capabilities are limited to the Pro tier
  • Developer is focused on individual feedback rather than team policy workflows
  • The platform is not open source

• Socket — where it wins

  • Detects malware, typosquats, install scripts, telemetry, and native-code risks
  • Combines pull-request scanning, SBOMs, reachability, CLI, and API access
  • Supports many ecosystems plus GitHub, CI/CD, and service integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Free plan is limited to 1,000 scans and 500 API quota per hour
  • Team requires at least 5 developers; Business requires at least 20
  • Enterprise pricing and advanced controls require a custom plan

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

  A broad SCA platform for teams that need reachability and risk-based prioritization.

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• Socket8.6/10 · Free plan

  A focused SCA platform for detecting malicious packages and dependency risk.

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