FOSSA vs Endor Labs

FOSSA9.3Visit Endor Labs8.8Visit

Higher score FOSSA #2 in Software Composition Analysis Software 9.3/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit FOSSA

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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

• FOSSA fits best

  Hybrid teams needing mature SCA

• Endor Labs fits best

  Teams prioritizing reachability and risk

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Side by side

Feature	FOSSA 9.3/10 Visit ↗	Endor Labs 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	8.8
Ranking	#2 in Software Composition Analysis Software	#5 in Software Composition Analysis Software
Best for	Hybrid teams needing mature SCA	Teams prioritizing reachability and risk
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$20/site/mo	—
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web, Linux, macOS
Support	Email, Docs	Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, SSO/SAML, 2FA	SOC 2, PCI DSS, SSO/SAML
Integrations	7 integrations	16 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features FOSSA 3/3 · Endor Labs 3/3
SBOM generation	✓	✓
Reachability analysis	✓	✓
Pull request scanning	✓	✓
Specs
Supported ecosystems	JavaScript/TypeScript, Java/Kotlin, Python, Go, Ruby, Rust, Clojure, Elixir, iOS/Objective-C/Swift, .NET, PHP, Dart, Erlang, Fortran, Haskell, Perl	C/C++, Go, Java, JavaScript, Kotlin, .NET (C#), PHP, Python, Ruby, Rust, Scala, Swift, TypeScript, Bazel
Monitored projects	10 projects	Not checked yet
Deployment options	Hybrid	Hybrid
Our review
Pros	Direct, transitive, and reachability analysis for dependencies SBOM generation, import, export, and management Broad CI/CD, source-control, container, and policy capabilities	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
Cons	Free plan is limited to 5 projects Business includes 10 projects or SBOM imports Business pricing is billed annually	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
Our verdict	FOSSA is a software supply chain security and compliance platform for engineering, security, and legal teams. It analyzes direct and transitive open-source dependencies, identifies license and vulnerability issues, generates and manages… Read the review →	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 →

Strengths and trade-offs

• FOSSA — where it wins

  • Direct, transitive, and reachability analysis for dependencies
  • SBOM generation, import, export, and management
  • Broad CI/CD, source-control, container, and policy capabilities

  Where it doesn't

  • Free plan is limited to 5 projects
  • Business includes 10 projects or SBOM imports
  • Business pricing is billed annually

• 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

• FOSSA9.3/10 · Free plan

  A mature SCA platform covering dependencies, SBOMs, containers, licenses, and policy controls.

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• 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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