FOSSA vs Mend SCA

FOSSA9.3Visit Mend SCA8.5Visit

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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Mend SCA #8 in Software Composition Analysis Software 8.5/10 Paid ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Mend.io

• FOSSA fits best

  Hybrid teams needing mature SCA

• Mend SCA fits best

  Enterprises needing hybrid SCA

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Side by side

Feature	FOSSA 9.3/10 Visit ↗	Mend SCA 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	8.5
Ranking	#2 in Software Composition Analysis Software	#8 in Software Composition Analysis Software
Best for	Hybrid teams needing mature SCA	Enterprises needing hybrid SCA
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$20/site/mo	$1,000/user/yr
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Email, Docs	Email, Tickets, Docs
Integrations	7 integrations	5 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features FOSSA 3/3 · Mend SCA 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++/Conan, C#/.NET/NuGet, Go, Java/Maven/Gradle, JavaScript/npm/yarn/pnpm, PHP/Composer, Python/pip/Poetry/Conda/uv, Ruby/Bundler, Scala/sbt, Swift/SwiftPM/CocoaPods, Rust/Cargo, Haskell/Cabal, Elixir/Erlang/Hex, Bazel, OCaml
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 prioritize vulnerable dependencies Generates SPDX and CycloneDX SBOMs and supports VEX data Supports hybrid deployment across repositories, CI/CD, and IDEs
Cons	Free plan is limited to 5 projects Business includes 10 projects or SBOM imports Business pricing is billed annually	Pricing requires contacting sales No verified free plan is listed Broader supply-chain coverage may exceed narrow SCA needs
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 →	Mend SCA analyzes open-source dependencies for vulnerabilities, license risks, malicious packages, and software supply-chain exposure. It is designed for development and security teams working across repositories, CI/CD pipelines, IDEs,… 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

• Mend SCA — where it wins

  • Reachability analysis helps prioritize vulnerable dependencies
  • Generates SPDX and CycloneDX SBOMs and supports VEX data
  • Supports hybrid deployment across repositories, CI/CD, and IDEs

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • No verified free plan is listed
  • Broader supply-chain coverage may exceed narrow SCA needs

• FOSSA9.3/10 · Free plan

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

  Visit FOSSAFull verdict →
• Mend SCA8.5/10 · Paid

  A hybrid SCA platform combining dependency risk analysis, SBOM, reachability, and remediation.

  Visit Mend.ioFull verdict →