FOSSA vs OpenText Fortify Software Composition Analysis

FOSSA9.3Visit OFOpenText Fortify Software Composition Analysis8.1Visit

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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OF OpenText Fortify Software Composition Analysis #12 in Software Composition Analysis Software 8.1/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit OpenText

• FOSSA fits best

  Hybrid teams needing mature SCA

• OpenText Fortify Software Composition Analysis fits best

  Organizations wanting established vendor backing

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Side by side

Feature	FOSSA 9.3/10 Visit ↗	OFOpenText Fortify Software Composition Analysis 8.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	8.1
Ranking	#2 in Software Composition Analysis Software	#12 in Software Composition Analysis Software
Best for	Hybrid teams needing mature SCA	Organizations wanting established vendor backing
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$20/site/mo	—
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Email, Docs	Email, Live chat, Docs · 24/7
Compliance	SOC 2, SSO/SAML, 2FA	SOC 2, ISO 27001, SSO/SAML
Integrations	7 integrations	7 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features FOSSA 3/3 · OpenText Fortify Software Composition Analysis 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# / NuGet / Paket; Go / Go Modules / Go Dep / Bazel; Java and Kotlin / Gradle / Maven / Bazel; JavaScript / NPM / Yarn / Bower; Objective-C / CocoaPods; PHP / Composer; Python / Pip / Pipenv / UV / Poetry; Ruby / RubyGems; Rust / Cargo; Swift / CocoaPods; Scala / SBT
Monitored projects	10 projects	Not checked yet
Deployment options	Hybrid	Cloud
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	Scans vulnerabilities, licenses, dependencies, and project health Supports CycloneDX and SPDX SBOM workflows Adds reachability analysis, policy automation, and CI/CD scanning
Cons	Free plan is limited to 5 projects Business includes 10 projects or SBOM imports Business pricing is billed annually	Premium and Enterprise pricing requires contact with sales Reachability analysis is limited to supported ecosystems Automated dependency fixes apply only to supported languages
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 →	OpenText Fortify Software Composition Analysis is a cloud-deployed platform for development, security, and compliance teams managing open-source and third-party dependency risk. It scans for vulnerabilities, license compliance issues, and… 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

• OpenText Fortify Software Composition Analysis — where it wins

  • Scans vulnerabilities, licenses, dependencies, and project health
  • Supports CycloneDX and SPDX SBOM workflows
  • Adds reachability analysis, policy automation, and CI/CD scanning

  Where it doesn't

  • Premium and Enterprise pricing requires contact with sales
  • Reachability analysis is limited to supported ecosystems
  • Automated dependency fixes apply only to supported languages

• FOSSA9.3/10 · Free plan

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

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• OFOpenText Fortify Software Composition Analysis8.1/10 · Free plan

  A broad SCA platform with free access, enterprise controls, and sales-led pricing.

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