FOSSA vs Semgrep Supply Chain

FOSSA9.3Visit Semgrep Supply Chain8.7Visit

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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Semgrep Supply Chain #6 in Software Composition Analysis Software 8.7/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Semgrep

• FOSSA fits best

  Hybrid teams needing mature SCA

• Semgrep Supply Chain fits best

  Developer teams needing code-aware SCA

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Side by side

Feature	FOSSA 9.3/10 Visit ↗	Semgrep Supply Chain 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	8.7
Ranking	#2 in Software Composition Analysis Software	#6 in Software Composition Analysis Software
Best for	Hybrid teams needing mature SCA	Developer teams needing code-aware SCA
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$20/site/mo (best)	$30/user/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web, Linux, macOS
Support	Email, Docs	Email, Community, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, SSO/SAML, 2FA	SOC 2, GDPR, SSO/SAML
Integrations	7 integrations	14 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features FOSSA 3/3 · Semgrep Supply Chain 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); Dart (Pub); Go (Go modules); Java (Gradle, Maven); JavaScript/TypeScript (npm, Yarn, pnpm); Kotlin (Gradle, Maven); PHP (Composer); Python (pip, pip-tool, Pipenv, Poetry); Ruby (RubyGems); Rust (Cargo); Scala (Maven); Swift (SwiftPM)
Monitored projects	10 projects	500 projects (best)
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	Codebase-aware reachability identifies vulnerable dependency paths SBOM generation, license checks, and malicious-package detection Broad source-control and CI/CD integrations with a free edition
Cons	Free plan is limited to 5 projects Business includes 10 projects or SBOM imports Business pricing is billed annually	Free Edition is limited to 10 repositories and 10 contributors Teams pricing is charged per contributor each month Enterprise pricing is not displayed in the published plans
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 →	Semgrep Supply Chain is a software composition analysis product for development and security teams. It examines open-source dependencies, identifies vulnerable code paths through codebase-aware reachability analysis, generates and exports… 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

• Semgrep Supply Chain — where it wins

  • Codebase-aware reachability identifies vulnerable dependency paths
  • SBOM generation, license checks, and malicious-package detection
  • Broad source-control and CI/CD integrations with a free edition

  Where it doesn't

  • Free Edition is limited to 10 repositories and 10 contributors
  • Teams pricing is charged per contributor each month
  • Enterprise pricing is not displayed in the published plans

• FOSSA9.3/10 · Free plan

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

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• Semgrep Supply Chain8.7/10 · Free plan

  A developer-focused SCA tool combining reachability, SBOMs, detection, and upgrade automation.

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