OWASP DefectDojo vs Cycode ASPM

OWASP DefectDojo9.0Visit Cycode ASPM8.6Visit

Higher score OWASP DefectDojo #3 in Application Security Orchestration Platforms 9.0/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 4 features Visit DefectDojo

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Cycode ASPM #5 in Application Security Orchestration Platforms 8.6/10 Pricing on request ✓ 1 of 4 features Visit Cycode

• OWASP DefectDojo fits best

  Organizations preferring open-source finding management

• Cycode ASPM fits best

  Large teams consolidating many security tools

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Side by side

Feature	OWASP DefectDojo 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Cycode ASPM 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.6
Ranking	#3 in Application Security Orchestration Platforms	#5 in Application Security Orchestration Platforms
Best for	Organizations preferring open-source finding management	Large teams consolidating many security tools
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	—	Pricing on request
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Compliance	SSO/SAML, 2FA	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR
Integrations	500+ integrations	120+ integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Enterprise
Features OWASP DefectDojo 3/4 · Cycode ASPM 1/4
Finding deduplication	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Remediation workflows	✓	✓
Policy gates	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Ticketing sync	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Risk prioritization	Risk-based	Not checked yet
Deployment model	Hybrid	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Imports and reimports findings from 500+ supported security tools Deduplication, triage, risk acceptance, SLAs, and remediation workflows REST API, Swagger UI, dashboards, reporting, and ticket synchronization	Correlates and deduplicates findings across multiple security tools and scanners Maps risks to owners and prioritizes them by business context and exploitability Connects with 120+ tools and supports SBOM management and compliance reporting
Cons	Priority scoring and Rules Engine automation require Pro Role-based access control and tenant isolation are Pro features Pro uses quote-based pricing rather than a published price	Pricing uses contact-sales plans, which can make budget planning less direct There is no free plan for teams seeking a no-cost starting point Its broad code-to-cloud scope may exceed the needs of narrowly focused teams
Our verdict	OWASP DefectDojo is an open-source DevSecOps platform for organizations that need to aggregate, organize, standardize, and track application security findings. It is suited to security and engineering teams managing results from multiple… Read the review →	Cycode ASPM is an application security posture management platform for security and development teams managing risk across the software lifecycle. It consolidates findings from application code, dependencies, infrastructure, containers,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• OWASP DefectDojo — where it wins

  • Imports and reimports findings from 500+ supported security tools
  • Deduplication, triage, risk acceptance, SLAs, and remediation workflows
  • REST API, Swagger UI, dashboards, reporting, and ticket synchronization

  Where it doesn't

  • Priority scoring and Rules Engine automation require Pro
  • Role-based access control and tenant isolation are Pro features
  • Pro uses quote-based pricing rather than a published price

• Cycode ASPM — where it wins

  • Correlates and deduplicates findings across multiple security tools and scanners
  • Maps risks to owners and prioritizes them by business context and exploitability
  • Connects with 120+ tools and supports SBOM management and compliance reporting

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing uses contact-sales plans, which can make budget planning less direct
  • There is no free plan for teams seeking a no-cost starting point
  • Its broad code-to-cloud scope may exceed the needs of narrowly focused teams

• OWASP DefectDojo9.0/10 · Free plan

  A flexible open-source hub for importing, triaging, prioritizing, and tracking security findings.

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• Cycode ASPM8.6/10 · Pricing on request

  Cycode ASPM consolidates security findings, ownership, risk context, remediation and SBOMs.

  Visit CycodeFull verdict →