Safeguard SCA vs Semgrep Supply Chain

Safeguard SCA9.1Visit Semgrep Supply Chain8.7Visit

Higher score Safeguard SCA #3 in Software Composition Analysis Software 9.1/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Safeguard SCA

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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

• Safeguard SCA fits best

  Budget-conscious teams needing remediation

• Semgrep Supply Chain fits best

  Developer teams needing code-aware SCA

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Side by side

Feature	Safeguard SCA 9.1/10 Visit ↗	Semgrep Supply Chain 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.7
Ranking	#3 in Software Composition Analysis Software	#6 in Software Composition Analysis Software
Best for	Budget-conscious teams needing remediation	Developer teams needing code-aware SCA
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$9/mo (best)	$30/user/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web, Linux, macOS
Integrations	7 integrations	14 integrations
Features Safeguard SCA 3/3 · Semgrep Supply Chain 3/3
SBOM generation	✓	✓
Reachability analysis	✓	✓
Pull request scanning	✓	✓
Specs
Supported ecosystems	npm, PyPI, Maven, Gradle, Go modules, Cargo, RubyGems, Composer, NuGet, Hex	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	Not checked yet	500 projects
Deployment options	Hybrid	Hybrid
Our review
Pros	Reachability and call-graph analysis prioritizes exploitable findings. Automated remediation pull requests include compatibility testing. Supports CycloneDX and SPDX SBOMs across multiple ecosystems.	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	The Free plan limits scans to 100 components per month. Full scan depth starts with the $9 Starter plan. Ticketing and posture remediation begin with the Pro plan.	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	Safeguard SCA analyzes direct and transitive dependencies for vulnerabilities, licensing risks, malicious packages, and supply-chain threats. It is designed for development, AppSec, compliance, and regulated teams that need dependency… 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

• Safeguard SCA — where it wins

  • Reachability and call-graph analysis prioritizes exploitable findings.
  • Automated remediation pull requests include compatibility testing.
  • Supports CycloneDX and SPDX SBOMs across multiple ecosystems.

  Where it doesn't

  • The Free plan limits scans to 100 components per month.
  • Full scan depth starts with the $9 Starter plan.
  • Ticketing and posture remediation begin with the Pro plan.

• 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

• Safeguard SCA9.1/10 · Free plan

  A budget-conscious SCA platform with reachability analysis, SBOMs, and remediation workflows.

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• Semgrep Supply Chain8.7/10 · Free plan

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

  Visit SemgrepFull verdict →