Semgrep Supply Chain vs Socket

Semgrep Supply Chain8.7Visit Socket8.6Visit

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

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Socket #7 in Software Composition Analysis Software 8.6/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Socket

• Semgrep Supply Chain fits best

  Developer teams needing code-aware SCA

• Socket fits best

  Teams focused on malicious packages

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Side by side

Feature	Semgrep Supply Chain 8.7/10 Visit ↗	Socket 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	8.6
Ranking	#6 in Software Composition Analysis Software	#7 in Software Composition Analysis Software
Best for	Developer teams needing code-aware SCA	Teams focused on malicious packages
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$30/user/mo	$25/user/mo (best)
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Linux, macOS	Web, Linux, macOS, Windows
Support	Email, Community, Docs	Email, Tickets, Community, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, GDPR, SSO/SAML	SOC 2, SSO/SAML
Integrations	14 integrations	8 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Semgrep Supply Chain 3/3 · Socket 3/3
SBOM generation	✓	✓
Reachability analysis	✓	✓
Pull request scanning	✓	✓
Specs
Supported ecosystems	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)	JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Go, Java, Ruby, .NET, Scala, Kotlin, Rust, PHP, Swift, C/C++, Julia, Dart, Elixir/Erlang, GitHub Actions
Monitored projects	500 projects	Not checked yet
Deployment options	Hybrid	Cloud
Our review
Pros	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	Detects malware, typosquats, install scripts, telemetry, and native-code risks Combines pull-request scanning, SBOMs, reachability, CLI, and API access Supports many ecosystems plus GitHub, CI/CD, and service integrations
Cons	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	Free plan is limited to 1,000 scans and 500 API quota per hour Team requires at least 5 developers; Business requires at least 20 Enterprise pricing and advanced controls require a custom plan
Our verdict	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 →	Socket is a cloud software composition analysis platform for development and security teams managing open-source dependencies. It analyzes package manifests and dependencies for risks including malware, typosquatting, install scripts,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• 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

• Socket — where it wins

  • Detects malware, typosquats, install scripts, telemetry, and native-code risks
  • Combines pull-request scanning, SBOMs, reachability, CLI, and API access
  • Supports many ecosystems plus GitHub, CI/CD, and service integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Free plan is limited to 1,000 scans and 500 API quota per hour
  • Team requires at least 5 developers; Business requires at least 20
  • Enterprise pricing and advanced controls require a custom plan

• Semgrep Supply Chain8.7/10 · Free plan

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

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• Socket8.6/10 · Free plan

  A focused SCA platform for detecting malicious packages and dependency risk.

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