Semgrep Supply Chain vs Sonatype Lifecycle

Semgrep Supply Chain8.7Visit Sonatype Lifecycle8.4Visit

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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Sonatype Lifecycle #9 in Software Composition Analysis Software 8.4/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Sonatype

• Semgrep Supply Chain fits best

  Developer teams needing code-aware SCA

• Sonatype Lifecycle fits best

  Mature policy-driven organizations

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Side by side

Feature	Semgrep Supply Chain 8.7/10 Visit ↗	Sonatype Lifecycle 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	8.4
Ranking	#6 in Software Composition Analysis Software	#9 in Software Composition Analysis Software
Best for	Developer teams needing code-aware SCA	Mature policy-driven organizations
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$30/user/mo	—
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Linux, macOS	Web
Support	Email, Community, Docs	Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, GDPR, SSO/SAML	SOC 2, ISO 27001
Integrations	14 integrations	18 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Semgrep Supply Chain 3/3 · Sonatype Lifecycle 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)	C++/Conan; Conda; Dart and Flutter/pub; Go/Go Modules; Hugging Face; Java/Maven, Gradle, Ivy; JavaScript/npm, yarn; .NET/NuGet; Objective-C/CocoaPods; PHP/Composer; Python/PyPI, Poetry, pipenv; R/CRAN; RPM/Yum and Fedora EPEL; Ruby/RubyGems and Bundler; Rust/Cargo; Swift/Swift
Monitored projects	500 projects	Not checked yet
Deployment options	Hybrid	Hybrid
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	Custom policy enforcement across the software development lifecycle Reachability analysis helps prioritize vulnerable dependencies Supports SBOMs, remediation PRs, containers, and Kubernetes
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	Pricing is quote-based rather than presented as public plans The broad feature scope may exceed narrowly focused scanner needs New customers purchase Lifecycle capabilities through Sonatype Guide
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 →	Sonatype Lifecycle is a software composition analysis product for development and security teams managing open-source dependencies. It evaluates applications and dependency files for vulnerability, license, and policy issues across the… 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

• Sonatype Lifecycle — where it wins

  • Custom policy enforcement across the software development lifecycle
  • Reachability analysis helps prioritize vulnerable dependencies
  • Supports SBOMs, remediation PRs, containers, and Kubernetes

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is quote-based rather than presented as public plans
  • The broad feature scope may exceed narrowly focused scanner needs
  • New customers purchase Lifecycle capabilities through Sonatype Guide

• Semgrep Supply Chain8.7/10 · Free plan

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

  Visit SemgrepFull verdict →
• Sonatype Lifecycle8.4/10 · Pricing on request

  A policy-driven SCA platform with reachability, SBOMs, remediation, and broad ecosystem coverage.

  Visit SonatypeFull verdict →