Snyk Open Source vs FOSSA

Snyk Open Source9.4Visit FOSSA9.3Visit

Higher score Snyk Open Source #1 in Software Composition Analysis Software 9.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Snyk

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FOSSA #2 in Software Composition Analysis Software 9.3/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit FOSSA

• Snyk Open Source fits best

  Teams wanting broad SCA coverage

• FOSSA fits best

  Hybrid teams needing mature SCA

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Side by side

Feature	Snyk Open Source 9.4/10 Visit ↗	FOSSA 9.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	9.3
Ranking	#1 in Software Composition Analysis Software	#2 in Software Composition Analysis Software
Best for	Teams wanting broad SCA coverage	Hybrid teams needing mature SCA
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$25/user/mo	$20/site/mo (best)
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Docs	Email, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS	SOC 2, SSO/SAML, 2FA
Integrations	8 integrations	7 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Snyk Open Source 3/3 · FOSSA 3/3
SBOM generation	✓	✓
Reachability analysis	✓	✓
Pull request scanning	✓	✓
Specs
Supported ecosystems	C/C++, Dart/Flutter, Elixir, Go, Java/Kotlin, JavaScript, .NET, PHP, Python, Ruby, Rust (limited), Scala, Swift/Objective-C, TypeScript; npm, pnpm, Yarn, Maven, Gradle, Pip, Poetry, pipenv and setup.py	JavaScript/TypeScript, Java/Kotlin, Python, Go, Ruby, Rust, Clojure, Elixir, iOS/Objective-C/Swift, .NET, PHP, Dart, Erlang, Fortran, Haskell, Perl
Monitored projects	100 projects (best)	10 projects
Deployment options	Cloud	Hybrid
Our review
Pros	Supports many ecosystems, package managers, and repository platforms Combines reachability, SBOM generation, and continuous monitoring Offers automated fix pull requests and pre-merge scanning	Direct, transitive, and reachability analysis for dependencies SBOM generation, import, export, and management Broad CI/CD, source-control, container, and policy capabilities
Cons	The Free plan is limited to five projects Full platform capabilities are reserved for the Ignite plan SBOM generation is an Enterprise-only capability	Free plan is limited to 5 projects Business includes 10 projects or SBOM imports Business pricing is billed annually
Our verdict	Snyk Open Source is a software composition analysis product for developers and security teams. It scans open-source dependencies for known vulnerabilities and license issues across IDEs, command-line workflows, source-code repositories,… Read the review →	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 →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Snyk Open Source — where it wins

  • Supports many ecosystems, package managers, and repository platforms
  • Combines reachability, SBOM generation, and continuous monitoring
  • Offers automated fix pull requests and pre-merge scanning

  Where it doesn't

  • The Free plan is limited to five projects
  • Full platform capabilities are reserved for the Ignite plan
  • SBOM generation is an Enterprise-only capability

• 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

• Snyk Open Source9.4/10 · Free plan

  Broad SCA coverage with reachability, SBOMs, pull-request scanning, and monitoring.

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• FOSSA9.3/10 · Free plan

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

  Visit FOSSAFull verdict →