OWASP DefectDojo
OWASP DefectDojo: A flexible open-source hub for importing, triaging, prioritizing, and tracking security findings. Ranked #3 of 23 in Application Security Orchestration Platforms by our editors (9.0/10); pricing: Free plan; best for organizations preferring open-source finding management.
At a glance
- Editor score9.0 / 10
- PricingFree plan
- Best forOrganizations preferring open-source finding management
- Free planYes
- Risk prioritizationRisk-based
- Facts checked22 Sep 2026
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
Our verdict on OWASP DefectDojo
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 application security tools, with support for imports and reimports from 500+ supported tools. The platform covers finding deduplication, triage, risk acceptance, false-positive handling, risk-based prioritization, remediation SLAs, reporting, and issue-tracking synchronization. It is available through web, API, and self-hosted deployment models.
Its ecosystem fit is a central strength. DefectDojo connects with Jira, Azure DevOps, Bitbucket, Freshservice, GitHub, GitLab Boards, Linear, PagerDuty, ServiceDesk Plus, ServiceNow, Shortcut, and Zendesk. The REST API and Swagger UI provide an additional integration path, while dashboards, metrics, and reporting support security program oversight. The Free edition includes core finding import and deduplication, manual import and reimport, API access, a basic dashboard, reporting, and Jira capabilities. This makes the platform relevant for teams that want a central finding-management layer without making issue tracking their primary security system.
The paid Pro edition adds role-based access control, tunable deduplication, Rules Engine automation, priority scoring, a cloud-hosted option, premium support and SLAs, tenant isolation, and encryption at rest. Pro pricing is quote-based. Organizations should choose DefectDojo when open-source control, broad tool ingestion, configurable workflows, and ticket synchronization matter most. Teams needing advanced automation, enterprise-oriented controls, or cloud hosting should evaluate Pro, while teams seeking only a narrow vulnerability scanner may find its broader finding-management scope unnecessary.
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OWASP DefectDojo fact sheet
| Free plan | Yes |
|---|---|
| Paid from | Not verified |
| Finding deduplication | Yes |
| Risk prioritization | Risk-based |
| Remediation workflows | Yes |
| Policy gates | Not verified |
| Ticketing sync | Yes |
| Deployment model | Hybrid |
| Deployment | Cloud, Self-hosted |
| Platforms | Web |
| Compliance & security | SSO/SAML, 2FA |
| Support | Email, Community, Docs |
| Built for | Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 500+ integrations: Jira, Azure DevOps, Bitbucket, Freshservice, GitHub, GitLab Boards … See all → |
| Pricing | Free plan (source) |
| Website | defectdojo.com |
| Facts checked | 22 Sep 2026 |
OWASP DefectDojo integrations
OWASP DefectDojo lists 500+ integrations on its own site — the 12 named here are the ones its pages call out.
- Jira
- Azure DevOps
- Bitbucket
- Freshservice
- GitHub
- GitLab Boards
- Linear
- PagerDuty
- ServiceDesk Plus
- ServiceNow
- Shortcut
- Zendesk
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