CAST SBOM Manager vs Interlynk

CAST SBOM Manager analyzes source code and creates Software Bills of Materials for software product owners, release managers, and compliance specialists. SBOM creation can start from application code, existing files, Git repositories, or CAST Highlight results. A dashboard presents components, vulnerabilities, licenses, obsolescence, languages, topics, and file extensions. Users can define proprietary components with custom descriptions, licenses, vulnerabilities, copyrights, and programming languages, then place components in catalogs for reuse. License tools support custom definitions and management of open-source risks, requirements, obsolescence, and copyrights. Vulnerability information includes CVEs from NIST’s NVD and advisories from GitHub and GitLab, with custom vulnerabilities also supported. SBOMs can be imported from multiple formats and exported as Excel, Word, or CycloneDX. Multiple versions can be managed, and exported contents can be tailored for different audiences. The product runs on Linux and Windows with cloud or on-premises deployment. A free download is listed at free.

Interlynk manages software bills of materials (SBOMs) for regulated software and devices. Its platform generates, ingests, enriches, monitors, and shares SBOMs, with workflows for open-source risk, suppliers, and embedded C/C++ firmware. The lynkctl generator supports IAR, GCC, or CMake builds. Component monitoring covers newly disclosed vulnerabilities, and teams can use VEX dispositions to filter findings that do not apply. Open-source risk management includes license obligations, known vulnerabilities, and maintenance status. Components are matched against NVD, GitHub Security Advisories, and OSV, then enriched with EPSS, CISA KEV, and CWE. Suppliers can submit CycloneDX or SPDX SBOMs through secure links without an account; links last 24 hours and renew when clicked after expiry. Integrations named include GitHub, GitLab, Jira, and Slack; a GraphQL API supports integration and workflow automation. The free Community Tier includes API access and alerts for policy failures and vulnerability disclosures. Interlynk says it supports work under FDA 524B, EU CRA, NIS2, DORA, and PCI DSS 4.0.