CVE Binary Tool vs ScanCode.io
CVE Binary Tool
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| Figure | CVE Binary Tool | ScanCode.io |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Software Composition Analysis Software | 8.0 (#19) | 8.4 (#8) |
| Offline use | The tool supports offline scans if users first obtain a copy of the vulnerability data. | The installation guide describes running ScanCode.io on an internet-isolated server using Docker images transferred from an internet-connected machine. |
| Purpose | CVE Binary Tool scans software to identify known vulnerabilities in detected or listed components. | ScanCode.io provides a Web UI and API for running and reviewing complex software composition analysis scans in scripted pipelines. |
| SBOMs | It can scan SPDX, CycloneDX, and SWID SBOMs and generate SPDX or CycloneDX SBOMs. | It supports generating and consuming CycloneDX and SPDX SBOMs. |
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CVE Binary Tool
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ScanCode.io
ScanCode.io provides a web interface and API for running software composition analysis scans in scripted pipelines. It scans containers, Docker images, package archives, and manifests for license, copyright, source, and vulnerability information, and can generate or consume CycloneDX and SPDX SBOMs. The same capabilities are available through its command-line interface and REST API. Documented pipeline integrations include GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab, and Azure Pipelines; other CI/CD systems that support Docker can run it too. It can fetch packages using Package URLs and retrieve artifacts from JFrog Artifactory and Sonatype Nexus. Installation is preferably through Docker, including for Windows; Linux server installation is also supported, and an offline Docker package can be transferred to an isolated server. The software is open source under Apache License 2.0 and is free. Authentication for the web interface and API is disabled by default, but can be enabled. Its default setup starts one worker, so it runs one pipeline at a time.