DepWarden vs Retire.js

DepWarden is a software composition analysis tool for checking dependency manifests against vulnerability, exploitability, supply-chain, package health and license data. It ranks findings using CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, fix availability and dependency depth, and provides a copyable upgrade command. It supports npm, PyPI, Maven, Gradle, Go, RubyGems, Cargo, NuGet, Composer, Dart and Swift. The About page also describes source scanning across 15 languages and infrastructure-as-code formats with more than 300 rules. Users can submit CycloneDX or SPDX SBOMs and export an SBOM, OpenVEX document and NOTICE license file. GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket and Azure DevOps branches can be connected for scans and scheduled email reports. The free plan provides report-only scanning and cannot fail a build; paid plans add options such as build gating, SAST and scheduled delivery. The hosted service runs in Mumbai, India, and EU or US residency is not offered for hosted use. DepWarden lists web, Linux, macOS, Windows, API and self-hosted availability. It states that it has no SOC 2, ISO 27001 or equivalent third-party attestation, and has not commissioned an independent penetration test.

Retire.js detects JavaScript library versions with known vulnerabilities, including libraries stored directly in source control. Its command-line scanner checks web apps and Node.js projects for vulnerable libraries and Node.js modules, and requires Node.js and npm to install and run. By default, the CLI exits with code 13 when it finds vulnerabilities; its behavior can be changed with `--exitwith 0`. Chrome and Firefox extensions scan visited sites and report insecure libraries in the developer console and browser toolbar. The Chrome extension is not officially available in the Chrome Web Store, and the Firefox extension is deprecated. Retire.js also has a Burp extension and an OWASP ZAP add-on, while retire-site-scanner supports headless website scanning. It can generate CycloneDX SBOM output, including JSON formats and versions with a vulnerabilities section. The Grunt plugin and Gulp task are also marked deprecated. Retire.js is free and is distributed under Apache License 2.0.