FossID Workbench vs Safety CLI

FossID Workbench is a software composition analysis tool for identifying and governing third-party software in codebases. It analyzes direct and transitive dependencies, scans unmanaged source code across programming languages, and detects embedded open-source snippets, including modified code. ID Assist proposes component identifications, while License Extractor extracts file-level license text. Vulnerable Snippet Finder locates code blocks linked to CVEs, with VEX data adding exploitability context. Workbench creates, imports, consolidates, and exports software bills of materials with component, license, vulnerability, and usage information in SPDX or CycloneDX formats. Policy Management can enforce license, security, and usage rules across projects. GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket imports are supported, alongside CI/CD scanning, gating, pull-request notifications, and API workflows. Deployment options include cloud, hybrid, on-premises, and offline air-gapped setups. It supports many ecosystems, including JavaScript, Java/Kotlin, Python, Rust, Go, C/C++, .NET, and others. Pricing is available on request.

Safety CLI detects vulnerable dependencies and helps remediate them. Its CLI page describes scanning Python, Java, and JavaScript, while the listed supported ecosystem is Python. The tool prioritizes vulnerabilities using code-risk reachability analysis and verified fix recommendations. Safety says its proprietary vulnerability database detects four times more security issues than public sources. Scans can run on development machines, in CI/CD pipelines, or in production, and integrations include GitHub, GitLab, Docker, and Bitbucket; a GitHub Action is available for CI/CD scans. Installation starts with `pip install safety`, followed by authentication and `safety scan`. Safety lists support for Python 3.8 and later, with a Docker option for older versions described in its documentation. The CLI is available for Linux, macOS, Windows, and self-hosted deployment, and supports SBOM generation. The free plan is limited to one developer, one codebase, and 100 monthly scans for non-commercial use. Team costs $25 a month, billed at $25 per developer per month or $240 per year; a 7-day trial is available.