Grype vs OpenSCA
Grype
github.com
OpenSCA
opensca.xmirror.cnSide by side
| Figure | Grype | OpenSCA |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · Software Composition Analysis Software | 8.7 (#4) | 8.0 (#22) |
| Founded | 2016 | 2014 |
| Intended users | The project documentation describes individual package scanning as useful for lightweight vulnerability checks and compliance scanning of specific dependencies. | The maker describes the solution as serving enterprises, organizations, and individual users. |
| License | The project is released under the Apache-2.0 License. | The OpenSCA-cli repository identifies its license as Apache-2.0. |
| Purpose | Grype scans container images, filesystems, and SBOMs for known vulnerabilities. | OpenSCA analyzes software components and dependencies to identify vulnerabilities and open-source license risks. |
| Support | Commercial support is offered through Anchore, while community help is routed through issues, contribution documentation and community meetings. | The project invites issues and lists [email protected] and QQ group 832039395 for contact. |
Plans
In their own words
Grype
Grype is a free, Apache-2.0-licensed scanner for known vulnerabilities in container images, filesystems, and software bills of materials (SBOMs). It can also scan directories, individual files, archives, and packages identified by PURL or CPE. Coverage includes major operating-system package ecosystems and language packages such as Ruby, Java, JavaScript, Python, .NET, Go, PHP, and Rust; supported image formats include Docker, OCI, and Singularity. Grype uses EPSS, KEV, and risk scoring to help prioritize findings. OpenVEX can filter results or add context. Reports can be emitted as a table, JSON, SARIF, or a custom Go template. The project supports SBOM generation and runs on Linux, macOS, Windows, or in a self-hosted setup. Installation options include a Docker image and community packages such as Homebrew, MacPorts, Winget, Scoop, and Snapcraft. Individual package scanning is described as useful for lightweight vulnerability checks and compliance scanning of specific dependencies. Security updates are applied only to the most recent release, and vulnerability-report support is described as best effort.
OpenSCA
OpenSCA analyzes software components and dependencies for vulnerabilities and open-source license risks. It can be used through an IDE, command line or cloud platform, with online and offline use described. The CLI is available for Windows, Linux and macOS, and documented package ecosystems cover Java, JavaScript, PHP, Ruby, Go, Rust, Erlang and Python. OpenSCA generates SBOMs in DSDX, SPDX, CycloneDX and SWID formats; it can also take an SBOM as input to create a vulnerability report or convert formats. CLI report formats include JSON, XML, HTML, SQLite, CSV and SARIF. Its cloud vulnerability database covers CVE, CWE, NVD, CNVD and CNNVD, and configurable local databases and private package repositories are supported. Xcheck plugins are documented for IntelliJ IDEA and VS Code, and pull request scanning is supported. The free plan costs nothing. Parsing requirements.txt and requirements.in requires a pipenv environment and an internet connection.