KAVACH vs OWASP Threat Dragon
KAVACH
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| Figure | KAVACH | OWASP Threat Dragon |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 1 |
| Spec score · Threat Modeling Software | 7.7 (#8) | 7.9 (#6) |
| Deployment | Deployment options include a customer-controlled desktop workspace, on-premise deployment, and a customer-dedicated EU cloud VPC. | Threat Dragon can run as a containerized, self-hosted web application or as a desktop application. |
| Purpose | KAVACH is an automotive cybersecurity engineering workspace supporting ISO/SAE 21434 lifecycle workflows from vehicle architecture to traceable evidence. | Threat Dragon creates threat model diagrams and lists threats for diagram elements as part of a secure development lifecycle. |
| Support | Program Deployment includes onboarding, training, governance setup, and Agnile engineering support across the programme. | The project directs users to its mailing list, OWASP Slack channel, GitHub issues and public discussions for questions, bugs and feature requests. |
Plans
KAVACH
- Engineering Services AcceleratorPriced on request
- EvaluationPriced on request
- Program DeploymentPriced on request
- Scoped PilotPriced on request
In their own words
KAVACH
KAVACH is an automotive cybersecurity engineering workspace connecting vehicle architecture to traceable cybersecurity evidence across ISO/SAE 21434 workflows. Its TARA process links assets, damage and threat scenarios, attack paths, risk assessment and treatment, security goals, controls, and evidence. The workspace includes architecture context, attack-tree editing, a traceability hub, vulnerability monitoring, a cybersecurity case, an R155 compliance matrix, and report generation. SBOM and vulnerability signals can connect affected components with assets, threats, and treatment decisions. The current release focuses on ISO/SAE 21434 Clauses 5–15, UNECE R155/R156 evidence, AIS 189/AIS 190 readiness, and post-production monitoring. Deployment choices are a customer-controlled desktop workspace, on-premise deployment, or a customer-dedicated EU cloud VPC. Manual engineering, deterministic automation, and optional private AI are available. Generated work products are structured drafts requiring engineer review and customer approval. Pricing is scoped per programme.
OWASP Threat Dragon
OWASP Threat Dragon creates threat-model diagrams and records threats associated with diagram elements as part of a secure development lifecycle. Diagrams can represent processes, data stores, actors, data flows and trust boundaries. It supports STRIDE, LINDDUN, CIA, CIA-DIE, DIE and PLOT4ai threat categories. A rule engine can propose threats and mitigations based on properties of diagram elements. Threat Dragon can run as a containerized, self-hosted web application or as a desktop app with installers for Windows, macOS and Linux. The web app supports local file storage and configurable access to GitHub, GitHub Enterprise, Google Drive, Bitbucket, Bitbucket Enterprise and GitLab; the desktop app saves models locally. The project lists Apache License 2.0. Analytics are disabled by default and require server configuration. The project is volunteer-maintained and notes that immediate investigation or response to incidents is not always possible. Threat Dragon is listed at free, with no paid plans or usage limits stated.