Meterian BOSS vs ScanCode.io
Meterian BOSS
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| Figure | Meterian BOSS | ScanCode.io |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | £191.67/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 1 |
| Spec score · Software Composition Analysis Software | 8.0 (#21) | 8.4 (#8) |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom | Brussels, Belgium |
| Notifications | With a subscription plan and Sentinel service, administrators can receive email or Slack alerts about newly ingested vulnerabilities affecting project components. | Project webhooks can send pipeline updates to external services, with built-in support for Slack Incoming Webhooks. |
| Purpose | BOSS analyzes codebases to identify security vulnerabilities, license compliance issues, and outdated dependencies. | ScanCode.io provides a Web UI and API for running and reviewing complex software composition analysis scans in scripted pipelines. |
| Support | Bootstrap includes email support, while Enterprise includes email and phone support. | The documentation directs users to file documentation issues for missing or confusing content. |
Plans
Meterian BOSS
- FreeFree
- Bootstrap£2,300 a year
- Professional£8,000 a year
- EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
Meterian BOSS
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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.