MobSF vs OpenGrep

MobSF is an open-source framework for automated mobile application security testing and penetration testing. Its static analysis examines source code and binaries for security flaws and misconfigurations before execution. Dynamic analysis runs apps in a controlled sandbox to observe runtime behavior, data flow, and API interactions, while malware analysis looks for suspicious code, permissions, and behavior. Supported inputs include Android, iOS, and Windows packages such as APK, XAPK, IPA, and APPX, plus zipped source code. REST APIs connect MobSF with CI/CD or DevSecOps pipelines; named examples include Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and GitLab CI. Reports include severity, affected files or functions, and remediation suggestions, with HTML, PDF, and JSON export options. MobSF can be installed from GitHub or with Docker, runs on Windows, Linux, or macOS, and can operate offline. The Community Edition is open source under GPL v3 and costs nothing. Dynamic analysis is limited to rooted Android versions 4.1 through 11.0, up to API 30; obfuscation and code protection can limit analysis depth.

OpenGrep is a free, open-source static analysis engine for finding security issues and searching patterns in source code. It runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows, with self-hosted deployment. The project supports more than 30 languages, including Python, Java, JavaScript, Go, Rust, PHP, and Visual Basic, and existing Semgrep rules and rulesets work without changes. Its intrafile taint analysis tracks constructor and field assignments, flow between methods, higher-order functions across 12 languages, and collection operations such as map, filter, and reduce. OpenGrep produces JSON and SARIF output and documents a CI subcommand for workflow use. The project distributes self-contained binaries and says releases are signed with Cosign. OpenGrep is a Semgrep fork under the LGPL 2.1 license. The security policy requests vulnerability reports by email and lists only the latest version as supported.