ScanCode.io vs Snyk Open Source

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.

Snyk Open Source analyzes software dependencies to help developers find and address security vulnerabilities and license issues. It scans dependencies in IDEs and the CLI, checks pull requests before merging, adds guardrails to CI/CD pipelines, and monitors projects for newly identified vulnerabilities. Risk scoring considers reachability, exploit maturity, and EPSS/CVSS scores, with business and application context available to refine priorities. Snyk can create pull requests with required upgrades and patches; customizable templates let organizations set titles, descriptions, and commit messages. It also supports ongoing evaluation against regulatory and internal security policies, with real-time and historical reporting and automated license policy enforcement. Listed integrations include GitHub, Jira, Bitbucket Server, and IntelliJ. Supported languages and ecosystems span C/C++, JavaScript, Python, and others, while Rust support is limited. The Free plan costs nothing for 5 projects. Team costs $25 a month, billed monthly, for up to 10 developers and 100 projects, and includes next business day support.