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bom vs SCANOSS SBOM Workbench: catalog facts
bom	SCANOSS SBOM Workbench
Best for: Generating and checking SBOMs in software supply chain workflows	Best for: Developers reviewing component licenses in a source repository
Free Free software released under the Apache License 2.0.	Free Free and open source under GPL-2.0-only.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Linux
Generates SPDX manifests from directories, files, archives, and container images Can view, query, and validate SBOM documents All 3 strengths for bom Generates SPDX manifests from directories, files, archives, and container images Can view, query, and validate SBOM documents Recognizes more than 400 SPDX licenses and can export in-toto provenance	Identifies open-source components in source code Generates an SPDX-Lite bill of materials All 3 strengths for SCANOSS SBOM Workbench Identifies open-source components in source code Generates an SPDX-Lite bill of materials Provides a graphical interface for scanning and auditing
Limitations not stated	Uses the SCANOSS API to scan source code
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: GPL-2.0-only
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for bom github.com/kubernetes-sigs/bom/releases/tag/v0.8.0 github.com/kubernetes-sigs/bom/blob/main/README.md github.com/kubernetes-sigs/bom/blob/main/LICENSE Catalog checked October 4, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for SCANOSS SBOM Workbench github.com/scanoss/sbom-workbench Catalog checked October 8, 2026

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