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Dependency-Check vs Safety CLI: catalog facts
Dependency-Check	Safety CLI
Free The software is free under its open-source licence. Hosting, hardware and external…	Freemium A free starting option is offered; paid plans are also available.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Command line
It matches dependencies to CPE identifiers and reports the linked CVEs, and it plugs into Maven, Gradle, Jenkins…	Scans Python dependencies for known vulnerabilities and malicious packages Provides remediation recommendations and supports JSON, SBOM, HTML, and text output
CPE matching produces false positives and misses, and it needs an NVD API key and a long initial…	Requires login or account creation to run scans
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: Apache-2.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026

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