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govulncheck vs OSV-Scanner: catalog facts
govulncheckOSV-Scanner
Free

Free and open source under the BSD-3-Clause license.

Free

The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…

Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Reachability analysis cuts down on irrelevant vulnerability reports
  • Scans either source code or compiled binaries
  • Supports multiple package ecosystems and dependency formats.
  • Only covers Go code
  • Queries the online Go vulnerability database by default
  • Coverage depends on recognized dependencies and published vulnerability records.
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: BSD-3-Clause License: Apache-2.0
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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