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Safety CLI vs Dependency-Check: catalog facts
Safety CLIDependency-Check
Freemium

A free starting option is offered; paid plans are also available.

Free

The software is free under its open-source licence. Hosting, hardware and external…

Command line Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Scans Python dependencies for known vulnerabilities and malicious packages
  • Provides remediation recommendations and supports JSON, SBOM, HTML, and text output
  • It matches dependencies to CPE identifiers and reports the linked CVEs, and it plugs into Maven, Gradle, Jenkins…
  • Requires login or account creation to run scans
  • CPE matching produces false positives and misses, and it needs an NVD API key and a long initial…
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: Apache-2.0
Account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 8, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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