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SBOM Tool vs OpenSCA-cli: catalog facts
SBOM Tool	OpenSCA-cli
Best for: Teams that must generate SBOMs as part of their build process	Best for: Developers checking dependency vulnerabilities and licence compliance
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.
Windows, Command line	Windows, Command line
Produces SPDX 2.2 compatible SBOMs Handles many kinds of build artifacts All 4 strengths for SBOM Tool Produces SPDX 2.2 compatible SBOMs Handles many kinds of build artifacts Built for use in build pipelines Maintained by Microsoft	Reports vulnerabilities and licences for dependencies Generates SBOMs in standard formats All 4 strengths for OpenSCA-cli Reports vulnerabilities and licences for dependencies Generates SBOMs in standard formats Works offline as well as online Fits into CLI, IDE and CI workflows
Command line only Targets SPDX 2.2 output specifically	Website and much documentation are in Chinese
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Offline features available	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for SBOM Tool github.com/microsoft/sbom-tool Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for OpenSCA-cli opensca.xmirror.cn Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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