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SBOM Tool vs SCANOSS SBOM Workbench: catalog facts
SBOM Tool	SCANOSS SBOM Workbench
Best for: Teams that must generate SBOMs as part of their build process	Best for: Developers reviewing component licenses in a source repository
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source under GPL-2.0-only.
Windows, Command line	Linux
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	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
Command line only Targets SPDX 2.2 output specifically	Uses the SCANOSS API to scan source code
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: GPL-2.0-only
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Offline features available	Not stated if it works offline
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 SCANOSS SBOM Workbench github.com/scanoss/sbom-workbench Catalog checked October 8, 2026

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