FOSSA vs SBOM Observer
| FOSSA | SBOM Observer | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Free trial | Yes | No |
| Paid from | $168392.50/mo | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | api, Linux, self-hosted, Web | Web, Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Supported ecosystems | JavaScript/TypeScript, Java/Kotlin, Python, Go, Ruby, Rust, Clojure, Elixir, iOS/Objective-C/Swift, .NET, PHP, Dart, Erlang, Fortran, Haskell, Perl | C/C++/Conan; Dart/Pub; Elixir/Hex; Erlang/Hex; Go; Java/Maven; .NET/NuGet; Node.js/npm; PHP/Composer; Python/PyPI/Pip; Ruby/RubyGems; Rust/Cargo; Swift/CocoaPods |
| SBOM generation | Yes | Yes |
| Reachability analysis | Yes | — |
| Pull request scanning | Yes | — |
| Monitored projects | 10 projects | 2 projects |
| Deployment options | hybrid | hybrid |
Both are listed in Best Software Composition Analysis Software. On Inferse, FOSSA scores higher on our published basis.