Comparison · LibWatch vs. Dependency-Track

LibWatch or OWASP Dependency-Track: host it yourself, or hand it off?

Dependency-Track is open source and powerful, but you have to host it and feed it SBOMs generated elsewhere. LibWatch reads your repositories directly and exports CycloneDX SBOMs that Dependency-Track can import.

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Comparison based on Dependency-Track's public pages as of October 22, 2026. Spotted a mistake? Let us know and we'll fix it.

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Dependency-Track

Choose Dependency-Track if…

  • You want to host everything yourself
  • You already produce your SBOMs in CI
LibWatch

Choose LibWatch if…

  • You manage GitHub and GitLab repositories and WordPress sites
  • You want predictable per-project pricing
  • You also track end of life for your languages

Criterion by criterion

What actually changes day to day

Criterion LibWatch Dependency-Track
Hosting Managed service, hosted in France by OVHcloud You host and maintain it yourself
Data source Reads your repositories and sites directly Ingests SBOMs produced by other tools
Setup A few minutes Server, database, SBOM generation
WordPress sites Included No
Price From €39 to €299 excl. VAT per month Open-source software; hosting and maintenance costs
SBOM export CycloneDX (importable into Dependency-Track) and SPDX CycloneDX import

Honestly

What Dependency-Track does better than us

If one of these points is decisive for you, Dependency-Track is probably the right choice.

Their strengths

Dependency-Track

  • Open source, self-hosted, full control
  • Highly configurable policies and portfolio
  • No vendor lock-in
Our strengths

LibWatch

  • Nothing to host or maintain
  • Reads repositories with no pipeline to instrument
  • WordPress and end of life included

Switching to LibWatch

Using both together

You can run both tools side by side while you compare.

  1. Connect the same repositories

    GitHub, GitLab or WordPress, in a few minutes.

  2. Compare the two reports

    Same projects, same vulnerabilities: see what gets flagged and how it is sorted.

  3. Set up your alerts

    Email, Slack, Zulip or webhook, project by project.

Sources

Pages checked on October 22, 2026. Dependency-Track's pricing and features may have changed since.

Frequently asked questions

LibWatch vs. Dependency-Track

Can I use both?
Yes. Many teams keep their existing tool and add LibWatch for end of life, WordPress or GitLab.
Do I lose my history when I switch?
Your current tool's history is not imported: it stays available there as long as you keep your account. LibWatch keeps its own history from the first analysis.
Does LibWatch open update pull requests?
No, not today. LibWatch tells you what to fix and which version to choose; the update itself stays in your hands.

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