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Best Software Supply Chain Security Software in 2026

Software supply chain security tools address risks and controls across software development and release workflows. Compared on dependency analysis, source and repo security, artifact signing, and build provenance, the entries cover several points in that process. ActiveState Platform, Sonatype Nexus Repository, and DevGuard are among the options shown. You can also compare provenance attestations, SBOM management, and release policy gates to see which listed capabilities align with your needs. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing add cost information to consider alongside the security features.

24 apps
Research read 23 Sept 2026
How the order is worked out

1

GUAC

Free plan Open source APILinuxMac+3

GUAC connects SBOM and related metadata for portfolio-level supply-chain analysis, with APIs, visualization, and multiple enrichment sources.

9.0 Open source Visit site
2

Sigstore

Free plan Open source APILinuxMac+3

Sigstore brings artifact signing, identity authentication and a public transparency log into one project. Cosign's stated integration caveats matter for teams considering it inside an application.

8.6 Free plan Visit site
3

ActiveState Platform

Free plan APILinuxMac+2

ActiveState Platform organizes custom runtime projects and provides build, deployment, and inventory capabilities.

7.7 Free plan · pricing on request · 14-day trial Visit site
4

Chainloop

Free plan APILinuxMac+2

Chainloop combines artifact evidence, provenance context, and pipeline attestations for software delivery security and compliance work.

7.6 Free plan Visit site
5

DevGuard

Free plan APILinuxMac+3

DevGuard combines vulnerability monitoring, dependency checks, and supply-chain security workflows.

7.5 Free plan · paid from €449.10/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site
6

JFrog Artifactory

Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+2

Artifactory covers a broad range of package formats and deployment models, with automation, access controls, and high-availability options.

7.4 Free plan · 14-day trial Visit site
7

Determinate Systems

Free plan LinuxMacWeb+1

Determinate Systems brings Nix distribution, collaboration, deployment, and curated packages into one platform.

7.2 Free plan Visit site
8

OX Security

Free plan APIExtensionLinux+4

OX Security combines code, cloud, AI-tool, and testing capabilities in one platform, with several deployment and integration options.

7.2 Pricing on request Visit site
9

SafeDep Platform

Free plan APILinuxMac+2

SafeDep Platform combines install checks, dependency analysis, pull-request scanning, and organization-level policy and reporting.

7.1 Free plan · paid from $100/mo · 30-day trial Visit site
10

Kusari

Free plan APIWeb

Choose Kusari if your team needs a continuously updated view of software components and pull request reviews that consider several types of supply chain risk.

7.0 Free plan · paid from $25/mo Visit site
11

StepSecurity

Free plan APILinuxMac+3

StepSecurity combines developer-device inventories, repository controls, and CI/CD monitoring.

7.0 Free plan · paid from $8/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
12

Wisec

Free plan APILinuxMac+3

Wisec combines signed build evidence with CI policy gates and audit-oriented exports.

6.9 Free plan · paid from €5,000/yr · 14-day trial Visit site
13

Anchore Enterprise

Free trial APILinuxSelf-hosted+1

Choose Anchore Enterprise if your organization needs SBOM-driven security and compliance controls across software and runtime images.

6.6 Pricing on request Visit site
14

Safeguard DAST

Free plan Self-hostedWeb

Safeguard DAST combines guided dynamic scanning with attack-surface coverage reporting and links findings to a shared SAST and SCA triage queue.

6.5 Free plan · paid from $9/mo Visit site
15

Google Cloud Secret Manager

Free plan Web

6.2 Free plan · paid from $0.03 · 90-day trial Visit site
16

ReversingLabs Spectra Assure

Free plan LinuxWebWindows

6.1 Free plan · paid from $500/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
17

Kosli

Paid APILinuxMac+3

Choose Kosli if a regulated development team needs recorded provenance, evidence collection and runtime change monitoring across its software supply chain.

5.8 Pricing on request Visit site
18

Legit Security Secret Scanning

Free trial APISelf-hostedWeb

Legit Security Secret Scanning combines broad discovery with prioritized remediation and prevention controls.

5.7 Pricing on request · 14-day trial Visit site
19

CRACI

Paid Web

CRACI combines managed Linux CI runners with dependency capture, vulnerability monitoring and policy gates.

5.5 From €330/mo Visit site
20

CypherEra

Paid Web

CypherEra links multiple security domains and includes software supply-chain controls alongside its graph and AI inventory.

5.5 Pricing on request Visit site
21

Lineaje SCA360

Paid Web

SCA360 combines dependency analysis, component lineage checks, and policy-based risk prioritization. Buyers should factor its usage-based scan charges into expected workloads.

5.2 Visit site
22

NetRise Platform

Paid Web

NetRise Platform focuses on binary analysis and supply-chain context, with findings that include reachability and dependency information. Organizations must request pricing, and access is web-based.

5.2 Pricing on request Visit site
23

Strig

Paid Linux

Choose Strig if your firmware or embedded team needs build analysis, release gates, and signed evidence, with deployment options that include on-premise and air-gapped use.

4.9 Pricing on request Visit site
24

Sonatype Nexus One

Paid Web

4.1 Pricing on request Visit site

#1Places #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 on this list can be bought by the makers of the software on it. See the price

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