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CVE Binary Tool vs Eclipse Steady

Both stand on software composition analysis software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

CVE Binary Tool

Free plan LinuxSelf-hostedWindows

CVE Binary Tool offers broad input, ecosystem, SBOM, VEX, and reporting support at no listed cost. Its self-hosted setup and installation requirements matter when planning deployment.

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Eclipse Steady provides code-focused vulnerability assessment workflows for Java and Python, with CI automation and multiple Java report formats. Its backend is a required part of scanning, and the documented Docker setup is only for demonstration scenarios.

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The facts

	CVE Binary Tool	Eclipse Steady
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	Linux, Self-hosted, Windows	API, Linux, Mac, Self-hosted, Web
Lowest paid plan	Free or on request	Free or on request
Plans published	1	1
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	github.com	eclipse-steady.github.io
On software composition analysis software	#11 of 60	#7 of 60

CVE Binary Tool: what it does well

Scans binaries and multiple package-list formats
Supports 451 binary component checkers
Generates SPDX and CycloneDX SBOMs
Creates or uses VEX data
Provides an official GitHub Action

What to know first

PDF reports require separately installed ReportLab
Some extraction methods need system libraries
Older versions are not supported
Vulnerability data refreshes once daily by default

Eclipse Steady: what it does well

Scans Java and Python applications
Combines static and dynamic analysis
Java workflows cover Maven, Gradle, and command line
Java Maven reports support HTML, XML, and JSON
Apache License 2.0

What to know first

Docker Compose backend must run during scans
Documented Docker setup is not for productive scenarios
Site labels version 3.2.5 an Incubator Project

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