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GitHub CodeQL vs Kusari
Both stand on dependency management software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Free plan ExtensionLinuxMac+3
Visit GitHub CodeQL 
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. The free plan is limited to one private repository, and teams needing more Inspector review capacity or self-hosted deployment should consider those limits before choosing it.
Visit KusariThe facts
| GitHub CodeQL | Kusari | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | Extension, Linux, Mac, Self-hosted, Web, Windows | API, Web |
| Lowest paid plan | See the plans | Starter Team: $50 per team a month |
| Plans published | 4 | 3 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | codeql.github.com | kusari.dev |
| On dependency management software | #6 of 27 | #10 of 27 |
GitHub CodeQL: what it does well
Kusari: what it does well
- Maps components across repositories, images and pipelines in a continuously updated graph.
- Scores risk using severity, reachability, exploitability and other factors.
- Accepts CycloneDX and SPDX SBOMs, VEX and scanner output.
- Inspector checks dependencies, secrets, licenses and pipeline or image configuration.
- Integrations include GitHub, GitLab, Jira, Slack and Microsoft Teams.
What to know first
- Free plan includes only one private repository.
- Inspector reviews are capped at 2,000 dependency changes per pull request.
- Self-hosted deployment is unavailable.
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