SBOM Observer vs Dependency Track
Explore the differences between SBOM Observer and Dependency Track to see which platform suits your SBOM management needs.
Feature comparison
SBOM Observer
Complete SBOM solution for DevSecOps
SBOM and other attestations
- SBOM import/export
- Yes
- Support for CycloneDX and SPDX
- Yes
- SBOM Data Enrichment
- Yes
- SBOM Archive
- Yes
- SLSA Attestations
- Yes
- VEX support
- Yes
- VDR support
- Yes
Dependency Tracking & Vulnerability Detection
- Dependency Tracking
- Yes
- Ecosystem Coverage
- 25+ programming languages and operating systems
- Full-stack component support
- Yes
- Data model beyond SBOM
- Yes
- License Compliance
- Yes
- Impact Analysis (Graphical Visualization)
- Yes
Compliance policies
- SBOM Usage Policies
- Yes
- Extended Policy Support
- Yes
- Policy As Code (JavaScript, Rego)
- Yes
Commercial Support & Integration
- Commercial Support
- Yes
- Service Level Agreement
- Yes
- Fully Managed Solution (SaaS)
- Yes
- API integration
- Yes
Dependency Track
Continuous SBOM Analysis Platform
SBOM and other attestations
- SBOM import/export
- Yes
- Support for CycloneDX and SPDX
- No
- SBOM Data Enrichment
- Yes
- SBOM Archive
- Yes
- SLSA Attestations
- No
- VEX support
- Yes
- VDR support
- Yes
Dependency Tracking & Vulnerability Detection
- Dependency Tracking
- Yes
- Ecosystem Coverage
- < 10
- Full-stack component support
- Yes
- Data model beyond SBOM
- No
- License Compliance
- Yes
- Impact Analysis (Graphical Visualization)
- No
Compliance policies
- SBOM Usage Policies
- Yes
- Extended Policy Support
- No
- Policy As Code (JavaScript, Rego)
- No
Commercial Support & Integration
- Commercial Support
- No
- Service Level Agreement
- No
- Fully Managed Solution (SaaS)
- No
- API integration
- Yes
Feature comparison
SBOM and other attestations
| Feature | SBOM Observer product | Dependency Track product |
|---|---|---|
| SBOM import/export | Yes | Yes |
| Support for CycloneDX and SPDX | Yes | No |
| SBOM Data Enrichment | Yes | Yes |
| SBOM Archive | Yes | Yes |
| SLSA Attestations | Yes | No |
| VEX support | Yes | Yes |
| VDR support | Yes | Yes |
Dependency Tracking & Vulnerability Detection
| Feature | SBOM Observer product | Dependency Track product |
|---|---|---|
| Dependency Tracking | Yes | Yes |
| Ecosystem Coverage | 25+ programming languages and operating systems | < 10 |
| Full-stack component support | Yes | Yes |
| Data model beyond SBOM | Yes | No |
| License Compliance | Yes | Yes |
| Impact Analysis (Graphical Visualization) | Yes | No |
Compliance policies
| Feature | SBOM Observer product | Dependency Track product |
|---|---|---|
| SBOM Usage Policies | Yes | Yes |
| Extended Policy Support | Yes | No |
| Policy As Code (JavaScript, Rego) | Yes | No |
Commercial Support & Integration
| Feature | SBOM Observer product | Dependency Track product |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial Support | Yes | No |
| Service Level Agreement | Yes | No |
| Fully Managed Solution (SaaS) | Yes | No |
| API integration | Yes | Yes |
Above information is based on public information found on the official web site at the time of writing. Notice anything incorrect? Please let us know.
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- Complete SBOM Management
- Ingest, Enrich & Share SBOMS
- Support for 25+ ecosystems
- Integrates with your CI/CD
- Uniquely connects Operational models
- Commercially Supported
Frequently Asked Questions
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- What is a 'Namespace'?
- Namespaces are isolated data containers for all data managed by Bytesafe Observer, including SBOMs, environments, policies and access controls. Namespaces can be used to separate the data for different organizational units, data for testing purposes etc. Users can have different roles in different namespaces.
- What is an 'Environment'?
- Environments are used to model deployed applications, services, containers and endpoints (VMs, bare metal machines, k8s clusters etc.). Environments are often scoped to production (and testing, QA etc.), but can also be used to model customer deployed systems and more.
- What is a 'Project'?
- Projects are used to group applications, services and components that are related to a specific product or team.
- Is Bytesafe Observer Open Source?
- Currently no. We will reevaluate a possible Open Source version once the product is no longer in beta.
- Do you offer volume discounts?
- Yes, we offer volume discounts to organizations with many users. Let's talk about your requirements and number of users - Contact our customer success team for more information.
- Can we deploy Bytesafe Observer On Premise?
- Yes! Contact our customer success team for more information.