AboutCode vs DevGuard
This page provides a comparison between the AboutCode Suite and DevGuard, highlighting key areas of overlap and differentiation.
Core Philosophy
- AboutCode: Specialist toolset with manual workflows and detailed control.
- DevGuard: Developer enablement through simplicity, automation, and actionable guidance.
DevGuard is not an SCA scanner. It acts as an orchestrator and compliance hub, leveraging attestations (e.g., in-toto) and integrating findings from multiple security tools.
Our mission: Make secure software development accessible to engineering teams—through reduced complexity, prioritized actions, and a high degree of automation.
Shared Ground
| Feature | AboutCode / VulnerableCode | DevGuard |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability Data Aggregation | Aggregated vulnerability database (VulnerableCode) | Aggregated vulnerability data plus additional sources (exploit PoCs from GitHub, DepsDev metadata like Scorecard, license info, repository metrics) |
| VEX Support (Vulnerability Exploitability Exchange) | CRAVEX | VEX document export available |
We consider VulnerableCode a potential integration point for enhancing DevGuard’s vulnerability intelligence, while supplementing it with additional data sources.
Key Differentiators
| Category | AboutCode (DejaCode, VulnerableCode, CRAVEX) | DevGuard |
|---|---|---|
| Product Scope | Primarily SCA (Software Composition Analysis) and license compliance | Compliance as Code: integrates SCA, SAST, secret scanning, IaC scanning, etc. |
| Target Audience | Security specialists, SCA analysts | Software developers (non-security experts) |
| UX/UI Philosophy | Detail-rich, specialist-oriented | Developer-first, streamlined UX with clear guidance and prioritization |
| Scanning | Focus on SCA tooling | Not an SCA scanner itself; supports SBOM/SARIF ingestion and wraps essential scans via CLI for simplicity |
| Developer Integrations | Manual processes, analyst-centric | GitHub/GitLab integration, issue synchronization, automated workflows, developer-friendly setup |
| Risk Handling | SCA-focused | Clear separation of Dependency Risk Handling (SCA) and Code Risk Handling (SAST, Secrets, IaC, etc.) |
| Automation Focus | Manual analysis typical | High automation, minimal user burden, guided vulnerability management |