Socket
Code security · Freemium
About
Detects malicious and risky open-source packages using behaviour analysis, including in AI-suggested dependencies.
Key features
- Malicious package detection
- GitHub PR alerts
- CLI wrapper for npm and pip
- AI package analysis
Best for
- — Supply-chain attack prevention
- — Reviewing new dependencies
- Pricing
- Freemium
- Platforms
- Web, CLI
- Works with
- GitHub
- Last checked
- 2026-10-29
- Status
- Listed, not yet tested
Our take
Catches threats CVE scanners miss. Coverage is strongest for JavaScript and Python.
Features and pricing change often — confirm on socket.dev before you commit.
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