DepWarden: Buy vs Skip (Agency Security Offerings)
IF your agency serves clients needing dependency vulnerability scanning and can resell a per-client retainer, THEN start with the Free tier (100 scans/month, 3 projects) to validate, then upgrade to Team at $99/month for 10,000 scans and SAST, or Business at $399/month for 50,000 scans. IF you require white-label reports or deep SAST capabilities beyond basic static analysis, THEN skip because DepWarden lacks documented white-label options and its SAST is basic.
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DepWarden: Buy vs Skip (Agency Security Offerings)
“IF your agency serves clients needing dependency vulnerability scanning and can resell a per-client retainer, THEN start with the Free tier (100 scans/month, 3 projects) to validate, then upgrade to Team at $99/month for 10,000 scans and SAST, or Business at $399/month for 50,000 scans. IF you require white-label reports or deep SAST capabilities beyond basic static analysis, THEN skip because DepWarden lacks documented white-label options and its SAST is basic.”
- Your agency runs CI/CD pipelines for multiple clients and can embed DepWarden's build gating to enforce severity thresholds before deployment.
- You need to generate compliance-ready SBOMs and vulnerability reports in HTML, PDF, Excel, or CSV formats for client deliverables.
- Your clients use npm or PyPI dependencies, where DepWarden's typosquatting detection via Damerau-Levenshtein matching adds unique value.
- You want a low-cost entry point: the Free tier (100 scans/month, 3 projects) lets you pilot with a client without upfront spend.
- You plan to offer a managed security retainer and can absorb the $99/month Team cost while billing clients per audit.
- Your agency requires white-label branding on security reports, as DepWarden does not document such capabilities, making client-facing deliverables look third-party.
- You need comprehensive SAST coverage beyond basic static analysis, since DepWarden's SAST is not a full replacement for dedicated SAST tools.
- Your clients use many different registries beyond npm, PyPI, and Maven, as DepWarden's ecosystem support is limited to those and OSV.dev.
- You expect to scan more than 50,000 scans per month on the Business plan, which may be insufficient for large-scale operations.
- You are looking for a tool with strong community support or extensive documentation, as DepWarden's community support is limited to the Free tier.
More on DepWarden
- StrategyDepWarden: The Free-Tier Trojan Horse for Agency Security Retainers
- ConceptDepWarden Retainer Fit
- Evaluation RuleWhen to Adopt DepWarden: If You Need Free SCA Scanning for Client Projects
- Failure PatternThe DepWarden Free-Tier Trap: Why Agencies Stall on 100 Scans a Month
- Implementation BlueprintDepWarden Client Security Audit Sprint (5-7 days)
- Operating ProcedureDepWarden Client CI/CD Build Gating Setup (Delivery)