When to Adopt DepWarden: If You Need Free SCA Scanning for Client Projects
Should my agency adopt DepWarden for client dependency scanning? Adopt DepWarden only if you can start with the free tier to validate client demand, then upgrade to Team at $99/mo when scan volume exceeds 100 per month or you need SAST.
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“Should my agency adopt DepWarden for client dependency scanning?”
Adopt DepWarden only if you can start with the free tier to validate client demand, then upgrade to Team at $99/mo when scan volume exceeds 100 per month or you need SAST.
Agencies often assume the free tier is sufficient for ongoing client work, but 100 scans per month and 3 projects will quickly be exhausted once you have more than a handful of active clients, forcing an upgrade to Team at $99/mo or Business at $399/mo without having priced the service to cover that cost.
DepWarden's free tier offers 100 scans per month and 3 projects, which is enough for a small agency to run proof-of-concept audits for a few clients. The Team plan at $99/mo jumps to 10,000 scans and adds SAST, making it a cost-effective entry point for agencies that need to scale. However, the lack of documented white-label options means client-facing reports may need manual rebranding, which could limit how agencies package this as a premium service.
- •Your agency handles fewer than 3 client projects needing dependency scans per month
- •You need to scan up to 100 times per month without a budget line item
- •You are a DevOps consultancy that can embed scanning into client CI/CD pipelines
- •Your clients require SBOM generation for compliance but don't need SAST yet
- •You are testing the market for a security retainer service and want a low-risk proof of concept