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Harness vs DependencyCheck
Harness has 38,378 GitHub stars, 3,397 forks, 106 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. DependencyCheck has 7,695 stars, 1,419 forks, 195 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Harness leads on adoption by 399% (38,378 vs 7,695 stars). Harness is written in Go under Apache-2.0; DependencyCheck is written in Java under Apache-2.0. Harness has attracted 9% as many forks as stars, DependencyCheck 18%. DependencyCheck was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Harness | DependencyCheck | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 38K | ★ 7.7K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Go | Java |
| Last push | 2026-09-16 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.4K | ⑂ 1.4K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Harness if
- You weight community size — 38K stars and counting
- You want the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick DependencyCheck if
- You want the DependencyCheck feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Java
- You evaluated both and DependencyCheck fits your workflow better
About Harness
Harness Open Source is an Apache 2.0, Go based developer platform that combines Git source control management, CI/CD pipelines, Gitspaces hosted development environments and artifact registries into one self hostable system for engineering teams that want end to end software delivery without stitching four separate products together.
read the full Harness overview →
About DependencyCheck
Dependency Check is an OWASP Software Composition Analysis (SCA) utility that detects publicly disclosed vulnerabilities in a project's dependencies by resolving Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) identifiers and linking each match to its associated CVE entries, and it is built for developers, build engineers and security teams who need that check to run automatically inside Maven, Gradle, Ant, Jenkins or command line builds.
read the full DependencyCheck overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Harness or DependencyCheck more popular?
Harness has 38,378 GitHub stars and DependencyCheck has 7,695. Harness has the larger community by that measure.
Are Harness and DependencyCheck free?
Both are open source. Harness is licensed under Apache-2.0 and DependencyCheck under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Harness and DependencyCheck?
Harness is written in Go and DependencyCheck in Java. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Harness or DependencyCheck?
Choose Harness if you want the larger community (38,378 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose DependencyCheck if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.