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# Sonatype Lifecycle

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> Control open source risk across your SDLC.&#10;Traditional SCA tools only highlight problems — Sonatype Lifecycle delivers zero-effort solutions.&#10;&#10;With more than 90% of companies using open source software (OSS), protecting your software supply chain is critical to mitigating security, legal, and quality risks to your business.  Make safer open source choices across the software development life cycle (SDLC), and innovate fearlessly with less risk.&#10;SDLC Manager for Better Vulnerability Monitoring&#10;Ensure you’re always ahead of vulnerabilities and compliance issues. Be ready for the next software supply chain attack with custom policies, continuous monitoring, and remediation guidance - all in one tool&#10;Minimize Risk, Accelerate Builds&#10;Getting developers to embrace security and SCA tools can be challenging but Sonatype’s automated dependency management makes it easy. Lifecycle allows teams to shift-left, takes the guesswork out of decision-making with automated fixes and waivers, and accelerates time to value with a platform that balances the twin demands of security and productivity.&#10;&#10;With Sonatype Lifecycle you can:&#10;Achieve zero-effort fixes that reduce MTTR by automatically remediating violations that are guaranteed not to break builds or reduce app quality.&#10;Enforce policies across all risk vectors for open source components and AI models&#10;Continuously monitor and receive alerts for security, legal, and quality risks at every stage of the SDLC. &#10;Prioritize remediation using our threat severity score, reachability analysis, breaking changes analysis engine, and upgrade availability to prioritize remediation across your organization.&#10;Automatically waive low risk security violations security violations &#10;Generate accurate SBOM (Software Bill of Materials) &#10;&#10;Get started today with Sonatype Lifecycle.
> 
> Verdict: Rated **4.0/5** by 4 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**.

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## Quick Stats & Ratings

| Metric | Rating | Detail |
| **Overall** | **4.0/5** | 4 Reviews |
| Ease of Use | 3.8/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Customer Support | 3.3/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Value for Money | 3.3/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Features | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Recommendation percentage | 70% | (7/10 Likelihood to recommend) |

## About the vendor

- **Company**: Sonatype
- **Location**: Fulton, US
- **Founded**: 2008

## Commercial Context

- **Starting Price**: USD 775.00
- **Pricing model**: Per User (Free version available) (Free Trial)
- **Target Audience**: 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+
- **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop)
- **Supported Languages**: English
- **Available Countries**: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong SAR China, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom and 1 more

## Features

- API
- Access Controls/Permissions
- Application Security
- Approval Workflow
- Asset Discovery
- Asset Tagging
- Collaboration Tools
- Continuous Monitoring
- Dashboard
- Deployment Management
- Graphical User Interface
- Integrated Development Environment
- KPI Monitoring
- Mobile Development
- Monitoring
- Network Scanning
- Patch Management
- Policy Management
- Portfolio Management
- Prioritization

## Integrations (17 total)

- Azure DevOps
- Bitbucket
- CircleCI
- Docker
- Eclipse IDE
- Fugue
- GitHub
- GitLab
- Jenkins
- Jira
- Kenna
- Microsoft Visual Studio
- OpenShift
- PyCharm
- Slack

... and 2 more integrations

## Support Options

- 24/7 (Live rep)
- Chat

## Category

- [Vulnerability Scanner Tools](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/4415/vulnerability-scanner/software)

## Related Categories

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## Alternatives

1. [Xygeni Security](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/397933/xygeni) — 5.0/5 (5 reviews)
2. [Sigrid](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/420602/sigrid) — 4.1/5 (16 reviews)
3. [Bytesafe](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/375538/bytesafe) — 4.6/5 (7 reviews)
4. [GitLab](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/28004/gitlab) — 4.6/5 (1215 reviews)
5. [Dynatrace](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/234304/dynatrace) — 4.5/5 (82 reviews)

## Reviews

### "vulnerability analysis tool" — 4.0/5

> **Basile** | *16 September 2022* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Firstly, what is good about Nexus Lifecycle is that it is easy to install and use, it supports several types of packages, has very good documentation and is available in several languages.&#10;secondly, the vulnerability feature is excellent when it comes to application vulnerability analysis
> 
> **Cons**: First of all, Nexus Lifecycle is more expensive than its competitors, so access to the paid version is not available to everyone,&#10;Then, its interface is often heavy when adding several components
> 
> my experience with Nexus Lifecycle is that it allows me to identify and secure vulnerable devices when doing development, which really allows me to work with peace of mind and confidence

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### "Binary Repository for the large enterprise" — 4.0/5

> **Gil** | *23 April 2020* | Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: The Open Source version has enough functionality (comparing to competitors) to be one of the best in its field.  It has vast support for all packages type and the installation is fairly easy
> 
> **Cons**: The issue will begin once you like to move from the Open Source version to the commercial one, it is pricy (again comparing to the competitors) it has a business module of per user per year cost and if your budget is limited you would find yourself with an issue of funding it. It is not the best in line with the enterprise versions out there.
> 
> It's fairly easy to install, pricy from the enterprise version, supports all packages types.

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### "Automatic vulnerability detection and mitigation tool in software development process" — 4.0/5

> **Verified Reviewer** | *18 August 2022* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 6.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Easier to install, and use and helping our team in mitigating supply chain attacks.
> 
> **Cons**: It has a high per-year basis subscription and is not up to the mark with the other competitor with similar costs
> 
> I primarily used the tool to detect supply chain vulnerability to mitigate attacks for the development team.

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### "Powerful artifact manager, but has some rough edges" — 4.0/5

> **Verified Reviewer** | *4 May 2018* | Biotechnology
> 
> **Pros**: Supports all major artifact types, such as npm, helm, docker, etc.  Powerful integrations with major 3rd party tools.
> 
> **Cons**: Open source version does not allow integrating with non-Maven deployment types, making it difficult to evaluate even for those preparing to use enterprise version.

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