Comparison
Large product-security and ASPM platforms genuinely do a lot — SAST, DAST, container scanning, whole-SDLC governance. If you need all of that, they earn their price. But if what you actually need is to meet the CRA's Article 14 duties on the software you have shipped, most of that surface is overhead. Here is the honest split.
| For EU CRA Article 14 | Enterprise suite | Cravault |
|---|---|---|
| Scope | Broad product-security / ASPM platform | Focused on CRA Article 14 for released products |
| Time to first value | Weeks of rollout + services | ~10 minutes to your first SBOM |
| Onboarding | Sales, SE and procurement | Self-serve, no call |
| Monitors released versions (not just the repo) | Varies by module | ✓ |
| Actively-exploited trigger on shipped versions | Configurable, if present | ✓ |
| Article 14 report drafts + 24h/72h/14d clock | Sometimes, via add-ons | ✓ |
| CSAF 2.0 + CycloneDX VEX export | Sometimes | ✓ |
| Full SAST / DAST / container scanning | ✓ | — |
| Pricing | Annual, seat-based, €€€€ | From €0, per product, unlimited users |
| Best for | Large orgs wanting one platform | Teams that need the CRA done, fast |
If you already run — or want — a full enterprise suite, keep it; Cravault sits happily alongside via SBOM upload and API. If you just need the CRA's exploited-in-the-wild monitoring and Article 14 reports without a procurement cycle, that is the whole job Cravault is built for — starting free.
Start freeSee also: vs consultants, vs Dependabot, vs Dependency-Track.
