Feature comparison
DefectDojo Open-Source is a powerful, free vulnerability management platform with core importing, deduplication, basic dashboards, API access, and essential reporting — ideal for smaller teams or those wanting to self-host and extend the tool using community resources.
DefectDojo Pro builds on that foundation with enterprise-oriented features such as advanced dashboards and reporting, automation and scripting via rules engine, connectors to many security tools, optimized import workflows, unified SOC & AppSec support, improved UI/UX, AI integration, enhanced security (SSO/MFA), and premium support options.
| Feature / Capability | DefectDojo Open-Source | DefectDojo Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Core vulnerability management | ✔️ Import, track, and manage findings from 200+ security tools | ✔️ Everything in open-source, optimized for scale |
| Finding deduplication | ✔️ Standard deduplication | ✔️ Advanced, configurable deduplication |
| REST API | ✔️ Full REST API | ✔️ Full REST API |
| Authentication & access control | ✔️ Local auth and basic RBAC | ✔️ SSO (SAML/OAuth), MFA, advanced RBAC |
| User interface | ✔️ Community UI | ✔️ Modern Pro UI with performance improvements |
| Dashboards & reporting | ✔️ Basic dashboards and reports | ✔️ Advanced, customizable dashboards and executive reporting |
| Automation & workflows | ❌ Not included | ✔️ Rules Engine and automated workflows |
| Import enhancements | ❌ Standard imports only | ✔️ Background imports, Smart Upload, Universal Parser, CLI uploads |
| Tool integrations | ❌ Manual/API-driven | ✔️ Built-in API Connectors for popular AppSec and cloud tools |
| Jira integration | ✔️ Included | ✔️ Included |
| Project management integrations | ❌ Not included | ✔️ integrate with Azure Devops, GitHub, GitLab and ServiceNow |
| Finding enhancements | ❌ Not included | ✔️ Automatic KEV, EPSS scoring and Ransomware tracking |
| SOC & AppSec unification | ❌ AppSec-focused only | ✔️ Unified AppSec and SOC findings |
| AI & next-generation features | ❌ Not included | ✔️ AI-assisted workflows, reporting and MCP support |
| Support | Community support (GitHub, Slack, forums) | Commercial support with SLAs |
| Hosting options | Self-hosted | Self-hosted or cloud-hosted |
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