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title: "FOSSA vs OWASP Dependency-Check: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, FOSSA or OWASP Dependency-Check? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Dependency scanning tools set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# FOSSA vs OWASP Dependency-Check: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, FOSSA or OWASP Dependency-Check? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Dependency scanning tools set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: FOSSA and OWASP Dependency-Check
- **Competitive set**: Dependency scanning tools
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **FOSSA Share of Search**: 0.01%
- **OWASP Dependency-Check Share of Search**: 4.2%

## Which is more popular in search, FOSSA or OWASP Dependency-Check?

- In August 2026, OWASP Dependency-Check had more branded searches than FOSSA among dependency scanning tools worldwide. OWASP Dependency-Check was estimated to have 3.6K branded searches compared to FOSSA’s 10, and held a 4.2% Share of Search versus FOSSA’s 0.01%.
- OWASP Dependency-Check was ahead of FOSSA in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, FOSSA’s estimated Share of Search among dependency scanning tools worldwide held steady at 0.01%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 10.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, OWASP Dependency-Check’s estimated Share of Search among dependency scanning tools worldwide moved from 6.9% to 4.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 6.6K to 3.6K.

## How did search popularity change for dependency scanning tools worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, OWASP Dependency-Check lost estimated Share of Search among dependency scanning tools worldwide, from 5.1% to 4.2%.

## Month by month

| Month | FOSSA estimated searches | FOSSA Share of Search | FOSSA rank | OWASP Dependency-Check estimated searches | OWASP Dependency-Check Share of Search | OWASP Dependency-Check rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 10 | 0.01% | 6 | 6.6K | 6.9% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 10 | 0.01% | 6 | 5.4K | 6.7% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 10 | 0.01% | 6 | 5.4K | 6.6% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 10 | 0.01% | 6 | 5.4K | 6.4% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 10 | 0.01% | 6 | 4.4K | 4.7% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 10 | 0.01% | 6 | 5.4K | 5.5% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 10 | 0.01% | 6 | 5.4K | 5.4% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 10 | 0.01% | 6 | 4.4K | 4.5% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 10 | 0.01% | 6 | 5.4K | 5.5% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 10 | 0.01% | 6 | 4.4K | 5.1% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 10 | 0.01% | 6 | 3.6K | 4.2% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using FOSSA’s and OWASP Dependency-Check’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **FOSSA**: Measured on the search term “fossa io”.
- **OWASP Dependency-Check**: Measured on the search term “owasp dependency check”.

- [FOSSA profile](/demand/global-en/brands/fossa)
- [OWASP Dependency-Check profile](/demand/global-en/brands/owasp-dependency-check)
- [All dependency scanning tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/dependency-scanning-tools): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, FOSSA or OWASP Dependency-Check?

In August 2026, OWASP Dependency-Check had more branded searches than FOSSA among dependency scanning tools worldwide. OWASP Dependency-Check was estimated to have 3.6K branded searches compared to FOSSA’s 10, and held a 4.2% Share of Search versus FOSSA’s 0.01%.

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