Use Case

Software Supply Chain Security

Securing dependencies, builds, and artifacts.

16 providers 88 APIs 11 declared variants

Knowing and trusting what goes into a build — dependency inventory, SBOMs, license checks, artifact signing, and provenance across the release pipeline.

16 API providers on the APIs.io network offer software supply chain security. The highest-rated are GitHub, Amazon CodeArtifact, Livepeer, Amazon License Manager, Artifact Hub.

Providers

Ranked by API Evangelist rating — Exemplar and Strong are expanded by default.

Strong 2 Solid coverage with minor gaps
GitHubThe GitHub REST API allows developers to programmatically interact with GitHub resources including reposito...38 APIs60.7Amazon CodeArtifactAmazon CodeArtifact is a fully managed, secure artifact repository service that helps organizations store, ...1 API56.2
Developing 6 Usable, with meaningful gaps to close
LivepeerLivepeer is a decentralized video infrastructure network. Independent orchestrators run GPU hardware to pro...5 APIs53.9Amazon License ManagerAWS License Manager makes it easier to manage licenses in AWS and on-premises servers from software vendors...1 API52.2Artifact HubArtifact Hub is a CNCF incubating web-based application that enables finding, installing, and publishing cl...1 API43.6Ansible RolesA curated collection of APIs and resources for discovering, managing, and consuming Ansible roles — the pri...1 API43.5Aqua SecurityAqua Security provides cloud-native security for the full application lifecycle, protecting containers, ser...8 APIs43.0AnchoreAnchore is a container and software supply chain security company providing open source and enterprise tool...1 API42.1
Thin 4 Limited public surface area
Application ResearchApplication Research is a topic collection focused on specifications for declaring application service inte...5 APIs34.6Apache MavenApache Maven is a software project management and comprehension tool based on the concept of a project obje...2 APIs32.5YARNYARN (Yet Another Resource Negotiator in the original Hadoop context; also the JavaScript package manager) ...2 APIs31.3Apache AntApache Ant is a Java-based build tool and library developed by the Apache Software Foundation, used to auto...2 APIs29.2
Emerging 4 Early or largely undocumented
ChainguardChainguard builds, secures, and maintains a catalog of hardened, minimal container images and software supp...6 APIs24.2Zero Trust ArchitectureZero Trust Architecture (ZTA) is a security framework defined by NIST SP 800-207 that requires all users an...5 APIs22.6CerteroCertero is an enterprise IT Asset Management (ITAM) software vendor whose flagship CerteroX platform unifie...6 APIs17.3CHAOSSCHAOSS (Community Health Analytics in Open Source Software) is a Linux Foundation project that develops met...4 APIs12.2

What Providers Actually Declared

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Dependency ManagementDependency Management with IvyGenerate SBOMs for software supply chain transparencyLicense ComplianceOpen Source Risk and Security AssessmentPackage PublishingSBOM GenerationSoftware License ComplianceSoftware Supply Chain SecuritySupply Chain SecurityWeb3 / NFT video drops with on-chain provenance

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