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What both publish
| Fact | gosec | Joern |
|---|---|---|
| Community | The Secure Go site links to project guidelines, tools, a community Slack, Stack Overflow, and a blog. | The official site links to a Joern community Discord. |
| License | The repository states that gosec is licensed under Apache License 2.0. | The repository identifies Joern as open source and includes an Apache-2.0 license. |
| Purpose | gosec inspects Go source code for security problems by scanning its AST and SSA code representation. | Joern analyzes source code, bytecode, and binary executables to support vulnerability discovery and static program analysis. |
| Requirements | The local installation instructions require Go 1.25 or newer. | The repository lists JDK 21 as a requirement and says other versions may work but have not been properly tested. |
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Pick gosec if…
gosec is for Go developers and teams who want source-code security checks in local workflows or CI. It also suits teams that need configurable rules and machine-readable reports.
Pick Joern if…
Joern suits security researchers and development teams looking to analyze code across supported languages or build custom scanners for CI. Users planning server deployments should account for the documented lack of sandboxing.