Tool profile
Endor Labs: cost, fit and limits
Endor Labs is an application security platform from Endor Labs Inc. that scans open source dependencies with call-graph reachability, blocks malicious packages and supplies vulnerability context to developers and coding agents through a CLI and MCP server.
What to know first
Endor Labs builds its dependency scanning around reachability, with a free Developer tier that runs locally in AI code editors, and paid Core and Pro tiers that show only a Get pricing prompt. Pricing is seat-based and billed per committing developer, with fair-use scan limits instead of hard caps. Buyers should plan for United States hosting, since the privacy policy says services run there.
Endor Labs at a glance
| Maker | Endor Labs, United States |
|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes |
| Entry price | Quote only |
| API access | Yes |
| Category | Best AI Software Composition Analysis Tools in 2026, rank 4 of 10 |
| Website | endorlabs.com |
Who Endor Labs is best for
Teams with alert fatigue
Reachability scanning aims to keep only issues your code can actually reach in the backlog, which helps groups that currently ignore long vulnerability lists.
Teams using AI coding agents
The AURI product inventories coding agents, models and MCP servers and can allow, block or ask a human before an agent acts.
Marketplace buyers
Endor Labs is available through AWS, Azure and Google Cloud marketplaces, so spend can count against existing cloud commitments. This helps when cloud commitments need to be drawn down.
Endor Labs plans and pricing
| Plan | Price | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Free | Local scanning for vulnerabilities and exposed secrets in an AI code editor with no account, read-only vulnerability data and no UI, policies or history. |
| Core | Not shown, Get pricing | Adds reachability, prioritization and policies to reduce noise for developers and agents. Seat-based billing applies to developers with recent commits. |
| Pro | Not shown, Get pricing | Adds advanced detection, triage and remediation across application layers, built for scale. Both paid tiers are quoted by the sales team. |
| Endor Outpost | By request | An on-premises option for strict data residency or compliance needs, with eligibility set by Endor Labs. |
Checked October 2026.
What Endor Labs does
- Reachability for dependencies
- Scanning traces code to vulnerable functions in dependencies and containers, so CVEs in packages the application never loads are deprioritized. This removes noise that would otherwise fill a backlog.
- Package Firewall
- A firewall blocks malicious packages at install time, which stops bad dependencies before they land in a lockfile. It acts earlier than scanners that report after the package is installed.
- SBOM Hub and VEX
- SBOM and compliance tooling, including SBOM Hub and VEX, produces the inventory and exploitability statements that customers and auditors ask for. Auditors can read these outputs without opening the scanner itself.
- AURI agent governance
- AURI is reachable through an MCP server or the endorctl CLI and enforces policy on coding agent actions with an audit trail. Teams can see which agent did what before approving it.
How Endor Labs handles your data
Endor Labs Inc. says in its privacy policy that the services are hosted and operated in the United States and that personal data is stored on U.S. servers. The policy lists retention as long as needed for the services, longer for legal reasons, and notes that anonymized or aggregated data may be kept. It does not address whether customer source code trains AI models. The pricing page describes an Outpost on-premises option for strict residency needs. Certifications on the trust site were not checked because that page could not be opened.
Where Endor Labs falls short in practice
- Prices are hidden. Core and Pro show no figures, and scan allowances are fair-use annual quotas tied to seat counts, so cost is only clear after talking to sales.
- US-hosted by default. The privacy policy places services in the United States, so European teams with residency rules need the on-premises Outpost option, which requires approval. Approval of the on-premises option is not guaranteed on the page.
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Endor Labs: common questions
Is Endor Labs free to try?
The Developer tier is free and runs locally in an AI code editor with no account, giving read-only vulnerability data without UI, policies or scan history. Core and Pro are paid and need a sales conversation. Core and Pro features appear only after a sales call.
How does Endor Labs charge?
Pricing is seat-based and varies by product, counting developers who committed to a monitored repository in the last 90 days. Volume discounts apply as contributor counts grow, and extra scan credits are available for heavy agent workflows. Ask how scan credits are priced beyond the base quota.
Where does Endor Labs host data?
The privacy policy states the services are hosted and operated in the United States. For strict data residency, the pricing page offers Endor Outpost on-premises, but eligibility requires contacting the vendor. Ask about the on-premises process early if residency rules apply.
What is reachability in Endor Labs?
It traces whether your code reaches a vulnerable function in a dependency, and the page says only reachable vulnerabilities enter your backlog. Container scanning applies the same idea from code to image. The accuracy claims on the page are the vendor's own.
Does Endor Labs work with coding assistants?
Yes. The product page lists Claude Code, Cursor, OpenAI Codex, VS Code with GitHub Copilot, Devin and Gemini among integrations, and AURI is available through an MCP server or the endorctl CLI. Check the integration list against the exact agent version you run.