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Whitespots
vs DefectDojo

Comparing a full-lifecycle DevSecOps platform with an open-source vulnerability triage tool.

Choose Whitespots if your team needs a low-code scanning layer, deduplication, false-positive suppression, and commercial support out of the box.
Choose DefectDojo if you need full source-code ownership and the ability to fork, audit and extend the platform to fit a highly custom workflow.
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TL;DR

Summary at a glance

Whitespots wins on

  • → Low-code CI/CD with ready-to-use configs for 30+ scanners (SAST, DAST, CSPM, Docker, Host)
  • → Native dedup & false-positive suppression
  • → PR & IDE integrations out of the box
  • → Commercial support with tiered SLA options
  • → Zero pipeline authoring required

DefectDojo wins on

  • → Full source-code ownership — fork, audit and modify freely
  • → Large open community & ecosystem
  • → Flexible when you bring your own tooling
  • → Extensive parser library for importing third-party scan results
  • → Zero vendor dependency — runs indefinitely without any company behind it

Best fit for Whitespots

Mid-Market Self-hosted Multi-tool Regulated industries
Product overview

Side by side

Primary

Whitespots

"Full-lifecycle AppSec — scan, manage, resolve."

Deployment SaaS + Self-hosted
Licensing From €24,000/yr (per org)
Primary audience AppSec & DevSecOps teams
Scanning Low-code CI/CD with 30+ ready-to-use scanner configs (SAST, DAST, CSPM, Docker, Host)
Integrations 30+ scanner parsers + custom parser config, VCS, CI/CD, IDE, ticketing
Vuln management Built-in triage, SLAs & ownership routing
Compliance ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR

DefectDojo

"Open-source vulnerability management & triage."

Deployment Self-hosted (OSS)
Licensing Free / Open-source
Primary audience AppSec engineers, pen-testers
Scanning None (import-only)
Integrations 100+ scanner parsers
Vuln management Manual triage — no SLAs or ownership routing
Compliance Community-driven
Feature breakdown

Detailed comparison

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Use Cases

Feature
Whitespots
DefectDojo
Run code checks (SAST/Secrets)
Catch bugs and leaked credentials before they reach production.
Yes Low-code CI/CD included; no CI pipeline required.
No Import-only — you must bring your own scanner.
Run host scans
VMs, bare metal and edge devices need posture scanning just like cloud accounts.
Yes Agent and agentless host scanning.
No Import-only — bring your own host scanner.
Vulnerability management
Central triage queue, SLAs, ownership and workflow for all findings.
Yes Configurable validation & deduplication rules built for millions of findings; triage queues, SLA tracking, ownership assignment.
Basic Manual triage with finding statuses. No validation or dedup rule engine, so larger finding volumes require more hands-on work.
False-positive suppression
Without it, engineers waste hours triaging noise instead of real issues.
Yes Configurable validation rules auto-suppress known FPs per scanner, product and rule pattern.
No Has a "False Positive" status, but each finding must be flagged manually on every rescan — no rule-based suppression.
Deduplication across tools
Multiple scanners report the same vulnerability — dedup prevents alert fatigue.
Yes Configurable per-product dedup rules across any scanner combination.
No Hash-based dedup within a single scanner only — no cross-scanner dedup, duplicates accumulate over time.
PR comments
Developers see findings inline where they work, reducing context-switch cost.
Yes GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket PR comments included.
No Not supported natively.
IDE integration
Shift findings to the moment of coding — the cheapest possible fix.
Yes VS Code and JetBrains plugins surface findings inline.
No
2

Ease of Use

Feature
Whitespots
DefectDojo
Pipelineless integration
No pipeline authoring — connect your VCS webhook in 15 seconds.
Yes Onboarding in ~15 s via VCS webhook. Scans run in a dedicated scalable environment so dev pipelines stay fast; merge safety preserved via quality gates.
No Requires CI pipeline or manual import to ingest findings.
Customer support
Paid support accelerates onboarding and incident response.
Yes Tiered support plans — entry tier includes dedicated messenger, onboarding and implementation guidance; higher tiers add extended hours and SLAs.
Community Slack community + GitHub Issues. No SLA.
3

Flexibility & Customisation

Feature
Whitespots
DefectDojo
Custom report parsing
Lets you feed proprietary or internal scanner output into the platform.
Yes
No
Custom dedup rules
Prevents duplicate findings from flooding the queue with multiple scanners.
Yes
No
Custom CVSS rules
Adjust severity to your organization's actual risk tolerance.
Yes
No
4

Privacy & Security

Feature
Whitespots
DefectDojo
Self-hosted deployment
Keeps source code and findings inside your network — required for most regulated industries.
Yes Included at no extra cost at standard pricing.
Yes Open-source — deploy anywhere.
Custom roles & permissions
Yes
Yes
SSO
Yes
Yes
5

Pricing

Feature
Whitespots
DefectDojo
License cost
Yes From €24,000/yr for unlimited developers. Higher tiers add extended support, SLAs and dedicated engineering time.
Yes Free and open-source — full access to source code.
Hidden costs
Total cost of ownership diverges when you include ops & maintenance.
Yes Support, onboarding and updates all included.
High ~1 FTE for deployment, upgrades, scanner integrations and dashboards. Typical year-1 ops cost: €60–80k.
Decision guide

When to choose each

Choose Whitespots if…

  • You need scanning included — not just a triage layer for external tools.
  • Your team wants to onboard in minutes without writing CI/CD pipelines.
  • You're in a regulated industry (finance, healthcare, govt) and need commercial SLAs.
  • Your finding volume exceeds ~10k or you've added more than three scanners.
  • You need custom CVSS, dedup or validation rules configurable in a UI.

Choose DefectDojo if…

  • Open-source code ownership is a hard requirement — you need to fork, audit or extend the platform at the source level.
  • Your team is comfortable with OSS operations and the community forum.
  • You want zero vendor dependency — the platform runs with or without any company behind it.
Switching

Migration from DefectDojo

Typical timeline

No data migration step. Point Whitespots at the same VCS, trackers, registries and cloud accounts; the platform discovers projects and rescans from source within a sprint.

No state import needed

A DefectDojo webhook integration exists, but we no longer recommend it — Whitespots handles scanning and project discovery directly, so findings are regenerated cleanly with your dedup, validation and CVSS rules applied from day one.

Free PoC program

Run Whitespots alongside DefectDojo for 30 days. No lock-in. Your Whitespots engineer handles the setup.

TCO Calculator

True cost of ownership

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Year 1

Whitespots

€24,000
total cost
License €24,000/yr flat
Support Included
Onboarding Included

DefectDojo

€70,000
estimated total cost
License €0
DevOps ops FTE (est.) €60,000
Scanner licenses €10,000

* Estimate based on 0.5 FTE DevOps ops + external scanner licenses. Actual costs vary.

FAQ

Common questions

How is Whitespots different from DefectDojo?
DefectDojo is an import-and-triage tool — it does not run scans itself. Whitespots ships a low-code CI/CD layer with ready-to-use configurations for 30+ common scanners (code, domains, cloud, Docker and hosts) pulled from public registries, and an extensible runner for any other tool you bring. On top of that sits vulnerability management with custom rules, commercial support and pipelineless webhook onboarding. Think of DefectDojo as a vulnerability inbox, and Whitespots as the full mail system.
Can I run Whitespots alongside DefectDojo during a trial?
Yes. Many teams run both for 30 days. Whitespots does have a webhook integration with DefectDojo, but we no longer recommend it — instead, we connect Portal directly to your VCS, trackers, registries and cloud accounts and scan from source, so you can compare findings, dedup and triage output against DefectDojo in parallel without changing your existing setup.
Is Whitespots really self-hosted? Where does my data go?
Yes, self-hosted is included at the standard price. Your code, findings and scan results never leave your infrastructure. We deploy inside your Kubernetes cluster or VM — no egress to Whitespots servers required for the scanner or findings data.
What does "pipelineless" mean?
Whitespots connects directly to your VCS via a webhook. When a push happens, Whitespots pulls the code and runs scans in its own dedicated, scalable environment — not on your build runners. Your development pipelines stay fast and aren't blocked on security jobs, and there is nothing to author or maintain in GitHub Actions, GitLab CI or Jenkins. A quality-gate layer still blocks merges on policy violations, so you keep the same safety net without paying for it in pipeline minutes.
What support tier do I get at the listed price?
The €24,000/yr entry tier includes onboarding, implementation guidance, developer training and support via a dedicated messenger during business hours. Higher tiers add extended support hours, faster response SLAs and dedicated engineering time — scoped to what your team actually needs rather than bundled into a flat premium price.
How is Whitespots priced?
Pricing starts at €24,000/year for the entry tier and scales with the support level you need — higher tiers add extended support hours, SLAs and dedicated engineering time. All tiers are priced per organization, not per developer, so team growth does not trigger per-seat cost escalation.
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