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24 alternatives to Socket for Python

Keep your Python code secure and compliant with Socket

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Socket for Python launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

  1. 1SS

    Excited to share the project I've been working on for the past 7 months! We've seen nearly weekly attacks against the open source software supply chain. I saw the seeds of this trend start in the mid 2015s as an open source maintainer and I've watched it only get worse over the years. I finally decided to try to solve this problem. Socket is taking an entirely new approach to one of the hardest problems in security in a stagnant part of the industry that has historically been obsessed with just reporting on known vulnerabilities. Unlike other scanning tools, Socket actually analyzes the…

    2022 · socket.dev · its alternatives →

  2. 2
    Socket▲211

    Secure your JavaScript supply chain

    2022 · its alternatives →

  3. 3

    Secure your JavaScript supply chain – block malware packages

    2022 · its alternatives →

  4. 4SP
  5. 5IB

    been working on this for nearly a year

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

  6. 6
    Sourcery▲485

    Grammarly for code

    2021 · its alternatives →

  7. 7

    Write, run, debug, embed and share your Python code

    2022 · its alternatives →

  8. 8PC
  9. 9

    Collection of hacking & python scripts

    2022 · its alternatives →

  10. 10D0

    deptry 0.14.0 was just released, bringing significant speed improvements: It is now up to 10 times faster than the previous release! For those unfamiliar with deptry; deptry is a command line tool to check for issues with dependencies in a Python project, such as unused or missing dependencies. GitHub: https://github.com/fpgmaas/deptry For some benchmarks of the new release, see the release notes: https://github.com/fpgmaas/deptry/releases/tag/0.14.0 The performance improvement was achieved by leveraging Rust to parse the AST and extract…

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

  11. 11SW

    Hey HN, I'm Arjun, an 18-year-old intern at Socket. I've been working on a project that I'm really excited to share with you all - a browser extension that makes it easier to check the security of NPM packages before you use them. You can try the extension on any Chromium-based browser or on Firefox. Chrome extension: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/socket-security/jb... Firefox add-on: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/socket-securi... Socket scans NPM packages for malware, vulnerabilities, code smell, and…

    2023 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

  12. 12WA
  13. 13KA

    Hey folks. I'm the author of kr8s. I’ve been working on kr8s for a while now and one of my core goals is to build a Python library for Kubernetes that is the most simple, readable and produces the most maintainable code. It should enable folks to write clean code when working with the Kubernetes API. If you're interested in how it compares with other libraries then check out [this post](https://jacobtomlinson.dev/posts/2023/comparison-of-kr8s-vs-...). Happy to answer any questions you might have in the comments here .

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

  14. 14

    Write once. Run anywhere. Connect everyone.

    2023 · its alternatives →

  15. 15BB

    This is a simple single-file python program that can find basic XSS (cross-site scripting) vulnerabilities in a target url. Most XSS discovery tools use a payload refelection strategy in which payloads are injected in url parameters and the GET response is inspected for places where the payload content is reflected. This is a very low precision XSS detection strategy because most reflection does not support execution. This program uses a different approach, and instead opens the target url in a browser, tests alert(...) payloads directly in the browser context, and listens for an alert being…

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

  16. 16

    It currently supports Linux as of now. You can use this package to tinker with many things. Let's say, if you want to make a custom notification system, like if your website is down, you can make a blink notification with it. MacOS support is underway. I haven't tested Windows yet, I don't use it anymore btw. In future, if this package reaches nice growth, I'll be happy to make a similar Rust crate for it.

    Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

  17. 17

    Modern Python source code security analyzer.

    Jul 2026 · nocomplexity.com · its alternatives →

  18. 18

    Open sourced application to detect security vulnerabilities.

    2020 · its alternatives →

  19. 19PS

    Pipask is a drop-in replacement for pip that addresses a serious security flaw: standard pip executes arbitrary code from source distributions during dependency resolution, without warning or consent. Pipask retrieves metadata through PyPI's JSON API first, then checks repository popularity, download counts, package age, and known vulnerabilities before allowing installation. It presents you with a pretty report and asks for you consent with installation, giving you control over what code runs on your system. More details in the intro blog post:…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

  20. 20

    Automated dependency updates for Ruby and JavaScript

    2017 · its alternatives →

  21. 21

    Run Python code in browser

    2021 · its alternatives →

  22. 22SW

    Hi, A few months ago, I shared a tool I built for personal use to easily trace HTTP client requests in any Python app. It links requests to the corresponding Python code and comes with a nice UI. By easily, I mean: no external dependencies, no setup, no superuser rights, and no code modifications — just do "pip install httpdbg" and then launch your code using the "pyhttpdbg" command. That’s it. I received a lot of positive feedback — not just here, but also on social media, in podcasts, and beyond. So, thank you! Since I last introduced httpdbg, I’ve made many improvements — based on both my…

    2025 · httpdbg.readthedocs.io · its alternatives →

  23. 23

    I've been building Rivers for the past 7 months, an asset-based orchestrator. The core components such as planning, scheduling etc are in Rust and the user facing API is in Python. My most recent release adds OIDC and forward auth support. Security shouldn't be paywalled :)

    Jul 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

  24. 24RB

    socketify.py just break the record for Python and now is the fastest Python framework in TechEmPower, is even faster than Golang Fiber that got 5.9 mi req/s https://github.com/cirospaciari/socketify.py https://www.techempower.com/benchmarks/#section=test&runid=1...

    2022 · techempower.com · its alternatives →

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