# Safety Firewall

Safety Firewall is a Software Supply Chain Security product by Safety. It runs in the cloud or on-premises (hybrid). Pricing is commercial (contact sales).

Supply chain firewall blocking malicious/vulnerable packages before installation.

Checked October 2026.

## What is Safety Firewall?

Safety Firewall is a supply chain security tool designed to protect development environments from malicious, vulnerable, and policy-violating open-source packages. It operates by intercepting package installation requests at the OS or container level before they reach public repositories, blocking threats in real time rather than detecting them after the fact.

The tool integrates with standard package managers (such as pip) transparently, requiring no changes to developer workflows. It scans dependency trees across all stages of the development lifecycle — from local environments through CI/CD pipelines and into production — using proprietary security intelligence that the vendor claims detects more vulnerabilities than public databases alone.

Safety Firewall includes AI-powered analysis to identify vulnerability signals in open-source packages, supplemented by a team of cybersecurity researchers who verify fixes and publish technical advisories. Vulnerability findings include expert-verified remediation recommendations and fix suggestions.

Key capabilities:
- Real-time blocking of malicious and vulnerable packages before installation
- OS- and container-level interception requiring no new developer tooling
- Vulnerability scanning across the full dependency tree
- Proprietary vulnerability intelligence beyond public CVE databases
- AI-assisted detection of vulnerability signals in package releases
- Expert-verified fix recommendations and detailed technical advisories
- Policy enforcement to block packages that violate organizational rules
- Coverage from local development through CI/CD to production

Tags: Supply Chain Security, Dependency Scanning, DevSecOps, Security Policy

## Where it fits in your security program (NIST CSF 2.0)

- [Govern](https://cybersectools.com/guides/building-govern-program-small-team): helps you set security rules, owners and oversight.
- [Protect](https://cybersectools.com/guides/building-protect-program-small-team): helps you prevent attacks and keep data safe.

## Quick facts

- Category: [Application Security](https://cybersectools.com/categories/application-security) · [Software Supply Chain Security](https://cybersectools.com/categories/software-supply-chain-security)
- Vendor: [Safety](https://cybersectools.com/companies/safety) (Claimed listing)
- Deployment: Hybrid
- Company size fit: Startup, SMB, Mid-Market, Enterprise
- Pricing: Contact sales
- Features: 8 listed
- Integrations: 1 listed
- Website: getsafety.com

The full feature and integration lists are on the page for signed-in visitors.

## Where it ranks

No shortlist covers this product's category yet. The closest is [Best Application Security Solutions for Business](https://cybersectools.com/shortlists/best-application-security-solutions).

## Safety Firewall FAQ

### What is Safety Firewall?

Safety Firewall is a product by Safety in the Software Supply Chain Security category. It covers Supply Chain Security, Dependency Scanning and DevSecOps.

### What is the pricing for Safety Firewall?

Safety Firewall is a commercial product. For pricing, visit https://www.getsafety.com/firewall or contact Safety.

### What are alternatives to Safety Firewall?

Alternatives to Safety Firewall listed on CybersecTools:

1. [Kusari Software Supply Chain Security](https://cybersectools.com/tools/kusari-software-supply-chain-security) - Software supply chain security platform with SBOM, provenance, and vuln prioritization. (Commercial)
2. [EdgeBit](https://cybersectools.com/tools/edgebit) - SCA & supply chain security platform for vuln detection, SBOM, and autofix. (Commercial)
3. [InvisiRisk](https://cybersectools.com/tools/invisirisk) - CI/CD pipeline firewall for build-time SBOM verification and policy enforcement. (Commercial)
4. [Varnish Artifact Firewall](https://cybersectools.com/tools/varnish-artifact-firewall) - Package firewall that blocks malicious and vulnerable open-source packages before install (Commercial)
5. [Corridor Shai Hulud 2.0 Detector](https://cybersectools.com/tools/corridor-shai-hulud-20-detector) - Client-side tool to check npm projects for Shai Hulud 2.0 supply chain compromise. (Free)

Compare all Safety Firewall alternatives at [https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/safety-firewall](https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/safety-firewall)

### What deployment and organization size does Safety Firewall fit?

Safety Firewall is available as cloud or on-premises (hybrid). It is listed for startups, small businesses, mid-market companies and enterprises. Pricing is commercial. Ask Safety for pricing and support terms.

## Compare Safety Firewall with similar solutions

- [Safety Firewall vs Kusari Software Supply Chain Security](https://cybersectools.com/compare/kusari-software-supply-chain-security-vs-safety-firewall)
- [Safety Firewall vs EdgeBit](https://cybersectools.com/compare/edgebit-vs-safety-firewall)
- [Safety Firewall vs InvisiRisk](https://cybersectools.com/compare/invisirisk-vs-safety-firewall)

All alternatives to Safety Firewall: [/alternatives/safety-firewall](https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/safety-firewall)

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