Why caution:effective between 2026-10-10 and 2026-10-19 — By October 19, 2026, Socket.dev's Free plan covers 1 dev seat, which Socket defines as an active developer who contributes code to your repositories. Its pricing page read "Unlimited developers & repos" for the Free plan on October 10. Source ↗Full history ↓
A verdict here is not a fixed property of the vendor. A one-off pricing event demotes a vendor while its recorded date falls in the last 180 days and then lapses on its own, with nothing about the vendor having changed; a standing condition — a free tier withdrawn and not restored, a product retired — does not lapse with time. This one rests on a record effective between 2026-10-10 and 2026-10-19, so it lapses on 2027-04-18 unless we record something new first.
Limits, pricing history. Verified October 2026. Last updated 2026-11-10.
Socket.dev's free tier offers Socket.dev is a supply chain security tool for open source dependencies… We rate it caution — one recorded limit reduction, effective between 2026-10-10 and 2026-10-19.
The day we last read the vendor's page. The terms we publish were last confirmed on 2026-10-15.
Free Tier Details
Socket.dev is a supply chain security tool for open source dependencies. The Free plan includes 1 dev seat, unlimited dashboard users and repositories, 1,000 scans a month, and 500 API requests an hour. Team starts at $25 per dev seat a month from 5 seats. Open-source projects can ask for a free Team account.
We read that on 2026-11-10 from https://socket.dev/pricing, and our check recorded: the page names Socket.dev as "socket" and states "$25".
From socket.dev/pricing, read 2026-11-10:
Free Stay secure as you build, solo or small team $0 dev seat / month scans / mo 1,000 API requests 500 attack coverage 2 Get Started
When You'll Outgrow Socket.dev's Free Tier
When your usage exceeds the free tier limits, you'll need to upgrade.
Data correction - Socket.dev's Free plan went from 1 private repo to unlimited private repos between 2025-08-21 and 2025-11-03, not on 2026-04-12, and it allowed 3 members, not 5. Source ↗
Before: Recorded 2026-04-12 as limits_increased, dated 2026-04-12, with up to 5 members
After: limits_increased, dated 2025-11-03 from the Internet Archive's copies of socket.dev/pricing
By October 19, 2026, Socket.dev's Free plan covers 1 dev seat, which Socket defines as an active developer who contributes code to your repositories. Its pricing page read "Unlimited developers & repos" for the Free plan on October 10. Source ↗
Before: "Unlimited developers & repos. 1,000 scans per month. 500 API quota per hour. 3 members, 1 repository label." (socket.dev/pricing, Internet Archive 2026-10-10)
After: Free: $0 per dev seat a month. Dev Seats: 1 ("Active developers who contribute code to your repositories and count toward your paid seats"). Free Dashboard users: Unlimited. Public and private repositories: Unlimited. Scans per month: 1,000. API quota: 500 / hour. API tokens: 1. Repository Labels: 1. Team: $25 per dev seat a month, from 5 dev seats. (socket.dev/pricing, read 2026-10-19)
Retracted — this record was our error (2026-10-19). Retracted 2026-10-19: socket.dev/pricing showed the Free plan with "3 members" in every Internet Archive capture from 2026-01-09 to 2026-10-10, so the free tier never went from 5 members to 3; the 5 came from our own older listing. The "500 API quota per hour" line appeared on the Free card between the 2026-06-09 and 2026-08-05 captures, with no earlier figure to compare. Unconfirmed. We could not check this change against an archived copy of Socket.dev's page, so it does not count toward the rating.Source ↗
Private repo free tier expanded from 1 repo to unlimited repos, with 1,000 scans a month and 3 members. socket.dev/pricing showed the Free plan "Limited to 1 private repo" in the Internet Archive's copy of 2025-08-21 and "Unlimited private repositories" in its copy of 2025-11-03. Source ↗
Before: Free plan: unlimited public repos, limited to 1 private repo (socket.dev/pricing, Internet Archive copy of 2025-08-21)
After: Free plan: unlimited private repositories, 1,000 scans per month, 3 members, 1 repository label (socket.dev/pricing, Internet Archive copy of 2025-11-03)
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Yes, Socket.dev offers a free tier: Free. Socket.dev is a supply chain security tool for open source dependencies. The Free plan includes 1 dev seat, unlimited dashboard users and repositories, 1,000 scans a month, and 500 API requests an hou...
What is Socket.dev's free tier?
Socket.dev's free tier is called "Free". Socket.dev is a supply chain security tool for open source dependencies. The Free plan includes 1 dev seat, unlimited dashboard users and repositories, 1,000 scans a month, and 500 API requests an hour. Team starts at $25 per dev seat a month from 5 seats. Open-source projects can ask for a free Team account.
Is Socket.dev's free tier reliable?
Socket.dev's free tier requires caution because of one specific recorded change, effective between 2026-10-10 and 2026-10-19: By October 19, 2026, Socket.dev's Free plan covers 1 dev seat, which Socket defines as an active developer who contributes code to your repositories. Its pricing page read "Unlimited developers & repos" for the Free plan on October 10. Source: https://socket.dev/pricing
Is Socket.dev's free tier good for production?
Socket.dev's free tier is usable for prototyping and development, but we rate it caution because of one recorded limit reduction, effective between 2026-10-10 and 2026-10-19. Consider alternatives with more stable pricing for critical services.
What changed in Socket.dev's pricing?
Socket.dev has had 2 recorded pricing changes. Most recently: By October 19, 2026, Socket.dev's Free plan covers 1 dev seat, which Socket defines as an active developer who contributes code to your repositories. Its pricing page read "Unlimited developers & repos" for the Free plan on October 10. Source: https://socket.dev/pricing (effective between 2026-10-10 and 2026-10-19).
When will I outgrow Socket.dev's free tier?
When your usage exceeds the free tier limits, you'll need to upgrade. When you outgrow the free tier, evaluate paid plans against alternatives — sometimes a competitor's free tier covers what you need.
What category is Socket.dev in?
Socket.dev is categorized under Security on AgentDeals.