Safety CLI Pricing 2026: Free Tier Limits and Team Costs
Safety CLI publishes hard limits: Free is 1 developer, 1 codebase and 100 scans/month; Team is $25/dev/month ($240/year) for up to 20 developers, 25 codebases and 5,000 scans/month; Enterprise is custom. GeekWala's free tier is 50 scans/month across 5 projects with no per-developer count, and Pro is one flat price.
Feature-by-feature comparison: Read Safety CLI vs GeekWala: Full Feature Comparison.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Safety CLI | GeekWala |
|---|---|---|
| Billing unit Key difference | Per developer/month (or per-developer/year annual) | Flat-rate per account |
| Free tier limit | 1 developer, 1 codebase, 100 scans/mo | 5 projects, 50 scans/mo, no per-developer cap |
| Team tier | $25/dev/mo or $240/dev/yr — up to 20 devs, up to 25 codebases, 5,000 scans/mo | Pro: flat monthly or annual rate — see /pricing |
| Enterprise tier | Custom — unlimited devs/codebases, up to 20,000 scans/mo | n/a — same flat rate at any team size |
| Codebase cap | 1 (Free) / 25 (Team) / unlimited (Enterprise) | Projects gated by plan, not a hard codebase ceiling — see /pricing |
| Cost as team grows Key difference | Scales linearly with developer count on Team | Fixed — does not scale with headcount |
| Price | Free $0 (1 dev, 1 codebase, 100 scans/mo); Team $25/dev/mo or $240/yr (up to 20 devs, up to 25 codebases, 5,000 scans/mo); Enterprise custom (unlimited devs/codebases, up to 20,000 scans/mo) | Free tier + $12/mo or $99/yr Pro (flat-rate, unlimited projects) |
Prices and limits as published at getsafety.com/pricing (Safety CLI, formerly PyUp), verified September 10, 2026. A 5-developer Team subscription lists at $125/mo ($1,500/yr, or $1,200/yr if paid annually at the $240/dev/yr annual rate). GeekWala Pro is flat-rate, not per-developer — see /pricing for current rates.
When to Use Each
When to use Safety CLI
Safety CLI is the right choice when:
- You need Safety's install-time firewall (blocks a vulnerable package before it installs, not just after)
- A small, fixed team (under 20 developers) makes the per-developer Team rate predictable and affordable
- You want the vendor's proprietary, curated vulnerability database on top of public sources
When to use GeekWala
GeekWala is the better fit when:
- You want a scan-count-based free tier instead of a 1-codebase, 1-developer ceiling
- Your team is growing past Safety CLI's Team-tier developer cap and would otherwise need to negotiate Enterprise pricing
- You manage dependencies across more than Python/PyPI and want one flat price to cover all of it
Hard Tier Limits vs One Flat Rate
No 1-Codebase Free-Tier Ceiling
Safety CLI's Free tier caps at exactly 1 codebase and 1 developer — a second project or a second contributor requires upgrading. GeekWala Free covers 5 projects at 50 scans/month with no per-developer restriction.
Cost Does Not Scale With Team Size
Safety CLI Team bills $25 per developer per month, up to a 20-developer cap before Enterprise pricing applies. GeekWala Pro is one flat price for the account at any team size.
Eight Ecosystems at the Same Flat Price
Safety CLI's pricing and product are Python-only. GeekWala's flat-rate Pro plan covers npm, PyPI, Maven, Go, Rust, RubyGems, NuGet, and Packagist — no per-ecosystem or per-developer add-on.
Safety CLI's Pricing, Tier by Tier
Safety CLI (getsafety.com, formerly PyUp / safetycli.com) publishes three tiers with hard, stated limits rather than soft usage guidance — worth knowing upfront, since the Free tier's limits are tighter than they might first appear.
The Tiers
| Tier | Price | Developers | Codebases | Scans/month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 1 | 1 | 100 |
| Team | $25/dev/month (or $240/dev/year) | Up to 20 | Up to 25 | 5,000 |
| Enterprise | Custom — contact sales | Unlimited | Unlimited | Up to 20,000 |
Pricing and limits as published at getsafety.com/pricing (the safetycli.com/resources/plans URL redirects there), verified September 10, 2026.
The Free Tier Ceiling Is Real
Safety CLI Free is capped at exactly 1 developer and 1 codebase — not "1 developer per codebase" or "1 free codebase, more with a second account." A second project, or a second person who needs to run scans, requires upgrading to Team. If you manage even two small side projects under one account, you're already past what Free supports.
What This Looks Like in Dollars
Team's monthly rate is $25/developer/month; the annual rate is $240/developer/year (effectively $20/developer/month, a discount for committing annually). A 5-developer team on the monthly rate lists at $125/month ($1,500/year); the same team paid annually lists at $1,200/year ($100/month effective) — a real difference worth factoring in if you're comparing month-to-month flexibility against annual savings.
Past 20 developers or 25 codebases, Team's published limits are exceeded and Enterprise custom pricing applies — there's no published self-serve tier between $25/dev/month Team and "contact sales" Enterprise.
What You're Actually Paying For on Team
Team adds install-time firewall protection (blocking a vulnerable package before it installs, not just flagging it after) and access to Safety's proprietary vulnerability database, which the vendor describes as more comprehensive than public sources alone. Both are real, checkable capabilities GeekWala does not offer — GeekWala is scan-based, not an install-time gate, and draws on OSV (a public, aggregated source) rather than a proprietary database.
Bottom Line
For a single Python codebase and a single developer, Safety CLI's Free tier costs nothing and may be all you need. For a growing team or multiple codebases, Team's per-developer rate scales with headcount the same way Snyk's and GitHub's do — worth comparing against a flat-rate tool's price at your actual team size, not just the $25/developer/month sticker rate in isolation. GeekWala's free tier (5 projects, 50 scans/month, no per-developer cap) and flat-rate Pro tier (see /pricing) cover PyPI alongside 7 other ecosystems at one price regardless of team size. See our full Safety CLI vs GeekWala feature comparison for the capability-by- capability breakdown this pricing sits on top of.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What's included in Safety CLI's free plan?
Safety CLI Free: $0/month, 1 contributing developer, 1 codebase, 100 scans/month, public vulnerability data, 48-hour email support. Limits as published at getsafety.com/pricing, verified September 10, 2026.
How much does Safety CLI cost for a 5-developer team?
Safety CLI's Team tier is $25/developer/month ($240/developer/year if billed annually), covering up to 20 developers. Five developers on the monthly rate lists at $125/mo ($1,500/yr); on the annual rate it's $1,200/yr ($100/mo effective). Prices as published at getsafety.com/pricing, verified September 10, 2026.
What happens if I need more than 20 developers on Safety CLI?
Safety CLI's published Team tier caps at 20 developers and 25 codebases. Beyond that, Safety CLI's Enterprise tier applies — custom pricing, unlimited developers and codebases, up to 20,000 scans/month. GeekWala's flat-rate Pro tier does not have a developer-count tier boundary — see /pricing for current plan limits.
Is GeekWala cheaper than Safety CLI for a growing team?
For teams past a handful of developers, generally yes — GeekWala Pro's flat rate (see /pricing) does not increase as you add developers, while Safety CLI Team bills $25/developer/month. For a 1-2 developer team on a single codebase, Safety CLI's Free tier may cost less (zero) than any paid GeekWala tier if 50 scans/month and 5 projects meet your needs already.
Where can I verify current Safety CLI pricing myself?
getsafety.com/pricing is Safety CLI's own published pricing page (the safetycli.com/resources/plans URL redirects there). The figures on this page were verified there on September 10, 2026 — check the current page before budgeting, since pricing changes without notice.
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