---
id: 2518
title: "Understanding SBOM Standards: A Look at CycloneDX, SPDX, and SWID"
source_domain: aikido.dev
source_url: "https://www.aikido.dev/blog/understanding-sbom-standards-a-look-at-cyclonedx-spdx-and-swid"
published_at: "2025-05-20 00:00"
tags: ["supply-chain", "compliance", "sbom", "standards", "vex", "cyclonedx", "spdx", "swid"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/2518"
lang: en
---

# Understanding SBOM Standards: A Look at CycloneDX, SPDX, and SWID

## Summary

SBOMs need standard formats to be shareable. The article compares CycloneDX, built for security with VEX support; SPDX, the ISO-recognized standard; and SWID tags for software identification.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** aikido.dev
- **Published:** 2025-05-20 00:00
- **Original:** https://www.aikido.dev/blog/understanding-sbom-standards-a-look-at-cyclonedx-spdx-and-swid
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/2518