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Product	Aqua Trivy by Aqua Security View product	Kubescape by ARMO View product
Overview
What it is	Aqua Trivy: OS & language package CVE scanning and IaC misconfiguration checks. Built for container vulnerability scanning. Compare Container Security alternatives.	Kubescape by ARMO: GitOps integration. Ideal for Kubernetes compliance validation. Deployment: self-hosted. See how it compares with top Kubernetes Security alternatives.
Product type	Open-Source Container & Cloud Security Scanner	Open-Source Kubernetes Security & Hardening Tool
Best for	Software Developers, DevOps, Enterprise Engineering	DevOps, Site Reliability Engineers, Security Teams
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: yes	Free trial: yes
Deployment
Deployment options	On-Premise	On-Premise
Deployment details	CLI; Containerized; CI/CD Native; Self-Hosted; CLI Binary; Docker Container; CI/CD Step	CLI; Kubernetes Operator; Self-Hosted; CLI Utility; Helm Chart Operator; VS Code Plugin
Data residency	Local / Open-Source / Offline	Local / Open Source
Key features
What it offers	OS & language package CVE scanning IaC misconfiguration checks Hardcoded secret detection SBOM generation CI/CD quality gates Container vulnerability scanning IaC misconfiguration audits Open-source supply chain security	Kubernetes security posture scanning NSA-CISA compliance audits RBAC risk evaluation Image vulnerability checks GitOps integration Kubernetes compliance validation RBAC risk discovery CI/CD container configuration scanning
Platform & access
API access	API access: yes	API access: yes
Single sign-on (SSO)	SSO: no	SSO: no
Role-based access (RBAC)	RBAC: no	RBAC: no
Multi-tenant	Multi-tenant: no	Multi-tenant: no
Mobile app	Mobile app: no	Mobile app: no
Supported platforms	LinuxmacOSWindowsDockerKubernetes Clusters	KubernetesHelmKustomizeDockerMicroservices
Compliance	Open Source (Apache 2.0)CIS Benchmarks	Open Source (Apache 2.0)MITRE ATT&CK Containers
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	GitHub ActionsGitLab CIDockerKubernetesVS Code	KubernetesArgoCDFluxGitLabGitHub Actions
Industries	Software DevelopersDevOpsEnterprise Engineering	DevOpsSite Reliability EngineersSecurity Teams
Regions	Global	Global
Vendor
Company	Aqua Security	ARMO
Headquarters	Boston, Massachusetts, USA	Tel Aviv, Israel
Company size	501-1,000	51-200
Founded	2015	2019

Aqua Trivy

by Aqua Security

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Kubescape

by ARMO

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Overview

What it is

Aqua Trivy

Aqua Trivy: OS & language package CVE scanning and IaC misconfiguration checks. Built for container vulnerability scanning. Compare Container Security alternatives.

Kubescape

Kubescape by ARMO: GitOps integration. Ideal for Kubernetes compliance validation. Deployment: self-hosted. See how it compares with top Kubernetes Security alternatives.

Product type

Aqua Trivy

Open-Source Container & Cloud Security Scanner

Kubescape

Open-Source Kubernetes Security & Hardening Tool

Best for

Aqua Trivy

Software Developers, DevOps, Enterprise Engineering

Kubescape

DevOps, Site Reliability Engineers, Security Teams

Pricing

Pricing model

Aqua Trivy

Contact Vendor

Kubescape

Contact Vendor

Free trial

Aqua Trivy

Kubescape

Deployment

Deployment options

Aqua Trivy

On-Premise

Kubescape

On-Premise

Deployment details

Aqua Trivy

CLI; Containerized; CI/CD Native; Self-Hosted; CLI Binary; Docker Container; CI/CD Step

Kubescape

CLI; Kubernetes Operator; Self-Hosted; CLI Utility; Helm Chart Operator; VS Code Plugin

Data residency

Aqua Trivy

Local / Open-Source / Offline

Kubescape

Local / Open Source

Key features

What it offers

Aqua Trivy

OS & language package CVE scanning
IaC misconfiguration checks
Hardcoded secret detection
SBOM generation
CI/CD quality gates
Container vulnerability scanning
IaC misconfiguration audits
Open-source supply chain security

Kubescape

Kubernetes security posture scanning
NSA-CISA compliance audits
RBAC risk evaluation
Image vulnerability checks
GitOps integration
Kubernetes compliance validation
RBAC risk discovery
CI/CD container configuration scanning

Platform & access

API access

Aqua Trivy

Kubescape

Single sign-on (SSO)

Aqua Trivy

Kubescape

Role-based access (RBAC)

Aqua Trivy

Kubescape

Multi-tenant

Aqua Trivy

Kubescape

Mobile app

Aqua Trivy

Kubescape

Supported platforms

Aqua Trivy

LinuxmacOSWindowsDockerKubernetes Clusters

Kubescape

KubernetesHelmKustomizeDockerMicroservices

Compliance

Aqua Trivy

Open Source (Apache 2.0)CIS Benchmarks

Kubescape

Open Source (Apache 2.0)MITRE ATT&CK Containers

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Aqua Trivy

GitHub ActionsGitLab CIDockerKubernetesVS Code

Kubescape

KubernetesArgoCDFluxGitLabGitHub Actions

Industries

Aqua Trivy

Software DevelopersDevOpsEnterprise Engineering

Kubescape

DevOpsSite Reliability EngineersSecurity Teams

Regions

Aqua Trivy

Global

Kubescape

Global

Vendor

Company

Aqua Trivy

Aqua Security

Kubescape

ARMO

Headquarters

Aqua Trivy

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Kubescape

Tel Aviv, Israel

Company size

Aqua Trivy

501-1,000

Kubescape

51-200

Founded

Aqua Trivy

2015

Kubescape

2019