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Product	Chainguard Containers by Chainguard View product	Aqua Trivy by Aqua Security View product
Overview
What it is	Chainguard Containers delivers SBOM inclusion for container hardening. Explore its Container Security capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors.	Aqua Trivy: OS & language package CVE scanning and IaC misconfiguration checks. Built for container vulnerability scanning. Compare Container Security alternatives.
Product type	Minimal Container Base Images	Open-Source Container & Cloud Security Scanner
Best for	Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Technology, Retail	Software Developers, DevOps, Enterprise Engineering
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: yes	Free trial: yes
Deployment
Deployment options	CloudHybridOn-Premise	On-Premise
Deployment details	Cloud; Hybrid; On-premises; Cloud; Self-hosted; Hybrid	CLI; Containerized; CI/CD Native; Self-Hosted; CLI Binary; Docker Container; CI/CD Step
Data residency	Multi-region cloud availability	Local / Open-Source / Offline
Key features
What it offers	Zero known CVEs Minimal attack surface Automated daily rebuilds SBOM inclusion Cosign signatures SLSA Level 3 attestations FIPS 140-2 compliance options Container hardening	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
Platform & access
API access	API access: yes	API access: yes
Single sign-on (SSO)	SSO: yes	SSO: no
Role-based access (RBAC)	RBAC: yes	RBAC: no
Multi-tenant	Multi-tenant: yes	Multi-tenant: no
Mobile app	Mobile app: no	Mobile app: no
Supported platforms	KubernetesDockerOpenShiftAWS ECS/EKSGoogle GKEAzure AKS	LinuxmacOSWindowsDockerKubernetes Clusters
Compliance	SLSA Level 3SOC 2 Type IIFIPS 140-2FedRAMP Moderate support	Open Source (Apache 2.0)CIS Benchmarks
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	DockerKubernetesGitHub ActionsGitLab CIArgoCDHarborAWS ECRGoogle Artifact Registry	GitHub ActionsGitLab CIDockerKubernetesVS Code
Industries	Financial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentTechnologyRetail	Software DevelopersDevOpsEnterprise Engineering
Regions	Global	Global
Vendor
Company	Chainguard	Aqua Security
Headquarters	Kirkland, Washington, USA	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Company size	201-500	501-1,000
Founded	2021	2015

Chainguard Containers

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Aqua Trivy

by Aqua Security

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Overview

What it is

Chainguard Containers

Chainguard Containers delivers SBOM inclusion for container hardening. Explore its Container Security capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors.

Aqua Trivy

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

Product type

Chainguard Containers

Minimal Container Base Images

Aqua Trivy

Open-Source Container & Cloud Security Scanner

Best for

Chainguard Containers

Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Technology, Retail

Aqua Trivy

Software Developers, DevOps, Enterprise Engineering

Pricing

Pricing model

Chainguard Containers

Contact Vendor

Aqua Trivy

Contact Vendor

Free trial

Chainguard Containers

Aqua Trivy

Deployment

Deployment options

Chainguard Containers

CloudHybridOn-Premise

Aqua Trivy

On-Premise

Deployment details

Chainguard Containers

Cloud; Hybrid; On-premises; Cloud; Self-hosted; Hybrid

Aqua Trivy

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

Data residency

Chainguard Containers

Multi-region cloud availability

Aqua Trivy

Local / Open-Source / Offline

Key features

What it offers

Chainguard Containers

Zero known CVEs
Minimal attack surface
Automated daily rebuilds
SBOM inclusion
Cosign signatures
SLSA Level 3 attestations
FIPS 140-2 compliance options
Container hardening

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

Platform & access

API access

Chainguard Containers

Aqua Trivy

Single sign-on (SSO)

Chainguard Containers

Aqua Trivy

Role-based access (RBAC)

Chainguard Containers

Aqua Trivy

Multi-tenant

Chainguard Containers

Aqua Trivy

Mobile app

Chainguard Containers

Aqua Trivy

Supported platforms

Chainguard Containers

KubernetesDockerOpenShiftAWS ECS/EKSGoogle GKEAzure AKS

Aqua Trivy

LinuxmacOSWindowsDockerKubernetes Clusters

Compliance

Chainguard Containers

SLSA Level 3SOC 2 Type IIFIPS 140-2FedRAMP Moderate support

Aqua Trivy

Open Source (Apache 2.0)CIS Benchmarks

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Chainguard Containers

DockerKubernetesGitHub ActionsGitLab CIArgoCDHarborAWS ECRGoogle Artifact Registry

Aqua Trivy

GitHub ActionsGitLab CIDockerKubernetesVS Code

Industries

Chainguard Containers

Financial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentTechnologyRetail

Aqua Trivy

Software DevelopersDevOpsEnterprise Engineering

Regions

Chainguard Containers

Global

Aqua Trivy

Global

Vendor

Company

Chainguard Containers

Chainguard

Aqua Trivy

Aqua Security

Headquarters

Chainguard Containers

Kirkland, Washington, USA

Aqua Trivy

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Company size

Chainguard Containers

201-500

Aqua Trivy

501-1,000

Founded

Chainguard Containers

2021

Aqua Trivy

2015