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Product	Chainguard Containers by Chainguard View product	Docker Hardened Images by Docker View product
Overview
What it is	Chainguard Containers delivers SBOM inclusion for container hardening. Explore its Container Security capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors.	Evaluating Docker Hardened Images? See how this Container Security tool handles CVE remediation, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.
Product type	Minimal Container Base Images	CIS-Hardened Container Images
Best for	Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Technology, Retail	Software Engineering, Cloud Architecture, Enterprise, Software Development, FinTech, Healthcare Tech, Government
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: yes	Free trial: no
Deployment
Deployment options	CloudHybridOn-Premise	Cloud
Deployment details	Cloud; Hybrid; On-premises; Cloud; Self-hosted; Hybrid	Container Registry; Cloud; OCI Container Registry; Docker Registry
Data residency	Multi-region cloud availability	Customer Registry / Cloud Host
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	CIS benchmark compliance Minimal attack surface CVE remediation Non-root defaults Read-only root filesystems Cryptographic SBOMs Container attack surface reduction Secure container baseline
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	Docker EngineKubernetesContainer Runtimes
Compliance	SLSA Level 3SOC 2 Type IIFIPS 140-2FedRAMP Moderate support	CIS BenchmarksDISA STIGsNIST SP 800-190
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	DockerKubernetesGitHub ActionsGitLab CIArgoCDHarborAWS ECRGoogle Artifact Registry	Docker HubKubernetesDocker DesktopGitHub Actions
Industries	Financial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentTechnologyRetail	Software EngineeringCloud ArchitectureEnterpriseSoftware DevelopmentFinTechHealthcare Tech+1 more
Regions	Global	Global
Vendor
Company	Chainguard	Docker
Headquarters	Kirkland, Washington, USA	Palo Alto, California, USA
Company size	201-500	1,000+
Founded	2021	2013

Chainguard Containers

by Chainguard

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Docker Hardened Images

by Docker

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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.

Docker Hardened Images

Evaluating Docker Hardened Images? See how this Container Security tool handles CVE remediation, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.

Product type

Chainguard Containers

Minimal Container Base Images

Docker Hardened Images

CIS-Hardened Container Images

Best for

Chainguard Containers

Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Technology, Retail

Docker Hardened Images

Software Engineering, Cloud Architecture, Enterprise, Software Development, FinTech, Healthcare Tech, Government

Pricing

Pricing model

Chainguard Containers

Contact Vendor

Docker Hardened Images

Contact Vendor

Free trial

Chainguard Containers

Docker Hardened Images

Deployment

Deployment options

Chainguard Containers

CloudHybridOn-Premise

Docker Hardened Images

Cloud

Deployment details

Chainguard Containers

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

Docker Hardened Images

Container Registry; Cloud; OCI Container Registry; Docker Registry

Data residency

Chainguard Containers

Multi-region cloud availability

Docker Hardened Images

Customer Registry / Cloud Host

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

Docker Hardened Images

CIS benchmark compliance
Minimal attack surface
CVE remediation
Non-root defaults
Read-only root filesystems
Cryptographic SBOMs
Container attack surface reduction
Secure container baseline

Platform & access

API access

Chainguard Containers

Docker Hardened Images

Single sign-on (SSO)

Chainguard Containers

Docker Hardened Images

Role-based access (RBAC)

Chainguard Containers

Docker Hardened Images

Multi-tenant

Chainguard Containers

Docker Hardened Images

Mobile app

Chainguard Containers

Docker Hardened Images

Supported platforms

Chainguard Containers

KubernetesDockerOpenShiftAWS ECS/EKSGoogle GKEAzure AKS

Docker Hardened Images

Docker EngineKubernetesContainer Runtimes

Compliance

Chainguard Containers

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

Docker Hardened Images

CIS BenchmarksDISA STIGsNIST SP 800-190

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Chainguard Containers

DockerKubernetesGitHub ActionsGitLab CIArgoCDHarborAWS ECRGoogle Artifact Registry

Docker Hardened Images

Docker HubKubernetesDocker DesktopGitHub Actions

Industries

Chainguard Containers

Financial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentTechnologyRetail

Docker Hardened Images

Software EngineeringCloud ArchitectureEnterpriseSoftware DevelopmentFinTechHealthcare Tech+1 more

Regions

Chainguard Containers

Global

Docker Hardened Images

Global

Vendor

Company

Chainguard Containers

Chainguard

Docker Hardened Images

Docker

Headquarters

Chainguard Containers

Kirkland, Washington, USA

Docker Hardened Images

Palo Alto, California, USA

Company size

Chainguard Containers

201-500

Docker Hardened Images

1,000+

Founded

Chainguard Containers

2021

Docker Hardened Images

2013