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Product	Chainguard Containers by Chainguard View product	Kubescape by ARMO View product
Overview
What it is	Chainguard Containers delivers SBOM inclusion for container hardening. Explore its Container Security capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors.	Kubescape by ARMO: GitOps integration. Ideal for Kubernetes compliance validation. Deployment: self-hosted. See how it compares with top Kubernetes Security alternatives.
Product type	Minimal Container Base Images	Open-Source Kubernetes Security & Hardening Tool
Best for	Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Technology, Retail	DevOps, Site Reliability Engineers, Security Teams
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; Kubernetes Operator; Self-Hosted; CLI Utility; Helm Chart Operator; VS Code Plugin
Data residency	Multi-region cloud availability	Local / Open Source
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	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: 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	KubernetesHelmKustomizeDockerMicroservices
Compliance	SLSA Level 3SOC 2 Type IIFIPS 140-2FedRAMP Moderate support	Open Source (Apache 2.0)MITRE ATT&CK Containers
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	DockerKubernetesGitHub ActionsGitLab CIArgoCDHarborAWS ECRGoogle Artifact Registry	KubernetesArgoCDFluxGitLabGitHub Actions
Industries	Financial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentTechnologyRetail	DevOpsSite Reliability EngineersSecurity Teams
Regions	Global	Global
Vendor
Company	Chainguard	ARMO
Headquarters	Kirkland, Washington, USA	Tel Aviv, Israel
Company size	201-500	51-200
Founded	2021	2019

Chainguard Containers

by Chainguard

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Kubescape

by ARMO

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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.

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

Chainguard Containers

Minimal Container Base Images

Kubescape

Open-Source Kubernetes Security & Hardening Tool

Best for

Chainguard Containers

Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Technology, Retail

Kubescape

DevOps, Site Reliability Engineers, Security Teams

Pricing

Pricing model

Chainguard Containers

Contact Vendor

Kubescape

Contact Vendor

Free trial

Chainguard Containers

Kubescape

Deployment

Deployment options

Chainguard Containers

CloudHybridOn-Premise

Kubescape

On-Premise

Deployment details

Chainguard Containers

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

Kubescape

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

Data residency

Chainguard Containers

Multi-region cloud availability

Kubescape

Local / Open Source

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

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

Chainguard Containers

Kubescape

Single sign-on (SSO)

Chainguard Containers

Kubescape

Role-based access (RBAC)

Chainguard Containers

Kubescape

Multi-tenant

Chainguard Containers

Kubescape

Mobile app

Chainguard Containers

Kubescape

Supported platforms

Chainguard Containers

KubernetesDockerOpenShiftAWS ECS/EKSGoogle GKEAzure AKS

Kubescape

KubernetesHelmKustomizeDockerMicroservices

Compliance

Chainguard Containers

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

Kubescape

Open Source (Apache 2.0)MITRE ATT&CK Containers

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Chainguard Containers

DockerKubernetesGitHub ActionsGitLab CIArgoCDHarborAWS ECRGoogle Artifact Registry

Kubescape

KubernetesArgoCDFluxGitLabGitHub Actions

Industries

Chainguard Containers

Financial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentTechnologyRetail

Kubescape

DevOpsSite Reliability EngineersSecurity Teams

Regions

Chainguard Containers

Global

Kubescape

Global

Vendor

Company

Chainguard Containers

Chainguard

Kubescape

ARMO

Headquarters

Chainguard Containers

Kirkland, Washington, USA

Kubescape

Tel Aviv, Israel

Company size

Chainguard Containers

201-500

Kubescape

51-200

Founded

Chainguard Containers

2021

Kubescape

2019