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Product	Chainguard Enforce by Chainguard View product	Aqua Cloud Security by Aqua Security View product
Overview
What it is	Looking for Software Supply Chain Security software? Chainguard Enforce by Chainguard provides SBOM validation for policy automation. Compare features and alternatives.	Aqua Cloud Security from Aqua Security focuses on multi-cloud CSPM audits. Key capabilities: CIEM entitlements. Compare it with the leading Cloud Security alternatives.
Product type	Software Supply Chain Policy Engine	Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)
Best for	Financial Services, Government, Technology, Healthcare, Public Sector	Financial Services, Technology, Healthcare, Retail
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: yes	Free trial: yes
Deployment
Deployment options	CloudHybrid	SaaSCloudHybrid
Deployment details	Cloud; Hybrid; Cloud-managed; Hybrid agent	Multi-Cloud SaaS; Hybrid; Kubernetes Native; SaaS Console + DaemonSet / Node Agents
Data residency	United States; European Union	United States; Europe; Global
Key features
What it offers	Kubernetes admission control Sigstore verification Policy enforcement Continuous drift detection SBOM validation SLSA compliance auditing Signature enforcement Continuous compliance	eBPF runtime defense CSPM posture scanning CIEM entitlements Container image vulnerability scanning Kubernetes CIS benchmarks Cloud native workload protection eBPF runtime container security Multi-cloud CSPM audits
Platform & access
API access	API access: yes	API access: yes
Single sign-on (SSO)	SSO: yes	SSO: yes
Role-based access (RBAC)	RBAC: yes	RBAC: yes
Multi-tenant	Multi-tenant: yes	Multi-tenant: yes
Mobile app	Mobile app: no	Mobile app: no
Supported platforms	KubernetesOpenShiftEKSGKEAKS	AWSAzureGoogle CloudKubernetesDockerBare-Metal
Compliance	SOC 2 Type IINIST SP 800-218SLSA Level 3	SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001PCI-DSSHIPAA
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	KubernetesGitHub ActionsGitLab CIHashiCorp VaultSigstoreCosign	AWSAzureGCPKubernetesDockerGitHubJenkins
Industries	Financial ServicesGovernmentTechnologyHealthcarePublic Sector	Financial ServicesTechnologyHealthcareRetail
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 Enforce

by Chainguard

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Aqua Cloud Security

by Aqua Security

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Overview

What it is

Chainguard Enforce

Looking for Software Supply Chain Security software? Chainguard Enforce by Chainguard provides SBOM validation for policy automation. Compare features and alternatives.

Aqua Cloud Security

Aqua Cloud Security from Aqua Security focuses on multi-cloud CSPM audits. Key capabilities: CIEM entitlements. Compare it with the leading Cloud Security alternatives.

Product type

Chainguard Enforce

Software Supply Chain Policy Engine

Aqua Cloud Security

Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)

Best for

Chainguard Enforce

Financial Services, Government, Technology, Healthcare, Public Sector

Aqua Cloud Security

Financial Services, Technology, Healthcare, Retail

Pricing

Pricing model

Chainguard Enforce

Contact Vendor

Aqua Cloud Security

Contact Vendor

Free trial

Chainguard Enforce

Aqua Cloud Security

Deployment

Deployment options

Chainguard Enforce

CloudHybrid

Aqua Cloud Security

SaaSCloudHybrid

Deployment details

Chainguard Enforce

Cloud; Hybrid; Cloud-managed; Hybrid agent

Aqua Cloud Security

Multi-Cloud SaaS; Hybrid; Kubernetes Native; SaaS Console + DaemonSet / Node Agents

Data residency

Chainguard Enforce

United States; European Union

Aqua Cloud Security

United States; Europe; Global

Key features

What it offers

Chainguard Enforce

Kubernetes admission control
Sigstore verification
Policy enforcement
Continuous drift detection
SBOM validation
SLSA compliance auditing
Signature enforcement
Continuous compliance

Aqua Cloud Security

eBPF runtime defense
CSPM posture scanning
CIEM entitlements
Container image vulnerability scanning
Kubernetes CIS benchmarks
Cloud native workload protection
eBPF runtime container security
Multi-cloud CSPM audits

Platform & access

API access

Chainguard Enforce

Aqua Cloud Security

Single sign-on (SSO)

Chainguard Enforce

Aqua Cloud Security

Role-based access (RBAC)

Chainguard Enforce

Aqua Cloud Security

Multi-tenant

Chainguard Enforce

Aqua Cloud Security

Mobile app

Chainguard Enforce

Aqua Cloud Security

Supported platforms

Chainguard Enforce

KubernetesOpenShiftEKSGKEAKS

Aqua Cloud Security

AWSAzureGoogle CloudKubernetesDockerBare-Metal

Compliance

Chainguard Enforce

SOC 2 Type IINIST SP 800-218SLSA Level 3

Aqua Cloud Security

SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001PCI-DSSHIPAA

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Chainguard Enforce

KubernetesGitHub ActionsGitLab CIHashiCorp VaultSigstoreCosign

Aqua Cloud Security

AWSAzureGCPKubernetesDockerGitHubJenkins

Industries

Chainguard Enforce

Financial ServicesGovernmentTechnologyHealthcarePublic Sector

Aqua Cloud Security

Financial ServicesTechnologyHealthcareRetail

Regions

Chainguard Enforce

Global

Aqua Cloud Security

Global

Vendor

Company

Chainguard Enforce

Chainguard

Aqua Cloud Security

Aqua Security

Headquarters

Chainguard Enforce

Kirkland, Washington, USA

Aqua Cloud Security

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Company size

Chainguard Enforce

201-500

Aqua Cloud Security

501-1,000

Founded

Chainguard Enforce

2021

Aqua Cloud Security

2015