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Product	Chainguard Enforce by Chainguard View product	Docker Hardened Images by Docker 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.	Evaluating Docker Hardened Images? See how this Container Security tool handles CVE remediation, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.
Product type	Software Supply Chain Policy Engine	CIS-Hardened Container Images
Best for	Financial Services, Government, Technology, Healthcare, Public Sector	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	CloudHybrid	Cloud
Deployment details	Cloud; Hybrid; Cloud-managed; Hybrid agent	Container Registry; Cloud; OCI Container Registry; Docker Registry
Data residency	United States; European Union	Customer Registry / Cloud Host
Key features
What it offers	Kubernetes admission control Sigstore verification Policy enforcement Continuous drift detection SBOM validation SLSA compliance auditing Signature enforcement Continuous compliance	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	KubernetesOpenShiftEKSGKEAKS	Docker EngineKubernetesContainer Runtimes
Compliance	SOC 2 Type IINIST SP 800-218SLSA Level 3	CIS BenchmarksDISA STIGsNIST SP 800-190
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	KubernetesGitHub ActionsGitLab CIHashiCorp VaultSigstoreCosign	Docker HubKubernetesDocker DesktopGitHub Actions
Industries	Financial ServicesGovernmentTechnologyHealthcarePublic Sector	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 Enforce

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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.

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 Enforce

Software Supply Chain Policy Engine

Docker Hardened Images

CIS-Hardened Container Images

Best for

Chainguard Enforce

Financial Services, Government, Technology, Healthcare, Public Sector

Docker Hardened Images

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

Pricing

Pricing model

Chainguard Enforce

Contact Vendor

Docker Hardened Images

Contact Vendor

Free trial

Chainguard Enforce

Docker Hardened Images

Deployment

Deployment options

Chainguard Enforce

CloudHybrid

Docker Hardened Images

Cloud

Deployment details

Chainguard Enforce

Cloud; Hybrid; Cloud-managed; Hybrid agent

Docker Hardened Images

Container Registry; Cloud; OCI Container Registry; Docker Registry

Data residency

Chainguard Enforce

United States; European Union

Docker Hardened Images

Customer Registry / Cloud Host

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

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 Enforce

Docker Hardened Images

Single sign-on (SSO)

Chainguard Enforce

Docker Hardened Images

Role-based access (RBAC)

Chainguard Enforce

Docker Hardened Images

Multi-tenant

Chainguard Enforce

Docker Hardened Images

Mobile app

Chainguard Enforce

Docker Hardened Images

Supported platforms

Chainguard Enforce

KubernetesOpenShiftEKSGKEAKS

Docker Hardened Images

Docker EngineKubernetesContainer Runtimes

Compliance

Chainguard Enforce

SOC 2 Type IINIST SP 800-218SLSA Level 3

Docker Hardened Images

CIS BenchmarksDISA STIGsNIST SP 800-190

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Chainguard Enforce

KubernetesGitHub ActionsGitLab CIHashiCorp VaultSigstoreCosign

Docker Hardened Images

Docker HubKubernetesDocker DesktopGitHub Actions

Industries

Chainguard Enforce

Financial ServicesGovernmentTechnologyHealthcarePublic Sector

Docker Hardened Images

Software EngineeringCloud ArchitectureEnterpriseSoftware DevelopmentFinTechHealthcare Tech+1 more

Regions

Chainguard Enforce

Global

Docker Hardened Images

Global

Vendor

Company

Chainguard Enforce

Chainguard

Docker Hardened Images

Docker

Headquarters

Chainguard Enforce

Kirkland, Washington, USA

Docker Hardened Images

Palo Alto, California, USA

Company size

Chainguard Enforce

201-500

Docker Hardened Images

1,000+

Founded

Chainguard Enforce

2021

Docker Hardened Images

2013