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| Product | Chainguard Images by Chainguard View product | Kubescape by ARMO View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Chainguard Images: minimal distro-less architecture and daily automated security patches. Built for CVE reduction. Compare Software Supply Chain Security alternatives. | Kubescape by ARMO: GitOps integration. Ideal for Kubernetes compliance validation. Deployment: self-hosted. See how it compares with top Kubernetes Security alternatives. |
| Product type | Secure Enterprise Base Image Catalog | Open-Source Kubernetes Security & Hardening Tool |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government | 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; On-premises; Hybrid; Cloud-hosted registry; Private mirrors | CLI; Kubernetes Operator; Self-Hosted; CLI Utility; Helm Chart Operator; VS Code Plugin |
| Data residency | Global multi-region CDN | Local / Open Source |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| 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 | DockerKubernetesPodmanContainerd | KubernetesHelmKustomizeDockerMicroservices |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type IIFIPS 140-2ISO 27001FedRAMP Moderate ready | Open Source (Apache 2.0)MITRE ATT&CK Containers |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | DockerKubernetesAWS ECRGoogle Cloud Artifact RegistryGitHub Container RegistryGitLab | KubernetesArgoCDFluxGitLabGitHub Actions |
| Industries | Cross-industryTechnologyFinancial ServicesHealthcareGovernment | 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 |
Overview
What it is
Chainguard Images
Chainguard Images: minimal distro-less architecture and daily automated security patches. Built for CVE reduction. Compare Software Supply Chain Security alternatives.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 Images
Secure Enterprise Base Image CatalogKubescape
Open-Source Kubernetes Security & Hardening ToolBest for
Chainguard Images
Cross-industry, Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, GovernmentKubescape
DevOps, Site Reliability Engineers, Security TeamsPricing
Pricing model
Chainguard Images
Contact VendorKubescape
Contact VendorFree trial
Chainguard Images
Free trial: yesKubescape
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Chainguard Images
Kubescape
Deployment details
Chainguard Images
Cloud; On-premises; Hybrid; Cloud-hosted registry; Private mirrorsKubescape
CLI; Kubernetes Operator; Self-Hosted; CLI Utility; Helm Chart Operator; VS Code PluginData residency
Chainguard Images
Global multi-region CDNKubescape
Local / Open SourceKey features
What it offers
Chainguard Images
- Minimal distro-less architecture
- Daily automated security patches
- Comprehensive SBOM generation
- Sigstore Cosign signing
- FIPS-validated variants
- Base image replacement
- CVE reduction
- Software supply chain 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 Images
API access: yesKubescape
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Chainguard Images
SSO: yesKubescape
SSO: noRole-based access (RBAC)
Chainguard Images
RBAC: yesKubescape
RBAC: noMulti-tenant
Chainguard Images
Multi-tenant: yesKubescape
Multi-tenant: noMobile app
Chainguard Images
Mobile app: noKubescape
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Chainguard Images
Kubescape
Compliance
Chainguard Images
Kubescape
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Chainguard Images
Kubescape
Industries
Chainguard Images
Kubescape
Regions
Chainguard Images
Kubescape
Vendor
Company
Chainguard Images
ChainguardKubescape
ARMOHeadquarters
Chainguard Images
Kirkland, Washington, USAKubescape
Tel Aviv, IsraelCompany size
Chainguard Images
201-500Kubescape
51-200Founded
Chainguard Images
2021Kubescape
2019