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Put two or three cybersecurity products side by side and see how they differ on deployment, pricing, features, integrations and compliance.
| Product | Notary by CNCF View product | Chainguard Enforce by Chainguard View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Shortlisting Container Security tools? Notary by CNCF brings HSM key integration, with self-hosted or cloud deployment. See strengths and alternatives. | Looking for Software Supply Chain Security software? Chainguard Enforce by Chainguard provides SBOM validation for policy automation. Compare features and alternatives. |
| Product type | Container Image Signing & Verification System | Software Supply Chain Policy Engine |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Software, Technology, DevSecOps, Software Supply Chain, Cloud Native Enterprise | Financial Services, Government, Technology, Healthcare, Public Sector |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | CloudOn-Premise | CloudHybrid |
| Deployment details | Self-hosted; Cloud-Native; CI/CD Registry; CLI tool (notation); Kubernetes admission webhook | Cloud; Hybrid; Cloud-managed; Hybrid agent |
| Data residency | Self-hosted / Cloud Registry | United States; European Union |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: yes |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: no | SSO: yes |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: no | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: no | Multi-tenant: yes |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | OCI Container RegistriesKubernetesCI/CD Pipelines | KubernetesOpenShiftEKSGKEAKS |
| Compliance | CNCF IncubatingApache 2.0 | SOC 2 Type IINIST SP 800-218SLSA Level 3 |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | OCI RegistriesDocker HubAzure ACRAWS ECRGitHub Actions | KubernetesGitHub ActionsGitLab CIHashiCorp VaultSigstoreCosign |
| Industries | Cross-industrySoftwareTechnologyDevSecOpsSoftware Supply ChainCloud Native Enterprise | Financial ServicesGovernmentTechnologyHealthcarePublic Sector |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | CNCF | Chainguard |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, USA | Kirkland, Washington, USA |
| Company size | 51-200 | 201-500 |
| Founded | 2015 | 2021 |
Overview
What it is
Notary
Shortlisting Container Security tools? Notary by CNCF brings HSM key integration, with self-hosted or cloud deployment. See strengths and alternatives.Chainguard Enforce
Looking for Software Supply Chain Security software? Chainguard Enforce by Chainguard provides SBOM validation for policy automation. Compare features and alternatives.Product type
Notary
Container Image Signing & Verification SystemChainguard Enforce
Software Supply Chain Policy EngineBest for
Notary
Cross-industry, Software, Technology, DevSecOps, Software Supply Chain, Cloud Native EnterpriseChainguard Enforce
Financial Services, Government, Technology, Healthcare, Public SectorPricing
Pricing model
Notary
Contact VendorChainguard Enforce
Contact VendorFree trial
Notary
Free trial: yesChainguard Enforce
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Notary
CloudOn-Premise
Chainguard Enforce
CloudHybrid
Deployment details
Notary
Self-hosted; Cloud-Native; CI/CD Registry; CLI tool (notation); Kubernetes admission webhookChainguard Enforce
Cloud; Hybrid; Cloud-managed; Hybrid agentData residency
Notary
Self-hosted / Cloud RegistryChainguard Enforce
United States; European UnionKey features
What it offers
Notary
- OCI artifact signing
- Digital signature verification
- TUF specification trust
- Admission controller enforcement
- HSM key integration
- Container image signing
- Artifact integrity validation
- Supply chain threat mitigation
Chainguard Enforce
- Kubernetes admission control
- Sigstore verification
- Policy enforcement
- Continuous drift detection
- SBOM validation
- SLSA compliance auditing
- Signature enforcement
- Continuous compliance
Platform & access
API access
Notary
API access: yesChainguard Enforce
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Notary
SSO: noChainguard Enforce
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Notary
RBAC: noChainguard Enforce
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Notary
Multi-tenant: noChainguard Enforce
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Notary
Mobile app: noChainguard Enforce
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Notary
OCI Container RegistriesKubernetesCI/CD Pipelines
Chainguard Enforce
KubernetesOpenShiftEKSGKEAKS
Compliance
Notary
CNCF IncubatingApache 2.0
Chainguard Enforce
SOC 2 Type IINIST SP 800-218SLSA Level 3
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Notary
OCI RegistriesDocker HubAzure ACRAWS ECRGitHub Actions
Chainguard Enforce
KubernetesGitHub ActionsGitLab CIHashiCorp VaultSigstoreCosign
Industries
Notary
Cross-industrySoftwareTechnologyDevSecOpsSoftware Supply ChainCloud Native Enterprise
Chainguard Enforce
Financial ServicesGovernmentTechnologyHealthcarePublic Sector
Regions
Notary
Global
Chainguard Enforce
Global
Vendor
Company
Notary
CNCFChainguard Enforce
ChainguardHeadquarters
Notary
San Francisco, California, USAChainguard Enforce
Kirkland, Washington, USACompany size
Notary
51-200Chainguard Enforce
201-500Founded
Notary
2015Chainguard Enforce
2021