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Side-by-side comparison of Notary, Kubescape
Product	Notary by CNCF View product	Kubescape by ARMO 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.	Kubescape by ARMO: GitOps integration. Ideal for Kubernetes compliance validation. Deployment: self-hosted. See how it compares with top Kubernetes Security alternatives.
Product type	Container Image Signing & Verification System	Open-Source Kubernetes Security & Hardening Tool
Best for	Cross-industry, Software, Technology, DevSecOps, Software Supply Chain, Cloud Native Enterprise	DevOps, Site Reliability Engineers, Security Teams
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: yes	Free trial: yes
Deployment
Deployment options	CloudOn-Premise	On-Premise
Deployment details	Self-hosted; Cloud-Native; CI/CD Registry; CLI tool (notation); Kubernetes admission webhook	CLI; Kubernetes Operator; Self-Hosted; CLI Utility; Helm Chart Operator; VS Code Plugin
Data residency	Self-hosted / Cloud Registry	Local / Open Source
Key features
What it offers	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	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: no	SSO: no
Role-based access (RBAC)	RBAC: no	RBAC: no
Multi-tenant	Multi-tenant: no	Multi-tenant: no
Mobile app	Mobile app: no	Mobile app: no
Supported platforms	OCI Container RegistriesKubernetesCI/CD Pipelines	KubernetesHelmKustomizeDockerMicroservices
Compliance	CNCF IncubatingApache 2.0	Open Source (Apache 2.0)MITRE ATT&CK Containers
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	OCI RegistriesDocker HubAzure ACRAWS ECRGitHub Actions	KubernetesArgoCDFluxGitLabGitHub Actions
Industries	Cross-industrySoftwareTechnologyDevSecOpsSoftware Supply ChainCloud Native Enterprise	DevOpsSite Reliability EngineersSecurity Teams
Regions	Global	Global
Vendor
Company	CNCF	ARMO
Headquarters	San Francisco, California, USA	Tel Aviv, Israel
Company size	51-200	51-200
Founded	2015	2019

Notary

by CNCF

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Kubescape

by ARMO

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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.

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

Notary

Container Image Signing & Verification System

Kubescape

Open-Source Kubernetes Security & Hardening Tool

Best for

Notary

Cross-industry, Software, Technology, DevSecOps, Software Supply Chain, Cloud Native Enterprise

Kubescape

DevOps, Site Reliability Engineers, Security Teams

Pricing

Pricing model

Notary

Contact Vendor

Kubescape

Contact Vendor

Free trial

Notary

Kubescape

Deployment

Deployment options

Notary

CloudOn-Premise

Kubescape

On-Premise

Deployment details

Notary

Self-hosted; Cloud-Native; CI/CD Registry; CLI tool (notation); Kubernetes admission webhook

Kubescape

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

Data residency

Notary

Self-hosted / Cloud Registry

Kubescape

Local / Open Source

Key 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

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

Notary

Kubescape

Single sign-on (SSO)

Notary

Kubescape

Role-based access (RBAC)

Notary

Kubescape

Multi-tenant

Notary

Kubescape

Mobile app

Notary

Kubescape

Supported platforms

Notary

OCI Container RegistriesKubernetesCI/CD Pipelines

Kubescape

KubernetesHelmKustomizeDockerMicroservices

Compliance

Notary

CNCF IncubatingApache 2.0

Kubescape

Open Source (Apache 2.0)MITRE ATT&CK Containers

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Notary

OCI RegistriesDocker HubAzure ACRAWS ECRGitHub Actions

Kubescape

KubernetesArgoCDFluxGitLabGitHub Actions

Industries

Notary

Cross-industrySoftwareTechnologyDevSecOpsSoftware Supply ChainCloud Native Enterprise

Kubescape

DevOpsSite Reliability EngineersSecurity Teams

Regions

Notary

Global

Kubescape

Global

Vendor

Company

Notary

CNCF

Kubescape

ARMO

Headquarters

Notary

San Francisco, California, USA

Kubescape

Tel Aviv, Israel

Company size

Notary

51-200

Kubescape

51-200

Founded

Notary

2015

Kubescape

2019