Clair vs Grype
No leader: the top candidate Grype has only 0.24 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for container security. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Clair
An open-source tool that analyzes container images to identify known security vulnerabilities, enabling organizations to understand and manage the security posture of their containerized infrastructure.
Grype
An open-source security tool that detects vulnerabilities in containerized applications and filesystem artifacts across multiple operating systems and programming language ecosystems.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
Clair
- Kubernetes
- Container registries
- GitHub
Grype
Not documented yet.
Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.