Comparison

OWASP ZAP vs Trivy

On the evidence we track, Trivy leads this comparison with a composite score of 61/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
OWASP ZAP51
Trivy61
Score
Vioscale score
OWASP ZAP51 / 100low · 41%
Trivy61 / 100low · 42%
Pricing
Free tier
OWASP ZAP
Trivy
Model
Price level
OWASP ZAPfree
Trivyfree
Transparent
OWASP ZAP
Trivy
Integrations
Count
OWASP ZAP2
Trivy7
Adoption
Dependent repos
OWASP ZAP30
Trivy134
Github stars
OWASP ZAP15,685
Trivy37,628
Activity
Commits last 30d
OWASP ZAP34
Trivy43
Release
Cadence days
OWASP ZAP6
Trivy5
History
OWASP ZAP20 items
License
Spdx
OWASP ZAPApache-2.0
Language
Primary
OWASP ZAPJava
TrivyGo
Market
Availability
OWASP ZAP

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for devsecops tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Scan types
SAST (static analysis)
OWASP ZAP-
Trivy
DAST (dynamic analysis)
OWASP ZAP
Trivy-
SCA / dependency scanning
OWASP ZAP-
Trivy
Secret scanning
OWASP ZAP-
Trivy
Container / image scanning
OWASP ZAP-
Trivy
IaC misconfiguration scanning
OWASP ZAP-
Trivy
Governance
OSS licence compliance
OWASP ZAP-
Trivy
SBOM generation (SPDX/CycloneDX)
OWASP ZAP-
Trivy-
Remediation
Automated fix / upgrade PRs
OWASP ZAP-
Trivy-
Prioritisation
Reachability / exploitability prioritisation
OWASP ZAP-
Trivy-
Deployment
Hosting
OWASP ZAPSelf-hosted only
TrivySelf-hosted only
Integration
First-class CI / pipeline integration
OWASP ZAP
Trivy
In-editor / IDE scanning
OWASP ZAP-
Trivy-
Licensing
OSS engine available
OWASP ZAP
Trivy

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

OWASP ZAP

An open-source security scanner that performs dynamic analysis on web applications to detect potential vulnerabilities. It supports automation, extensibility through community add-ons, and integrates with CI/CD pipelines.

Independently observed

Trivy

Leader

A free, open-source tool that scans code repositories, container images, binary artifacts, and Kubernetes clusters to identify vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, secrets, and license compliance issues. Designed for cloud-native environments and integrates into CI/CD pipelines.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

OWASP ZAP

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Trivy

Leader
Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
CLI
OWASP ZAP
Trivy
Deployment
Self-hosted
OWASP ZAP
Trivy

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (1)
  • GitHub

OWASP ZAP

2 total - 1 not shared
  • GitHub Actions
Independently observed

Trivy

Leader
7 total - 6 not shared
  • Docker
  • GitLab
  • Azure Container Registry
  • Kubernetes
  • Harbor
  • CloudNativePG
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.