Comparison

StackHawk vs Trivy

No clear leader: Trivy (58.5) and StackHawk (55.7) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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StackHawk56
Trivy59
Score
vioscaleAI score
StackHawk56 / 100medium · 73%
Trivy59 / 100low · 41%
Pricing
Free tier
StackHawk✓
Trivy✓
Model
StackHawkfreemium
Price level
StackHawklow
Trivyfree
Starting price
StackHawk$10
Trivy–
Transparent
StackHawk✓
Trivy✓
Integrations
Count
StackHawk7
Trivy7
Reliability
Status page
StackHawk✓
Trivy–
Adoption
Dependent repos
StackHawk–
Trivy134
Github stars
StackHawk–
Trivy38,396
Activity
Commits last 30d
StackHawk–
Trivy61
Release
Cadence days
StackHawk–
Trivy10
History
StackHawk–
License
Spdx
StackHawk–
Language
Primary
StackHawk–
TrivyGo
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
StackHawk6 items
Trivy6 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

StackHawk

Platform that automatically tests running applications for vulnerabilities within AI coding workflows, identifies exploitable issues, and provides automated fixes before code is committed.

Independently observed

Trivy

Trivy is a comprehensive security scanner that detects vulnerabilities, configuration problems, sensitive data, and license compliance issues in container images, virtual machine images, and source code repositories. It supports multiple programming languages, operating systems, and platforms with integration into popular development and deployment tools.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

StackHawk

from $10/moSubscriptionFree tier14-day trial

From $10/user/month (Wingman). 14-day free trial. Scale plan available via sales consultation.

  • Wingman$10/user/month
    • Works inside Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot
    • Auto-configures and boots app
    • Runtime testing against running app
    • Finds and fixes vulnerabilities in same session
    • Auto-rescanning to verify fix
    • +3 more
  • ScaleContact sales
    • Everything in Wingman
    • Attack surface discovery
    • Sensitive data detection
    • Deeper, broader scan coverage
    • Program reporting (coverage, fix rates by team)
    • +2 more
as of verify ↗

Trivy

Open source
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
StackHawk✓
Trivy✗
CLI
StackHawk✓
Trivy✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
StackHawk✓
Trivy✗
Self-hosted
StackHawk✗
Trivy✓

Integrations

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

In common (2)
  • GitLab
  • GitHub

StackHawk

14 total - 12 not shared
  • Claude Code
  • Codex
  • Gemini CLI
  • GitHub Copilot
  • OpenCode
  • Cursor
  • Snyk
  • Auth0
  • GitHub Actions
  • Jenkins
  • CircleCI
  • Antigravity
Independently observed

Trivy

9 total - 7 not shared
  • Docker
  • Azure Container Registry
  • Kubernetes
  • Harbor
  • CloudNativePG
  • VS Code
  • Docker Hub
Independently observed
Still deciding?

StackHawk or Trivy: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works

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