Comparison

StackHawk 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
StackHawk51
Trivy61
Score
Vioscale score
StackHawk51 / 100medium · 73%updating
Trivy61 / 100low · 42%updating
Pricing
Free tier
StackHawk
Trivy
Model
StackHawkfreemium
Price level
StackHawklow
Trivyfree
Transparent
StackHawk
Trivy
Integrations
Count
StackHawk11
Trivy7
Reliability
Status page
StackHawk
Trivy
Adoption
Dependent repos
StackHawk
Trivy134
Github stars
StackHawk
Trivy37,628
Activity
Commits last 30d
StackHawk
Trivy43
Release
Cadence days
StackHawk
Trivy5
History
StackHawk
License
Spdx
StackHawk
Language
Primary
StackHawk
TrivyGo
Market
Availability

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

A platform that enables AI coding agents (such as Claude, GitHub Copilot, Cursor) to automatically identify, analyze, and remediate security vulnerabilities in applications during development, eliminating context switching and manual handoffs to security teams.

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.

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

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
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 (1)
  • GitLab

StackHawk

12 total - 11 not shared
  • Claude Code
  • Codex
  • Gemini CLI
  • GitHub Copilot
  • OpenCode
  • Cursor
  • Snyk
  • Auth0
  • GitHub Actions
  • Jenkins
  • CircleCI
Independently observed

Trivy

Leader
7 total - 6 not shared
  • Docker
  • GitHub
  • 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.