# Anchore Enterprise vs Clair

| Attribute | Anchore Enterprise | Clair |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 12 (15% (low)) | 50.2 (32% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 8 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 14 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 11,052 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Platform for scanning containers, filesystems, and source code to generate SBOMs, detect vulnerabilities, and enforce security policies. Helps organizations demonstrate compliance with regulatory standards and automate secure software development practices. | 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. |
| integrations.count | 18 | 3 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"AWS Marketplace"},{"name":"Amazon ECS"},{"name":"Amazon EKS"},{"name":"Google Kubernetes Engine"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"npm"},{"name":"Ruby"},{"name":"PHP"},{"name":"Rust"},{"name":"Cisco Umbrella"},{"name":"Infoblox"},{"name":"Nvidia"},{"name":"SPDX"},{"name":"CycloneDX"},{"name":"Syft"},{"name":"CI/CD pipelines"}]` | `[{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"Container registries"},{"name":"GitHub"}]` |
| language.primary | - | Go |
| license.spdx | - | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"linux":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"quote","sourceUrl":"https://anchore.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T21:40:18.813Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://github.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T21:38:25.750Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | yes |
| pricing.model | quote | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | unknown | free |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 51 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/quay/clair/releases/tag/v4.9.0","date":"2025-12-10T18:34:49Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.9.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/quay/clair/releases/tag/v4.8.0","date":"2024-10-09T20:19:32Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/quay/clair/releases/tag/v4.7.4","date":"2024-05-01T16:59:42Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.7.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/quay/clair/releases/tag/v4.7.3","date":"2024-02-26T19:42:53Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.7.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/quay/clair/releases/tag/v4.7.2","date":"2023-10-09T20:27:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.7.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/quay/clair/releases/tag/v4.7.1","date":"2023-08-10T22:02:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.7.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/quay/clair/releases/tag/v4.7.0","date":"2023-07-27T21:17:12Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/quay/clair/releases/tag/v4.7.0-rc.1","date":"2023-06-26T21:38:07Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v4.7.0-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/quay/clair/releases/tag/v4.6.1","date":"2023-04-13T18:29:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.6.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/quay/clair/releases/tag/v4.6.0","date":"2023-01-20T22:13:03Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.6.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/quay/clair/releases/tag/v4.5.1","date":"2022-11-22T22:34:18Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.5.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/quay/clair/releases/tag/v4.5.0","date":"2022-11-04T15:20:36Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/quay/clair/releases/tag/v4.5.0-rc.0","date":"2022-10-10T20:04:47Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v4.5.0-rc.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/quay/clair/releases/tag/v4.4.4","date":"2022-06-09T20:18:49Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.4.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/quay/clair/releases/tag/v4.4.3","date":"2022-06-06T18:23:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.4.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/quay/clair/releases/tag/v4.4.2","date":"2022-05-26T16:13:21Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.4.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/quay/clair/releases/tag/v4.4.1","date":"2022-04-04T19:04:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.4.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/quay/clair/releases/tag/v4.4.0","date":"2022-03-16T21:46:49Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.4.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/quay/clair/releases/tag/v4.4.0-rc.7","date":"2022-03-14T19:13:17Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v4.4.0-rc.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/quay/clair/releases/tag/v4.4.0-rc.6","date":"2022-03-14T18:48:45Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v4.4.0-rc.6"}]` |
| security.fedramp | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 5.1 |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fquay%2Fclair%2Fconfig&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Container Security)

| Capability | Anchore Enterprise | Clair |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Deployment model | - | - |
| Image registry vulnerability scanning | - | - |
| Ci cd pipeline build blocking | - | - |
| Ebpf runtime syscall monitoring | - | - |
| Container drift prevention blocking | - | - |
| Kubernetes kspm security posture | - | - |
| Infrastructure as code iac scanning | - | - |
| Serverless lambda fargate support | - | - |
| Network microsegmentation | - | - |
| Compliance PCI SOC2 reporting | - | - |
| SOC2 type ii | - | - |
| ISO 27001 | - | - |
| Pricing model | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:16:16.951Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*