# Clair vs Grype

| Attribute | Clair | Grype |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 50.2 (32% (low)) | 55.3 (24% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 8 | 21 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 14 | 14 |
| adoption.github_stars | 11,052 | 12,787 |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | An open-source security tool that detects vulnerabilities in containerized applications and filesystem artifacts across multiple operating systems and programming language ecosystems. |
| integrations.count | 3 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"Container registries"},{"name":"GitHub"}]` | - |
| language.primary | Go | Go |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"linux":true}` | `{"cli":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://github.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T21:38:25.750Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://github.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T21:36:58.126Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| release.cadence_days | 51 | 12 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| security.scorecard | 5.1 | 8.2 |
| 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}` | `{"count":1,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fanchore%2Fgrype&per_page=100","last_12m":1,"max_severity":"HIGH"}` |

## Capabilities (Container Security)

| Capability | Clair | Grype |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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 2026-09-01T16:36:06.879Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*