Best Container Image Scanning Tools in 2026
Updated
31 container image scanning tools ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
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0free plans on this page
9 Oct 2026last checked
Input list Container Image Scanning Tools 6 channels on this page · 16 of 48 spec lines stated by the makers
Ch Tool Free planPaid fromDeployment modelRegistry scanningCI pipeline scanningKubernetes admissionSBOM generationFix recommendations Spec sheet Score
26 Alibaba Cloud Container Registry Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDeployment modelnot statedRegistry scanningnot statedCI pipeline scanningnot statedKubernetes admissionnot statedSBOM generationnot statedFix recommendationsnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 5.9
27 Check Point CloudGuard Workload Protection Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedDeployment modelhybridRegistry scanningYesCI pipeline scanningYesKubernetes admissionYesSBOM generationYesFix recommendationsYes 6/8spec lines stated 5.9
28 Checkmarx Container Security Free planNoPaid fromnot statedDeployment modelhybridRegistry scanningYesCI pipeline scanningYesKubernetes admissionYesSBOM generationnot statedFix recommendationsYes 6/8spec lines stated 5.7
29 SUSE NeuVector Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedDeployment modelself hostedRegistry scanningYesCI pipeline scanningnot statedKubernetes admissionnot statedSBOM generationnot statedFix recommendationsnot stated 2/8spec lines stated 5.7
30 Mirantis Secure Registry Free planNoPaid fromnot statedDeployment modelnot statedRegistry scanningnot statedCI pipeline scanningnot statedKubernetes admissionnot statedSBOM generationnot statedFix recommendationsnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 5.4
31 Harbor Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedDeployment modelnot statedRegistry scanningnot statedCI pipeline scanningnot statedKubernetes admissionnot statedSBOM generationnot statedFix recommendationsnot stated 0/8spec lines stated 5.0
Compare all 6 in a table
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | Free plan | Paid from | Deployment model | Registry scanning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Alibaba Cloud Container Registry | 5.9 | No | Yes | — | — | — |
| 27 | Check Point CloudGuard Workload Protection | 5.9 | No | — | — | hybrid | Yes |
| 28 | Checkmarx Container Security | 5.7 | No | No | — | hybrid | Yes |
| 29 | SUSE NeuVector | 5.7 | No | — | — | self_hosted | Yes |
| 30 | Mirantis Secure Registry | 5.4 | No | No | — | — | — |
| 31 | Harbor | 5.0 | No | — | — | — | — |