Anchore Enterprise vs Cy5 Cloud-Native Vulnerability Management

Anchore Enterprise is an SBOM-powered platform for continuous software supply-chain security and compliance. It generates software bills of materials for containers, source code, and filesystems in Syft, CycloneDX, and SPDX formats, then continuously scans those SBOMs for vulnerabilities, secrets, and malware. Policy packs cover NIST, FedRAMP, and DISA, while policy-as-code rules use JSON instructions that can be version controlled in Git. Runtime inventory can cover images running across EKS, ECS, AKE, GKE, and OpenShift clusters. Deployment options include an AWS machine image or container images installed with Helm on Kubernetes-compatible platforms, including air-gapped environments. Every feature and operation can be instrumented through an API. Integrations include major CI, registry, and cloud services such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, Amazon ECR, Azure DevOps, Docker Hub, and Harbor. It supports API, Linux, self-hosted, and web environments. Pricing is on request; there is no free plan, but a free trial is available.

Cy5 Cloud-Native Vulnerability Management scans containers, serverless workloads, and cloud infrastructure for vulnerabilities through the ion platform. It provides visibility across AWS, Azure, and GCP and connects through read-only cloud roles or service accounts without agents or code changes. The service monitors AWS CloudTrail, Azure Activity Logs, and GCP Audit Logs in real time, and describes continuous asset discovery and behavior-based scanning. It automatically generates software bills of materials and tracks dependencies. Vulnerabilities are scored using CVSS and environmental factors; Cy5 says ion narrows 8,000 CVEs to the 5% it identifies as exploitable in the environment. It can scan publicly hosted container images from Docker Hub and Amazon ECR, and supports GitHub Actions integration with policy-as-code validation before deployment. Reporting covers ISO 27001, HIPAA, and PCI-DSS, with proactive support for remediation guidance and compliance reporting. Cy5 describes ion as built for Indian fintechs and telecoms. A free plan and free trial are listed, while pricing is on request. AI-powered remediation is described as coming soon.