Aqua Container Security vs Grype

Aqua Container Security protects container applications from build through runtime across platforms and clouds. Its image scanner checks for vulnerabilities, malware, secrets, misconfigurations, and open-source issues. Findings are prioritized using factors such as exploitability, severity, risk score, and whether workloads are running. Aqua can run images in a secure virtual sandbox to look for threats including fileless malware, supply chain attacks, and zero-day attacks. Assurance policies can prevent unapproved images from advancing to deployment, while runtime policies help prevent drift, detect attacks, and block threats in production. The product audits application security posture against NIST, PCI DSS, GDPR, and CIS Benchmarks. Listed environments include Kubernetes, OpenShift, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, VMware Tanzu, Docker, and IBM Z. Integrations include AWS Fargate, Azure Container Apps, Google Artifact Registry, Harbor, ServiceNow, and AWS Secrets Manager. Hybrid deployment, registry and CI pipeline scanning, Kubernetes admission, SBOM generation, and fix recommendations are listed. Pricing is on request; trials are available.

Grype is a free, Apache-2.0-licensed scanner for known vulnerabilities in container images, filesystems, and software bills of materials (SBOMs). It can also scan directories, individual files, archives, and packages identified by PURL or CPE. Coverage includes major operating-system package ecosystems and language packages such as Ruby, Java, JavaScript, Python, .NET, Go, PHP, and Rust; supported image formats include Docker, OCI, and Singularity. Grype uses EPSS, KEV, and risk scoring to help prioritize findings. OpenVEX can filter results or add context. Reports can be emitted as a table, JSON, SARIF, or a custom Go template. The project supports SBOM generation and runs on Linux, macOS, Windows, or in a self-hosted setup. Installation options include a Docker image and community packages such as Homebrew, MacPorts, Winget, Scoop, and Snapcraft. Individual package scanning is described as useful for lightweight vulnerability checks and compliance scanning of specific dependencies. Security updates are applied only to the most recent release, and vulnerability-report support is described as best effort.