Grype vs Insignary Clarity
Grype
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Insignary Clarity
insignary.comSide by side
| Figure | Grype | Insignary Clarity |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 4 |
| Spec score · Software Composition Analysis Software | 8.7 (#4) | 7.7 (#37) |
| Founded | 2016 | 2016 |
| Headquarters | Santa Barbara, California, United States | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Intended users | The project documentation describes individual package scanning as useful for lightweight vulnerability checks and compliance scanning of specific dependencies. | Insignary describes Clarity as supporting development, security, and operations teams managing software supply-chain risk. |
| Purpose | Grype scans container images, filesystems, and SBOMs for known vulnerabilities. | Insignary Clarity is a software composition analysis solution that identifies security and license risks in third-party software. |
| SBOM formats | Grype accepts Syft JSON, SPDX JSON/XML/tag-value and CycloneDX JSON/XML SBOMs. | Clarity can import SBOMs in custom formats and standardized formats including SPDX and CycloneDX. |
| Support | Commercial support is offered through Anchore, while community help is routed through issues, contribution documentation and community meetings. | Insignary provides a two-tier support model, with initial triage by an authorized partner or pre-sales and escalations handled by technical support. |
Plans
Insignary Clarity
- Clarity On-Demand — 100MB$200, paid once
- Clarity On-Demand — 500MB$950, paid once
- Clarity On-Demand — 1GB$1,800, paid once
- Clarity On-Demand — 2GB$3,400, paid once
In their own words
Grype
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.
Insignary Clarity
Insignary Clarity has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.