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Snyk is a commercial developer security platform covering open-source dependencies, containers, IaC and code. Open-source scanners such as Trivy, Grype, OSV-Scanner and Dependency-Check cover dependency and image scanning; Semgrep and Checkov cover code and IaC.
Snyk is a commercial product by Snyk (official site). Category: Dependencies and SBOM (SCA).
| Tool | Licence | Stars | Last commit | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Trivy | Apache-2.0Open source | 39k | today | All-in-one scanner for images, code, IaC and clusters |
 Semgrep | LGPL-2.1-onlyOpen source | 17k | 5 days ago | Lightweight, pattern-based static analysis |
 Grype | Apache-2.0Open source | 13k | today | Vulnerability scanner for images, file systems and SBOMs |
 OSV-Scanner | Apache-2.0Open source | 11k | 7 days ago | Dependency scanner backed by the OSV database |
 Syft | Apache-2.0Open source | 9.7k | today | SBOM generator for images and file systems |
 Checkov | Apache-2.0Open source | 9.1k | 6 days ago | Static analysis for infrastructure as code |
 OWASP Dependency-Check | Apache-2.0Open source | 7.7k | 7 days ago | Software composition analysis for known vulnerable libraries |
 Dependency-Track | Apache-2.0Open source | 4.3k | today | Continuous SBOM analysis platform |
All-in-one scanner for images, code, IaC and clusters
Scanner from Aqua Security that finds vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, secrets and licences in container images, file systems, repositories and Kubernetes.
Lightweight, pattern-based static analysis
Fast static analysis engine where rules look like the code they match, supporting many languages; the open-source Community Edition runs locally and in CI.
Vulnerability scanner for images, file systems and SBOMs
Anchore's vulnerability scanner for container images, file systems and SBOMs, matching packages against a regularly updated vulnerability database.
Dependency scanner backed by the OSV database
Google's vulnerability scanner that reads lockfiles, SBOMs and container images and checks the packages against the open OSV.dev database.
SBOM generator for images and file systems
CLI tool and Go library from Anchore that generates a software bill of materials from container images and file systems in SPDX and CycloneDX formats.
Static analysis for infrastructure as code
Policy-as-code scanner for Terraform, CloudFormation, Kubernetes, Helm, Dockerfiles and more, with graph-based checks across resources.
Software composition analysis for known vulnerable libraries
OWASP software composition analysis tool that identifies project dependencies and checks them for publicly disclosed vulnerabilities.
Continuous SBOM analysis platform
OWASP platform that ingests CycloneDX SBOMs and continuously tracks component risk, vulnerabilities and licence policy across a whole portfolio.
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