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Chainguard

Hardened container images with zero-CVE guarantees

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4.6rating1 viewsPricing · FreemiumHot
The Falcoscan Intel Panel/Chainguard · Security
Live market data
Opportunity
80
Strong/ 100
Saturation
22
Open/ 100
Wrapper Risk
5
Open/ 100
Signal
Hot
Market trend
Rating
4.6
of 5 · Falcoscan rating
Falcoscan Verdict

Build Around

— Reviewed by the Falcoscan editorial desk
The Brief

What Chainguard does

Chainguard provides hardened, minimal container base images that contain zero known CVEs. Built by the creator of Sigstore, Chainguard images are continuously rebuilt and patched, removing the burden of vulnerability remediation from engineering teams. Enterprise plan includes custom images for any language or framework.

Builder’s Brief

Chainguard is a security tool on Falcoscan. Hardened container images with zero-CVE guarantees. Falcoscan rates Chainguard with an Opportunity score of 80/100, a Saturation score of 22/100, and a Wrapper-risk score of 5/100. Market signal: hot. Chainguard is founded in 2021, currently at Series_a stage. Pricing: Freemium. Falcoscan rating 4.6/5.

Market position · Security

How Chainguard compares in Security

Chainguard's opportunity score of 80 ranks #20 of 257 live Security tools on Falcoscan, 11.8 points above the category average of 68.2. Its saturation score is 22/100, against a category average of 32.6. 120 of the 257 live Security tools carry a hot signal, and Falcoscan has recorded 7 shutdowns in the category.

Chainguard compared with top-rated Security tools
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Chainguard8022FreemiumHot
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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities Chainguard exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

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Questions

Chainguard: common questions

Is Chainguard free?

Chainguard has a free tier, with paid plans.

What are the best alternatives to Chainguard?

The top-rated live Security tools on Falcoscan, other than Chainguard, are Linear Security, Burp Suite, Protect AI, 1Password Secrets, and Trivy.

Where is Chainguard based?

Chainguard is headquartered in Seattle, United States.

Does Chainguard have an API?

Yes. Chainguard offers an API.

Who is Chainguard for?

Chainguard is built for platform engineers, devsecops, and developers.

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