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Grype Vulnerability

Container and filesystem vulnerability scanner

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★4.3ratingPricing · FreeRising
The FalcoScan Intel PanelGrype Vulnerability · Security
Data updated 2 November 2026
Opportunity
High
Band
Saturation
Open
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
Band
Momentum
Rising
Market trend
Rating
4.3
of 5 · FalcoScan rating

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The Brief

What Grype Vulnerability does

Grype from Anchore scans container images and filesystems for known CVEs with zero configuration.

How Grype Vulnerability compares with its closest alternatives

All 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as Grype Vulnerability does. All 5 offer an API, as Grype Vulnerability does. Grype Vulnerability offers a command-line tool. Of the alternatives, all 5 offer a command-line tool. Grype Vulnerability was founded in 2022; the alternatives were founded between 2016 and 2022, 3 of them earlier. Grype Vulnerability has no single headquarters on record; its alternatives with a known headquarters are in France, Belgium and the United States.

Market position · Security

How Grype Vulnerability compares in Security

Grype Vulnerability has high opportunity and sits in the middle third of 361 live Security tools on FalcoScan. Across Security, the average opportunity score is 70.4 and the average saturation score 33. FalcoScan rates Grype Vulnerability's own market position as open. 121 of the 361 operating Security tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 1 shutdown in the category.

Grype Vulnerability compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
Grype VulnerabilityFounded 2022 · Remote-firstHighOpenFree—YesYesAPI, CLIRising
Grype SecurityFounded 2021ModerateOpenFree—YesYesAPI, CLIRising
GitGuardian ScannerFounded 2017 · Paris, FranceHighOpenFreemium—YesYesWeb, API, CLIHot
Aikido Security ScanFounded 2022 · Ghent, BelgiumHighOpenFreemium—YesYesWeb, CLIHot
Checkov IaC SecurityFounded 2022HighOpenFree—YesYesAPI, CLIHot
Semgrep CommunityFounded 2016 · San Francisco, United StatesHighOpenFree—YesYesWeb, API, CLIHot

Exact opportunity and saturation scores for all 6 of these, and where each ranks in Security.

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

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

AI Capabilities
ClassificationData Extraction
Industry Verticals
Software
Tagged

Grype Vulnerability shows up when builders search for these

cvecontainerszero-config
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Questions

Grype Vulnerability: common questions

Is Grype Vulnerability free?

Yes. FalcoScan lists Grype Vulnerability as free to use.

What are the best alternatives to Grype Vulnerability?

The closest alternatives to Grype Vulnerability that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Grype Security, GitGuardian Scanner, Aikido Security Scan, Checkov IaC Security, and Semgrep Community.

Is Grype Vulnerability still running?

Yes. As of 2 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Grype Vulnerability as operating at github.com.

Where is Grype Vulnerability based?

Grype Vulnerability has no single headquarters: FalcoScan's records list it as a distributed, remote-first company.

Does Grype Vulnerability have an API?

Yes. Grype Vulnerability offers an API.

Who is Grype Vulnerability for?

Grype Vulnerability is built for developers.

How do I sign in to Grype Vulnerability?

Sign in on Grype Vulnerability's own website, github.com. FalcoScan reviews Grype Vulnerability but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Grype Vulnerability directly.

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