Best Clair Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from container image scanning tools ranked against Clair on the same published basis.
- 1Clair vs Snyk Open Source
- 2Clair vs Docker Desktop
- 3Clair vs Mondoo CSPM
- 4Clair vs Trivy
- 5Clair vs Grype
- 6Clair vs Qualys External Attack Surface Management
- 7Clair vs RapidFort
- 9Clair vs Aqua Container Security
- 10Clair vs Sysdig Secure
- 11Clair vs FortiCNAPP
- 12Clair vs O3 Security Image Scanner
- 13Clair vs Wiz Defend
- 14Clair vs CrowdStrike Falcon Surface
- 15Clair vs Sonatype Container Scanner
- 16Clair vs SUSE Multi-Linux Manager
- 17Clair vs Alibaba Cloud Container Registry
- 18Clair vs ZeroPath
- 19Clair vs Check Point CloudGuard Data Security
- 20Clair vs Dagda
- 21Clair vs Google Artifact Analysis
Clair alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Snyk Open Source | 6.7 | Free plan | $25/mo | API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Docker Desktop | 6.6 | Free plan | $9/mo | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Mondoo CSPM | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 4 | Trivy | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 5 | Grype | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 6 | Qualys External Attack Surface Management | 6.5 | No | — | API, Linux, Web |
| 7 | RapidFort | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 9 | Aqua Container Security | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 10 | Sysdig Secure | 5.6 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 11 | FortiCNAPP | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, Web, Windows |
| 12 | O3 Security Image Scanner | 5.4 | No | — | Web |
| 13 | Wiz Defend | 5.4 | No | — | Web |
| 14 | CrowdStrike Falcon Surface | 5.3 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 15 | Sonatype Container Scanner | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Linux |
| 16 | SUSE Multi-Linux Manager | 5.3 | No | — | Linux |
| 17 | Alibaba Cloud Container Registry | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 18 | ZeroPath | 5.2 | No | $1,000/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 19 | Check Point CloudGuard Data Security | 5.1 | No | — | Web |
| 20 | Dagda | 5.1 | No | — | API, Linux, self-hosted |
| 21 | Google Artifact Analysis | 5.1 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, Web |
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Questions about Clair alternatives
What is the best alternative to Clair?
Snyk Open Source, number 1 in container image scanning tools with a score of 6.7 out of 10. The others here: Docker Desktop, Mondoo CSPM, Trivy and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Clair?
Snyk Open Source is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 6 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.