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Best Sonatype Container Scanner Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from container image scanning tools ranked against Sonatype Container Scanner on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Snyk Open Source Free plan apiLinuxMacWebWin $25/mo6.7
    Sonatype Container Scanner vs Snyk Open Source
  2. 2
    Docker Desktop Free plan LinuxMacWebWin $9/mo6.6
    Sonatype Container Scanner vs Docker Desktop
  3. 3
    Mondoo CSPM Free plan apiLinuxMacWebWin Free6.6
    Sonatype Container Scanner vs Mondoo CSPM
  4. 4
    Trivy Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.6
    Sonatype Container Scanner vs Trivy
  5. 5
    Grype Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.5
    Sonatype Container Scanner vs Grype
  6. 6
    Qualys External Attack Surface Management Free trial apiLinuxWeb 6.5
    Sonatype Container Scanner vs Qualys External Attack Surface Management
  7. 7
    RapidFort Free plan Linuxself-hostedWeb Free6.5
    Sonatype Container Scanner vs RapidFort
  8. 8
    Clair Free plan apiLinuxself-hosted Free6.4
    Sonatype Container Scanner vs Clair
  9. 9
    Aqua Container Security Free trial Linuxself-hostedWebWin 5.6
    Sonatype Container Scanner vs Aqua Container Security
  10. 10
    Sysdig Secure apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 5.6
    Sonatype Container Scanner vs Sysdig Secure
  11. 11
    FortiCNAPP LinuxWebWin 5.5
    Sonatype Container Scanner vs FortiCNAPP
  12. 12
    SUSE Multi-Linux Manager apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 5.5
    Sonatype Container Scanner vs SUSE Multi-Linux Manager
  13. 13
    O3 Security Image Scanner Web 5.4
    Sonatype Container Scanner vs O3 Security Image Scanner
  14. 14
    Wiz Defend Web 5.4
    Sonatype Container Scanner vs Wiz Defend
  15. 15
    CrowdStrike Falcon Surface Free trial LinuxMacWebWin 5.3
    Sonatype Container Scanner vs CrowdStrike Falcon Surface
  16. 16
    Dagda apiLinuxself-hosted 5.3
    Sonatype Container Scanner vs Dagda
  17. 18
    Alibaba Cloud Container Registry Web 5.2
    Sonatype Container Scanner vs Alibaba Cloud Container Registry
  18. 19
    ZeroPath apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $1,000/mo5.2
    Sonatype Container Scanner vs ZeroPath
  19. 20
    Check Point CloudGuard Data Security Web 5.1
    Sonatype Container Scanner vs Check Point CloudGuard Data Security
  20. 21
    Google Artifact Analysis apiLinuxMacWeb 5.1
    Sonatype Container Scanner vs Google Artifact Analysis

Sonatype Container Scanner alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Snyk Open Source6.7Free plan$25/moAPI, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2Docker Desktop6.6Free plan$9/moLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
3Mondoo CSPM6.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
4Trivy6.6Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
5Grype6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
6Qualys External Attack Surface Management6.5No—API, Linux, Web
7RapidFort6.5Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Web
8Clair6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted
9Aqua Container Security5.6No—Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
10Sysdig Secure5.6No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
11FortiCNAPP5.5No—Linux, Web, Windows
12SUSE Multi-Linux Manager5.5No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
13O3 Security Image Scanner5.4No—Web
14Wiz Defend5.4No—Web
15CrowdStrike Falcon Surface5.3No—Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
16Dagda5.3No—API, Linux, self-hosted
18Alibaba Cloud Container Registry5.2No—Web
19ZeroPath5.2No$1,000/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
20Check Point CloudGuard Data Security5.1No—Web
21Google Artifact Analysis5.1No—API, Linux, Mac, Web
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Questions about Sonatype Container Scanner alternatives

What is the best alternative to Sonatype Container Scanner?

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 Sonatype Container Scanner?

Snyk Open Source is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 7 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.