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Trivy vs Zero Trust API
Open-source scanner for vulnerabilities, misconfigs and secrets, unrelated to image processing.
Zero Trust APIMilitary-grade image sanitization — rebuild any image from raw pixelsWhich to pick
Pick Trivy if you want…
- All-in-one open-source security scanner
- Security scanning of containers and configs
- A free, open-source tool
- Integrations with Docker, Kubernetes or Azure Container Registry (on Trivy's list, not Zero Trust API's)
Pick Zero Trust API if you want…
- Image content disarm & reconstruction
- Integrations with JavaScript (Browser), Node.js or Python (on Zero Trust API's list, not Trivy's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Trivy:Trivy is an open-source scanner that finds vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, secrets and generates SBOMs for code, containers and Kubernetes.
- Zero Trust API:Zero Trust API rebuilds any image from raw pixels, providing content disarm and reconstruction to eliminate hidden threats.
- Best for
- Trivy:All-in-one open-source security scanner
- Zero Trust API:Image content disarm & reconstruction
- Who it’s for
- Trivy:Developers and security teams needing fast, free scanning of code, images and infrastructure.
- Zero Trust API:Developers who need to securely process user-uploaded images.
- Pricing
- Trivy:Open source
- Zero Trust API:Freemium
- Open source
- Trivy:Yes, 38,170 GitHub stars
- Zero Trust API:—
- Works with
- Trivy:Docker, Kubernetes, Azure Container Registry
- Zero Trust API:JavaScript (Browser), Node.js, Python, Java, React, cURL
Trivy features
- Vulnerability scanning. Detects CVEs in binaries, container images and source code repositories.
- Misconfiguration detection. Finds insecure settings in IaC templates and Kubernetes manifests.
- Secret scanning. Identifies hard-coded credentials and secrets in code and images.
- SBOM generation. Creates Software Bill of Materials for artifacts to track component licenses.
- Cloud and Kubernetes scanning. Scans cloud resources and Kubernetes clusters for security issues.
- Docker extension. Integrates as a Docker extension for easy image scanning in Docker workflows.
Zero Trust API features
- Full CDR Processing. Destroys the original container and rebuilds a sterile PNG from raw pixel data.
- Rust-Powered Safety. Memory-safe Rust implementation prevents buffer overflow vulnerabilities.
- WASM Sandboxing. WebAssembly isolation runs processing in a secure sandbox.
- Edge Deployment. Runs on Cloudflare Workers across 200+ locations for sub-100 ms latency.
- Zero Logging. Images are never stored; processing occurs entirely in memory.
- DoS Protection. Hard limits on dimensions (4096 px) and memory (80 MB) mitigate abuse.
- Compliance Ready. Helps meet GDPR, HIPAA, and SOX requirements for image handling.
Trivy vs Zero Trust API FAQ
Is Trivy or Zero Trust API free?+
Trivy is free and open source. Zero Trust API has a free plan and paid plans.
Is Trivy or Zero Trust API open source?+
Trivy is open source (aquasecurity/trivy on GitHub, Apache-2.0 license). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for Zero Trust API.
Do Trivy and Zero Trust API integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: Trivy lists Docker, Kubernetes and Azure Container Registry; Zero Trust API lists JavaScript (Browser), Node.js, Python, Java and 2 more.
On DevHunt
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