KubiScan VS syft

Compare KubiScan vs syft and see what are their differences.

KubiScan

A tool to scan Kubernetes cluster for risky permissions (by cyberark)

syft

CLI tool and library for generating a Software Bill of Materials from container images and filesystems (by anchore)
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KubiScan syft
10 32
1,277 5,451
1.9% 3.9%
5.9 9.8
3 months ago 1 day ago
Python Go
GNU General Public License v3.0 only Apache License 2.0
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KubiScan

Posts with mentions or reviews of KubiScan. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-10-12.

syft

Posts with mentions or reviews of syft. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-22.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing KubiScan and syft you can also consider the following projects:

grype - A vulnerability scanner for container images and filesystems

trivy - Find vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, secrets, SBOM in containers, Kubernetes, code repositories, clouds and more

krane - Kubernetes RBAC static analysis & visualisation tool

cvehound - Check linux sources dump for known CVEs.

cdxgen - Creates CycloneDX Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) for your projects from source and container images. Supports many languages and package managers. Integrate in your CI/CD pipeline with automatic submission to Dependency Track server. Slack: https://cyclonedx.slack.com/archives/C04NFFE1962

kube-bench - Checks whether Kubernetes is deployed according to security best practices as defined in the CIS Kubernetes Benchmark

clair - Vulnerability Static Analysis for Containers

kube-hunter - Hunt for security weaknesses in Kubernetes clusters

falco - Cloud Native Runtime Security

Kyverno - Kubernetes Native Policy Management

lynis - Lynis - Security auditing tool for Linux, macOS, and UNIX-based systems. Assists with compliance testing (HIPAA/ISO27001/PCI DSS) and system hardening. Agentless, and installation optional.