Trivy vs smallstep

Side-by-side comparison of Trivy and smallstep to help you choose the right tool.

Feature	Trivy	smallstep
Pricing	Free (open source)	Free / Custom
Rating	⭐ 4.6/5	⭐ 4.4/5
Categories	security-scanning, containers-orchestration	security-scanning
Container scanning	✅	❌
Filesystem scanning	✅	❌
IaC scanning	✅	❌
SBOM generation	✅	❌
License scanning	✅	❌
Kubernetes scanning	✅	❌
Certificate authority	❌	✅
ACME	❌	✅
SSH certs	❌	✅
Device identity	❌	✅
Automated renewal	❌	✅
Multi-cloud	❌	✅

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