Amazon Inspector
5.8#15 in container image scanning toolsWebAPI
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Grype
7.4#3 in software composition analysis softwareFree planFree planLinuxmacOSSelf-hostedWindows
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| Fact | Amazon Inspector | Grype |
|---|---|---|
| Integrations | Findings are aggregated in the Inspector console, routed to AWS Security Hub, and pushed through Amazon EventBridge; container findings are also sent to Amazon ECR. | The installation documentation provides a Docker image and lists community installation options including Homebrew, MacPorts, Winget, Scoop, and Snapcraft. |
| Purpose | Amazon Inspector automatically discovers workloads and code repositories and scans them for software vulnerabilities and unintended network exposure. | Grype scans container images, filesystems, and SBOMs for known vulnerabilities. |
| Risk prioritization | It calculates contextualized risk scores by correlating CVE information with factors such as network access and exploitability. | Results can be sorted by severity, EPSS, KEV and risk scoring. |
Amazon Inspector plans
- 15-day free trialFree
- Azure scanning free trialFree
- Amazon Inspector pay-as-you-go—
Grype plans
- GrypeFree
- Grype open-source scannerFree
Pick Amazon Inspector if…
Amazon Inspector is intended for security teams and developers securing AWS infrastructure workloads and managing compliance. It also suits organizations scanning Azure resources, repositories, containers, and CI/CD environments.
Pick Grype if…
Grype suits developers and teams checking packages, images, filesystems, or SBOMs for known vulnerabilities. Its individual-package scanning is also intended for lightweight checks and compliance reviews of specific dependencies.