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At a Glance
| Attribute | Trivy | Falco |
|---|---|---|
| License / Pricing | Open Source | Open Source |
| Type | DevOps | DevOps |
| GitHub Stars | — | — |
| Rating | 4.7/5 | 4.4/5 |
| Key Features | 6 listed | 6 listed |
| Integrations | 6 listed | 5 listed |
| Categories | SecurityContainer SecurityVulnerability Scanning | SecurityKubernetes-tools |
Key Features
Trivy
- Scans container images, filesystems, Git repos, and Kubernetes clusters
- Detects OS package vulnerabilities, language dependencies, and IaC misconfigurations
- Secret scanning for accidentally committed credentials
- SBOM generation in CycloneDX and SPDX formats
- Fast local scanning with no daemon or server required
- Native integrations with CI/CD pipelines and Kubernetes admission controllers
Falco
- Kernel-level syscall visibility using eBPF for deep runtime inspection
- Pre-built detection rules for MITRE ATT&CK cloud techniques
- Custom rules in YAML for organisation-specific threat detection
- Alerts routed to Slack, PagerDuty, Elasticsearch, and more via Falcosidekick
- Kubernetes audit log analysis for API server event detection
- Low-overhead eBPF probe for production-safe deployment
Real-World Use Cases
Trivy
Container image scanning in CI/CD
Add a Trivy scan step after the Docker build in the CI pipeline
Kubernetes cluster misconfiguration audit
Run trivy k8s --report summary cluster to scan all running workloads
Falco
Detecting container escape attempts
Deploy Falco as a DaemonSet with the eBPF probe on all Kubernetes nodes
Monitoring Kubernetes API server activity
Enable Kubernetes audit log forwarding to Falco
Integrations
Trivy
dockerkubernetesgithub-actionsgitlab-ci-cdjenkinsaqua
Falco
kubernetestrivyelastic-observabilitydatadogprometheus
🏆 Which should you choose?
Choose Trivy if…
- → you're already in the Security ecosystem and prefer Trivy's workflow
Choose Falco if…
- → you're already in the Security ecosystem and prefer Falco's workflow