# Trivy: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 103 judge labels across 9 categories by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/trivy

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Software composition analysis](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/software-composition-analysis/index.md) | 34% | 2 | 3% | 35 |
| [Container and Kubernetes security](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/cloud/container-and-kubernetes-security/index.md) | 24% | 1 | 20% | 51 |
| [Application security posture management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/application-security-posture-management/index.md) | 2% | 12 | 0% | 3 |
| [Cloud-native application protection](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/cloud/cloud-native-application-protection/index.md) | 0% | 20 | 0% | 5 |
| [Vulnerability management platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/vulnerability-management-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 30 | 25% | 4 |
| [Cloud security posture management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/cloud/cloud-security-posture-management/index.md) | 0% | 26 | 0% | 2 |
| [AI security platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/ai-security-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 172 | 0% | 1 |
| [Artifact and container registries](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/artifact-and-container-registries/index.md) | 0% | 59 | 0% | 1 |
| [Static application security testing](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/static-application-security-testing/index.md) | 0% | 32 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Top Recommendation for Open-Source Tools: Trivy (by Aqua Security) ... the gold standard open-source scanner for mid-sized engineering teams" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, SCA)
- "Choose Open Source (Trivy/Falco) if you have DevOps engineers who enjoy building internal tooling and want zero vendor lock-in." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Container security)
- "Trivy plus Falco covers scanning and runtime at zero licence cost... best for cost-conscious teams that own their pipelines" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Container security)
- "Top overall choice (free & powerful): Trivy (open-source; CLI, CI/CD, containers, IaC; zero cost, no vendor lock‑in)" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, SCA)

## And against it

- "Avoid for most mid-market cases: Pure open-source like Trivy alone (great scanner but lacks platform features)" (Grok 4.20, Container security)
- "Tools such as Trivy, Grype, and Snyk Container are useful for image and dependency findings, but they do not by themselves detect runtime attacks" (Perplexity Sonar, Container security)
- "Snyk or Trivy (with add-ons): Developer-friendly for scanning/shift-left, but may need pairing with a runtime tool like Falco for full coverage." (Grok 4.20, Container security)
- "Unconfigured Basic Scanners (e.g., Default Trivy/Grype setups): The Risk: Running a basic scan ... will inevitably lead to build failures" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Container security)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Grok 4.20 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| Mistral Small | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Kimi K2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Trivy, from 248 of the 284 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- github.com: 91
- g2.com: 89
- safeguard.sh: 68
- gbhackers.com: 61
- softwareadvice.com: 60
- cyberpress.org: 50
- checkmarx.com: 48
- chainguard.dev: 46
- appsecsanta.com: 44
- dupple.com: 38

### Pages cited

- https://gbhackers.com/best-container-security-compared: 45
- https://softwareadvice.com/container-security: 41
- https://dupple.com/learn/best-software-composition-analysis-tools: 38
- https://chainguard.dev/supply-chain-security-101/container-security-tools-a-buyers-guide: 36
- https://cyberpress.org/container-security-by-business-size-2: 35
- https://softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4438/container-security/software: 34
- https://zenarmor.com/docs/network-security-tutorials/top-container-security-tools: 27
- https://blog.jetbrains.com/qodana/2025/09/best-software-composition-analysis-tools: 25

## In its own words

What Trivy's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: The All-in-One Security Scanner (https://trivy.dev/)
- Customers named: Wise, CloudNativePG, Vista, Antigen Security, GitLab, Alpine Security, Harbor, Mirantis

## What it publishes

Every page trivy.dev exposes, read 2026-09-29: 192 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- report or ebook: 146 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.