Secure-by-default
container images
Build software better with minimal, zero-CVE container images guarded under our industry-leading remediation SLA.
Build software better with minimal, zero-CVE container images guarded under our industry-leading remediation SLA.
The world’s leading companies trust Chainguard
Secure container images for modern applications
Save 4 hrs per month per developer on vulnerability management
Adopt inherently secure software so engineers can spend more time shipping products and less time patching CVEs.
Reduce CVEs 97.6% compared to OSS equivalents
Rely on trusted open source to improve your security posture and reduce the attack surface for bad actors.
Choose from 400+ FIPS images with OS-level STIG hardening
Solve critical compliance controls by default to reduce overhead costs and get products to market faster.
1,800+ purpose-built images that are always up to date
Choose from our growing catalog of minimal container images rebuilt from source daily with “nano-updates,” eliminating major OS version upgrades.
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Best-in-class CVE remediation SLA
Count on an industry-leading remediation SLA of 7 days for critical CVEs and 14 days for high, medium, and low.
Secure-by-default, transparent by design
Adopt trusted, zero-CVE container images with full build-time generated SBOMs and digitally signed attestations.
FIPS and STIGs to simplify continuous compliance
Maintain compliance for critical frameworks like FedRAMP, PCI-DSS, and SOC 2 with hardened images that come with kernel-independent FIPS validation and OS-Level STIGs by default.
Available to all Chainguard Containers customers
Additional Chainguard Container capabilities
Private APK Repositories
Direct access to the APKs underpinning your entitled Chainguard Containers so developers have a trusted source for secure packages
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Custom Assembly
Quickly and easily add packages to Chainguard Containers without spawning additional infrastructure and maintenance sprawl for your engineering team.
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End of Life Grace Period
Get updated EOL images with low-to-zero CVEs for up to 6 months to smoothly transition off legacy software without compromising security.
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CVE Visualizations
Compare image health between Chainguard Containers and OSS alternatives and track the number of CVEs that Chainguard remediated on your behalf over time.
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The Chainguard Containers difference
End-to-end integrity
Know exactly what’s in your open source, with full provenance built in.
Eliminate vulnerabilities
We don’t just identify OSS vulnerabilities for you to manage – we remove them entirely.
Responsibility you can trust
One reliable, secure partner with industry-leading SLAs to take on the burden of a hard, unpredictable problem.
Expansive catalog
Thousands of images, with all underlying dependencies rebuilt daily, rapidly growing to meet customer needs
Expertise and experience
The leading open source minds driving the industry forward, delivering new innovations for our users.
Chainguard OS
The Linux distro powering Chainguard Containers, Libraries, and VMs, designed for agile, secure, and efficient software distribution.
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