Compare the Top Free Container Security Software as of June 2025

What is Free Container Security Software?

Container security software is software designed to protect containerized applications and environments from security vulnerabilities, threats, and attacks. Containers, which are used to deploy and run applications in isolated environments, present unique security challenges due to their dynamic and ephemeral nature. Container security software helps secure containerized environments by providing capabilities such as vulnerability scanning, runtime protection, access control, and image security. These tools monitor container configurations and activity to detect anomalies, ensure compliance with security policies, and mitigate risks like container escapes or unauthorized access. By enhancing the security of containers and container orchestration platforms (like Kubernetes), these solutions enable organizations to securely deploy and manage applications in cloud-native and microservices environments. Compare and read user reviews of the best Free Container Security software currently available using the table below. This list is updated regularly.

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    Aikido Security

    Aikido Security

    Aikido Security

    Aikido is a developer-first software security platform. Secure and scan your containers & virtual machines, see which vulnerabilities are important to solve. Protect your app from outdated runtimes that could be vulnerable. Aikido combines scanning capabilities like Container Scanning, SAST, IaC, DAST, SCA, CSPM & Secrets Detection, all in one platform.
    Starting Price: Free
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    Kubescape
    A Kubernetes open-source platform providing developers and DevOps an end-to-end security solution, including risk analysis, security compliance, RBAC visualizer, and image vulnerabilities scanning. Kubescape scans K8s clusters, Kubernetes manifest files (YAML files, and HELM charts), code repositories, container registries and images, detecting misconfigurations according to multiple frameworks (such as the NSA-CISA, MITRE ATT&CK®), finding software vulnerabilities, and showing RBAC (role-based-access-control) violations at early stages of the CI/CD pipeline. It calculates risk scores instantly and shows risk trends over time. Kubescape has became one of the fastest-growing Kubernetes security compliance tools among developers due to its easy-to-use CLI interface, flexible output formats, and automated scanning capabilities, saving Kubernetes users and admins precious time, effort, and resources.
    Starting Price: $0/month
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