Amazon Inspector vs Trivy

Amazon Inspector8.6Visit Trivy8.5Visit

Higher score Amazon Inspector #2 in SBOM Generation Tools 8.6/10 15-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 6 features Try Amazon Inspector

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Trivy #3 in SBOM Generation Tools 8.5/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 6 features Visit Trivy

• Amazon Inspector fits best

  AWS teams needing managed SBOM exports

• Trivy fits best

  Free SBOM generation plus security scanning

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Side by side

Feature	Amazon Inspector 8.6/10 Visit ↗	Trivy 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.6	8.5
Ranking	#2 in SBOM Generation Tools	#3 in SBOM Generation Tools
Best for	AWS teams needing managed SBOM exports	Free SBOM generation plus security scanning
Pricing model	Paid	Free
Starting price	15-day trial	Free plan
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	15 days	—
Deployment	Cloud	Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Docs	Community, Docs
Integrations	4 integrations	6 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Amazon Inspector 0/6 · Trivy 0/6
SPDX output	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
CycloneDX output	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Source code input	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Container image input	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Binary input	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Build-pipeline support	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Scans EC2, ECR, Lambda, code repositories, and CI/CD container images Combines continuous scanning with findings, risk scoring, and remediation guidance Connects with AWS Organizations, Security Hub, and EventBridge	Generates and scans SBOMs in CycloneDX and SPDX formats Scans containers, filesystems, repositories, Kubernetes, and AWS Covers misconfigurations, secrets, software licenses, and dependencies
Cons	Usage-based pricing varies by workload and AWS Region SBOM export formats and breadth are not specified CIS Benchmark assessments are excluded from the AWS trial	Self-hosted deployment requires managing the tool in your environment Support is through community resources and documentation Reachability analysis and pull-request scanning are not established capabilities
Our verdict	Amazon Inspector is a cloud vulnerability management service for teams running workloads in AWS and selected Azure environments. It automatically discovers eligible workloads and scans EC2 instances, ECR container images, Lambda functions,… Read the review →	Trivy is an open-source security scanner maintained by Aqua Security, suited to teams that want SBOM generation alongside broader security checks. It runs as a command-line binary locally, in CI/CD pipelines, or in Kubernetes-based… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Amazon Inspector — where it wins

  • Scans EC2, ECR, Lambda, code repositories, and CI/CD container images
  • Combines continuous scanning with findings, risk scoring, and remediation guidance
  • Connects with AWS Organizations, Security Hub, and EventBridge

  Where it doesn't

  • Usage-based pricing varies by workload and AWS Region
  • SBOM export formats and breadth are not specified
  • CIS Benchmark assessments are excluded from the AWS trial

• Trivy — where it wins

  • Generates and scans SBOMs in CycloneDX and SPDX formats
  • Scans containers, filesystems, repositories, Kubernetes, and AWS
  • Covers misconfigurations, secrets, software licenses, and dependencies

  Where it doesn't

  • Self-hosted deployment requires managing the tool in your environment
  • Support is through community resources and documentation
  • Reachability analysis and pull-request scanning are not established capabilities

• Amazon Inspector8.6/10 · 15-day trial

  A managed AWS security service that pairs continuous scanning with SBOM exports.

  Try Amazon InspectorFull verdict →
• Trivy8.5/10 · Free plan

  A free, self-hosted SBOM generator that also scans code, containers, Kubernetes, and AWS.

  Visit TrivyFull verdict →