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Head-to-head · Software Supply Chain Security Software

Chainloop vs Anchore Enterprise

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 8 checks side by side
Higher score Chainloop #2 in Software Supply Chain Security Software 9.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 7 of 7 features Visit Chainloop
Anchore Enterprise #3 in Software Supply Chain Security Software 9.0/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 7 features Visit Anchore

Chainloop leads on 1 check, Anchore Enterprise on 0, and 7 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 8 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreChainloop · 9.2/10
  • Free planonly Chainloop
  • Most featuresChainloop · 7 of 7

Chainloop scores higher on our rubric for software supply chain security software: 9.2 against 9.0 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #3.

Chainloop offers free plan; Anchore Enterprise doesn't.

Chainloop is the better fit for open teams managing evidence and release assurance. Anchore Enterprise is the better fit for enterprises securing container and artifact pipelines.

  • Chainloop fits best

    Open teams managing evidence and release assurance

  • Anchore Enterprise fits best

    Enterprises securing container and artifact pipelines

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Side by side

Feature Chainloop 9.2/10 Visit ↗ Anchore Enterprise 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.2 9.0
Ranking #2 in Software Supply Chain Security Software #3 in Software Supply Chain Security Software
Best for Open teams managing evidence and release assurance Enterprises securing container and artifact pipelines
Pricing model Free plan + paid Paid
Starting price — —
Free plan ✓ (best) —
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms Web Web, Linux
Support Community, Docs Docs
Integrations 12 integrations 4 integrations
Built for Small business, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Chainloop 7/7 · Anchore Enterprise 0/7
Source & repo security ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Dependency analysis ✓ (best) Not checked yet
SBOM management ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Build provenance ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Artifact signing ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Provenance attestations ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Release policy gates ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Free open-source edition with evidence storage and SBOM workflows
  • Policy gates cover SBOMs, vulnerabilities, signatures, and commits
  • Broad integrations across repositories, CI/CD, messaging, and security tools
  • Continuous SBOM storage and vulnerability re-evaluation
  • Scanning for vulnerabilities, malware, secrets, and misconfigurations
  • Broad CI/CD, Kubernetes, ECS, and registry integrations
Cons
  • Platform pricing requires a contact-sales process
  • Enterprise SSO is available only on the Platform tier
  • Community Edition relies on self-hosting and community support
  • No free plan
  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • Paid tier differences are not publicly detailed
Our verdict

Chainloop is a software supply chain governance platform for engineering, security, and compliance teams. It centralizes artifacts, SBOMs, vulnerability reports, attestations, provenance, and other software delivery evidence, then connects…

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Anchore Enterprise is a software supply chain security platform for organizations securing container images, filesystems, source code repositories, build artifacts, mounted virtual machines, and externally supplied SBOMs. It generates and…

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  1. ChainloopSoftware Supply Chain Security Software 9.2Free plan
  2. Anchore EnterpriseSoftware Supply Chain Security Software 9.0Pricing on request

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Chainloop — where it wins

    • Free open-source edition with evidence storage and SBOM workflows
    • Policy gates cover SBOMs, vulnerabilities, signatures, and commits
    • Broad integrations across repositories, CI/CD, messaging, and security tools

    Where it doesn't

    • Platform pricing requires a contact-sales process
    • Enterprise SSO is available only on the Platform tier
    • Community Edition relies on self-hosting and community support

  • Anchore Enterprise — where it wins

    • Continuous SBOM storage and vulnerability re-evaluation
    • Scanning for vulnerabilities, malware, secrets, and misconfigurations
    • Broad CI/CD, Kubernetes, ECS, and registry integrations

    Where it doesn't

    • No free plan
    • Pricing requires contacting sales
    • Paid tier differences are not publicly detailed
  • Chainloop9.2/10 · Free plan

    Open-source evidence management with policy gates and enterprise governance options.

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  • Anchore Enterprise9.0/10 · Pricing on request

    Deep SBOM, vulnerability, malware, secrets, and policy controls for hybrid pipelines.

    Visit AnchoreFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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