Syft comparisons
Syft is compared head-to-head with Docker Scout, Amazon Inspector and Trivy and more: 7 head-to-heads in SBOM Generation Tools, each with the specs and prices we checked.
Syft head-to-head
- Syft vs Docker Scout
- Syft vs Amazon Inspector
- Syft vs Trivy
- Syft vs Keysight SBOM Generator
- Syft vs cdxgen
- Syft vs SBOM Observer CLI
- Syft vs BomLens
Syft vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | SPDX output | CycloneDX output | Source code input | Container image input | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Syft | Yes | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 7.9 |
| 1 | Docker Scout | Yes | 8.7 | |||||
| 2 | Amazon Inspector | No | 8.6 | |||||
| 3 | Trivy | Yes | Free | 8.5 | ||||
| 4 | Keysight SBOM Generator | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | 8.4 | ||
| 6 | cdxgen | Yes | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 7.9 |
| 7 | SBOM Observer CLI | Yes | Free | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 7.9 |
| 8 | BomLens | Yes | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 7.8 |
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Compared by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Nov 2026
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