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Hardened Container Image Providers Compared
An open, side-by-side comparison of hardened container image providers, the minimal, continuously-rebuilt base images that shrink the CVE count before your first scan. Capability facts are public and drawn from each provider; the rank is decided by the platform teams that rebase onto them, never by payment.
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●The comparison facts on this page are open and drawn from each provider. The rank is decided by community votes, never by payment.
10 of 10 providers
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How to read thisEvery value comes straight from the provider's own site.Contact sales means they do not publish a price.Not disclosed or — means the spec is not stated on their site.We never fill blanks with guesses.
| # | Provider | Base | Near-zero CVE | FIPS | Free tier | Rating | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RA RapidFort US | Any (hardens yours) | ✓ | — | ✓ | ||
| 2 | CL Cloudsmith GB | Any (hardens yours) | — | — | ✓ | ||
| 3 | MI Minimus US | Minimal | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| 4 | EC Echo US | Minimal | ✓ | ✓ | — | ||
| 5 | DH Docker Hardened Images US | Multi-distro | ✓ | — | ✓ | ||
| 6 | BS Bitnami Secure Images US | Multi-distro | — | — | — | ||
| 7 | RH Red Hat UBI US | RHEL | — | — | ✓ | ||
| 8 | SB SUSE BCI DE | SLE | — | — | ✓ | ||
| 9 | CU Canonical Ubuntu Pro GB | Ubuntu | — | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| 10 | CI Chainguard Images US | Wolfi | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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