Container and Kubernetes security · October 2026 Edition
Trivy vs Orca Security
Zero of fourteen models named Trivy first on the direct prompt; two named Orca Security. Trivy was named by twelve of the fourteen models and Orca Security by ten and Trivy carries 44 labels and Orca Security 18, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in eight categories this edition.
Named in eleven categories this edition.
First-choice share22%3%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate11%6%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#8A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels4418A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Trivy reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Sysdig Secure was named alongside these two in thirteen of the fourteen direct answers. Trivy vs Sysdig Secure · Trivy vs Falco · Trivy vs Kubescape
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the container and kubernetes security page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
TrivyFirst choices, of fourteen modelsOrca Security
Direct021 against Orca Security
Paraphrase20
Comparative01
Budget-constrained1001 against Trivy
Scale-constrained101 against Trivy
Negative103 against Trivy
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Trivy and Orca Security stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-5.4 mini | ||||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | ||
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | |||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | |||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | ||
| Llama 4 Maverick | ||||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | ||
| Kimi K2 | | | | | ||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | |||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | | ||
| GPT-6 Luna | | |||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | | | |
Trivy Orca Security first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Trivy on the left and Orca Security on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Trivy and Orca Security stood in it.
Orca Security first, Trivy not the choice
2 of 14 modelsTrivy was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Gemini 3.5 FlashOrca Security, Wiz alternatives: Snyk Container, Sysdig Secure, Upwind
MiniMax M2.5Orca Security, Wiz alternatives: Sysdig Secure
Neither was the first choice, one was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Grok 4.1 FastWiz alternatives: Aqua Security, Orca Security, Sysdig Secure
DeepSeek V4 FlashSysdig Secure alternatives: Aqua Security, Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes, Snyk Container, Trivy, Wiz
GLM 4.7 FlashXSysdig Secure alternatives: Aqua Security, Orca Security, Prisma Cloud
Muse Glimmer 30BAqua Security, Sysdig Secure alternatives: Aikido Security, Orca Security, Prisma Cloud, Snyk Container, Wiz
Neither was named
8 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5no first choice
GPT-5.4 miniSysdig Secure alternatives: Wiz
Perplexity SonarWiz alternatives: Aqua Security, Prisma Cloud, Snyk Container, Sysdig Secure
Mistral SmallSysdig Secure alternatives: Aqua Security, Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes, Snyk Container, Uptycs
Llama 4 MaverickSysdig Secure alternatives: Aqua Security, Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes, Snyk Container, Uptycs
Qwen 3.7 FlashSnyk Container, Wiz alternatives: Aqua Security, Sysdig Secure
Kimi K2Aqua Security, Sysdig Secure alternatives: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes, Snyk Container
GPT-6 LunaSysdig Secure alternatives: Prisma Cloud, Snyk Container
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Trivy leads by twenty-one points.
Trivy22%#1 of 14Orca Security1%#10 of 14Mid-marketThe figures above
Trivy leads by nineteen points.
Trivy22%#1 of 11Orca Security3%#8 of 11Enterprise
The order flips: Orca Security leads at enterprise.
Orca Security4%#6 of 10Trivy0%#10 of 10What the models said about Trivy
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of five in this category shown.
“In March 2026 Aqua Security’s Trivy open source vulnerability scanner was compromised in a multi-stage supply chain attack.” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“One caution: Trivy remains a capable scanner, but its project disclosed supply-chain compromises” GPT-6 Luna · budget prompt · soft negative
“Start with the open-source stack: Trivy for image scanning, Harbor for the registry, Kubescape for posture, Falco for runtime, and Cosign for signing.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
“If you have no budget for software licenses but have engineering time, this is the gold standard... best open-source scanner available right now.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Highly recommended for its open-source, free-to-use vulnerability scanner... making it a strong choice for budget-conscious teams.” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Orca Security
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.
“I'd recommend starting with Wiz or Orca for their agentless approach and strong risk prioritization” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice
Also compared
Trivy vs Sysdig SecureTrivy vs FalcoTrivy vs KubescapeTrivy vs Aqua SecurityTrivy vs WizTrivy vs Snyk ContainerSysdig Secure vs Orca SecurityFalco vs Orca SecurityKubescape vs Orca SecurityAqua Security vs Orca SecurityWiz vs Orca SecuritySnyk Container vs Orca SecurityAll twenty-eight head-to-head pages and the full container security standing
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.