trivy vs gvisor
trivy and gvisor share 4 technologies: net/http, Redis, containerd, and github.com/sirupsen/logrus. Both are written in Go.
LinkedInWhat they share and what sets them apart
aquasecurity
trivy
Find vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, secrets, SBOM in containers, Kubernetes, code repositories, clouds and more
Go39.1kRead on November 6, 2026, at commit c22582aWhat is trivy built with?Only in trivy
- go-redis
s3
- etcd
- SQLite
- github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru/v2
- GitHub
github.com/twitchtv/twirp
- github.com/cheggaaa/pb/v3
- github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity
github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5
- github.com/google/jsonschema-go
github.com/moby/moby/client
- github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azcore
In common
- net/http
- Redis
- containerd
- github.com/sirupsen/logrus
google
gvisor
Application Kernel for Containers
Go19.9kRead on November 5, 2026, at commit da95e9bWhat is gvisor built with?Only in gvisor
- Sinatra
- github.com/containerd/console
- cloud.google.com/go/compute/metadata
- puma
- github.com/containerd/containerd/v2
github.com/containerd/go-runc
github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22
Side by side
trivygvisor
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
trivy283,055 lines written955 code files
gvisor814,952 lines written1,669 code files
Who writes itA commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
trivy0.4% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and Cursor
gvisor0.3% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code and Gemini CLI
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
trivyLast push November 6, 20264,283 commits39,065 stars
gvisorLast push November 5, 202611,902 commits19,877 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
trivy706 test files75.5% of its code files have a test that imports them
gvisor921 test files55.1% of its code files have a test that imports them
Frequently asked questions
Which is bigger, trivy or gvisor?
gvisor, with 814,952 lines written; trivy has 283,055.
The proof: google/gvisor's code at commit da95e9b
Which has more GitHub stars, trivy or gvisor?
trivy, with 39,065 stars; gvisor has 19,877.
The proof: aquasecurity/trivy on GitHub
Which has more tests, trivy or gvisor?
gvisor, with 921 test files; trivy has 706.
The proof: google/gvisor's code at commit da95e9b
Which was updated more recently, trivy or gvisor?
trivy: its last push was on November 6, 2026, and gvisor's on November 5, 2026.
The proof: aquasecurity/trivy's commits on GitHub
Which has more commits signed by AI, trivy or gvisor?
trivy: an AI signed 0.4% of its commits, with Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and Cursor; in gvisor, 0.3%.
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