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title: "Container scanning tools: Which brands are most popular in search?"
description: "Compare the container scanning tools teams use. Share of Search among Clair, Qualys, Snyk, Trivy, Grype and Anchore, the container scanning tools Brandwave compares worldwide, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/container-scanning-tools"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Container scanning tools: Which brands are most popular in search?

Compare the container scanning tools teams use. Share of Search among Clair, Qualys, Snyk, Trivy, Grype and Anchore, the container scanning tools Brandwave compares worldwide, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Competitive set**: Container scanning tools
- **Market**: Global
- **Brands compared**: 6
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Highest Share of Search**: Clair, 28.4%

## Which brand is most popular in search among container scanning tools worldwide?

- In August 2026, Clair was the most searched among container scanning tools worldwide, with an estimated 60.5K branded searches and 28.4% estimated Share of Search within this set.
- Qualys is in 2nd place, 3.2 percentage points behind at 25.2% Share of Search.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Clair’s estimated Share of Search among container scanning tools worldwide increased from 24.5% to 28.4%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Qualys’ estimated Share of Search among container scanning tools worldwide decreased from 27.2% to 25.2%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Snyk’s estimated Share of Search among container scanning tools worldwide decreased from 30% to 23.2%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Trivy’s estimated Share of Search among container scanning tools worldwide increased from 13.4% to 19%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Clair’s estimated Share of Search among container scanning tools worldwide peaked at 36.3% in December 2025 and was lowest at 20.3% in March 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Qualys’ estimated Share of Search among container scanning tools worldwide peaked at 28.8% in November 2025 and was lowest at 18.5% in March 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Snyk’s estimated Share of Search among container scanning tools worldwide peaked at 30.2% in February 2026 and was lowest at 20.3% in March 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Trivy’s estimated Share of Search among container scanning tools worldwide peaked at 36.9% in March 2026 and was lowest at 13.3% in December 2025.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Grype’s estimated Share of Search among container scanning tools worldwide peaked at 3.6% in April 2026 and was lowest at 2.2% in December 2025.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Anchore’s estimated Share of Search among container scanning tools worldwide peaked at 2.4% in January 2026 and was lowest at 1.2% in March 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Clair rose from 3rd to 1st among container scanning tools worldwide.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Snyk fell from 1st to 3rd among container scanning tools worldwide.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Grype and Anchore held steady: their estimated Share of Search among container scanning tools worldwide each moved less than 0.5 percentage points.

## Compare search popularity between leading brands

- [Clair vs Qualys: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/clair-vs-qualys): 28.4% against 25.2% Share of Search.
- [Clair vs Snyk: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/clair-vs-snyk): 28.4% against 23.2% Share of Search.
- [Clair vs Trivy: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/clair-vs-trivy): 28.4% against 19% Share of Search.
- [Clair vs Grype: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/clair-vs-grype): 28.4% against 2.5% Share of Search.
- [Qualys vs Snyk: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/qualys-vs-snyk): 25.2% against 23.2% Share of Search.
- [Qualys vs Trivy: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/qualys-vs-trivy): 25.2% against 19% Share of Search.
- [Qualys vs Grype: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/grype-vs-qualys): 25.2% against 2.5% Share of Search.
- [Snyk vs Trivy: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/snyk-vs-trivy): 23.2% against 19% Share of Search.
- [Snyk vs Grype: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/grype-vs-snyk): 23.2% against 2.5% Share of Search.
- [Trivy vs Grype: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/grype-vs-trivy): 19% against 2.5% Share of Search.

## How did search popularity change for container scanning tools worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Clair overtook Qualys to take the highest estimated Share of Search among container scanning tools worldwide, at 28.4%.
- In August 2026, Trivy gained estimated Share of Search among container scanning tools worldwide, from 16.9% to 19%.
- In August 2026, Qualys lost estimated Share of Search among container scanning tools worldwide, from 27.4% to 25.2%.
- In August 2026, Snyk lost estimated Share of Search among container scanning tools worldwide, from 25.2% to 23.2%.
- In August 2026, Grype lost estimated Share of Search among container scanning tools worldwide, from 3.4% to 2.5%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Anchore worldwide fell 18.2% over 11 measured months, from 4.4K to 3.6K in August 2026.

## Share of Search ranking

| Rank | Brand | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | Change vs prior month | Owned by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Clair | 28.4% | 60.5K | +22.2% | Clair |
| 2 | Qualys | 25.2% | 53.6K | -0.3% | Qualys |
| 3 | Snyk | 23.2% | 49.5K | 0.0% | Snyk |
| 4 | Trivy | 19% | 40.5K | +22.4% | Trivy |
| 5 | Grype | 2.5% | 5.4K | -18.2% | Grype |
| 6 | Anchore | 1.7% | 3.6K | 0.0% | Anchore |

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Brand | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Snyk | 60.5K | 30% | 1 |
| Oct 2025 | Qualys | 54.8K | 27.2% | 2 |
| Oct 2025 | Clair | 49.5K | 24.5% | 3 |
| Oct 2025 | Trivy | 27.1K | 13.4% | 4 |
| Oct 2025 | Grype | 5.4K | 2.7% | 5 |
| Oct 2025 | Anchore | 4.4K | 2.2% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | Qualys | 54.9K | 28.8% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | Clair | 49.5K | 25.9% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | Snyk | 49.5K | 25.9% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | Trivy | 27.1K | 14.2% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | Grype | 5.4K | 2.8% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | Anchore | 4.4K | 2.3% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | Clair | 74K | 36.3% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | Snyk | 49.5K | 24.3% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | Qualys | 45K | 22.1% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | Trivy | 27.1K | 13.3% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | Grype | 4.4K | 2.2% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | Anchore | 3.6K | 1.8% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | Clair | 49.5K | 27.4% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | Snyk | 49.5K | 27.4% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | Qualys | 45.1K | 24.9% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | Trivy | 27.1K | 15% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | Grype | 5.4K | 3% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | Anchore | 4.4K | 2.4% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | Snyk | 60.5K | 30.2% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | Qualys | 54.5K | 27.2% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | Clair | 49.5K | 24.7% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | Trivy | 27.1K | 13.5% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | Grype | 5.4K | 2.7% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | Anchore | 3.6K | 1.8% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | Trivy | 110K | 36.9% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | Clair | 60.5K | 20.3% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | Snyk | 60.5K | 20.3% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | Qualys | 55K | 18.5% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | Grype | 8.1K | 2.7% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | Anchore | 3.6K | 1.2% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | Snyk | 60.5K | 26.8% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | Qualys | 54K | 23.9% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | Clair | 49.5K | 21.9% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | Trivy | 49.5K | 21.9% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | Grype | 8.1K | 3.6% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | Anchore | 4.4K | 1.9% | 6 |
| May 2026 | Clair | 60.5K | 28.9% | 1 |
| May 2026 | Snyk | 60.5K | 28.9% | 2 |
| May 2026 | Qualys | 44.8K | 21.4% | 3 |
| May 2026 | Trivy | 33.1K | 15.8% | 4 |
| May 2026 | Grype | 6.6K | 3.2% | 5 |
| May 2026 | Anchore | 3.6K | 1.7% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | Clair | 60.5K | 27.7% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | Snyk | 60.5K | 27.7% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | Qualys | 54.3K | 24.8% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | Trivy | 33.1K | 15.1% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | Grype | 6.6K | 3% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | Anchore | 3.6K | 1.6% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | Qualys | 53.8K | 27.4% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | Clair | 49.5K | 25.2% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | Snyk | 49.5K | 25.2% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | Trivy | 33.1K | 16.9% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | Grype | 6.6K | 3.4% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | Anchore | 3.6K | 1.8% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | Clair | 60.5K | 28.4% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | Qualys | 53.6K | 25.2% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | Snyk | 49.5K | 23.2% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | Trivy | 40.5K | 19% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | Grype | 5.4K | 2.5% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | Anchore | 3.6K | 1.7% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | Anchore | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Clair | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Grype | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Qualys | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Snyk | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Trivy | — | — | — |

## What is being compared

- **Anchore**: Measured on the search term “anchore”.
- **Clair**: Measured on the search term “clair”.
- **Grype**: Measured on the search term “grype”.
- **Qualys**: Measured on the search terms “qualys”, “qualys app”, “qualys com”, “qualys software”, “qualys vmdr”, “qualys vulnerability management” and “qualys vulnerability scanner”, summed into one figure.
- **Snyk**: Measured on the search term “snyk”.
- **Trivy**: Measured on the search term “trivy”.

- [Anchore](/demand/global-en/brands/anchore)
- [Clair](/demand/global-en/brands/clair)
- [Grype](/demand/global-en/brands/grype)
- [Qualys](/demand/global-en/brands/qualys)
- [Snyk](/demand/global-en/brands/snyk)
- [Trivy](/demand/global-en/brands/trivy)

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which brand is most popular in search among container scanning tools worldwide?

In August 2026, Clair was the most searched among container scanning tools worldwide, with an estimated 60.5K branded searches and 28.4% estimated Share of Search within this set. These are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms.

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