Provides trusted, secure, and production-ready open source software artifacts for engineering teams.
Product memo
Engineering teams and organizations use Chainguard to secure their software supply chain. It provides hardened open source artifacts, including containers and language libraries, that are secure by default. This approach reduces the burden of managing open source vulnerabilities, allowing teams to focus on mission-critical priorities with a trusted source for their software components.
For who
Engineering teams and organizations
Solves what
Provides trusted, secure, and production-ready open source software artifacts
- Secure-by-default container images
- Malware-resistant language libraries
- SLSA L3 compliant builds
In their own words
Secure-by-default open source software
Hardened, secure, and production-ready builds that engineering teams and their agents can trust.
Trusted open source that unlocks mission-critical priorities
Commercial cues
Model
free only
Free tier
No
Trial
Available
Pricing Strategy
Chainguard offers a Free Images tier, with Enterprise handled through custom pricing.
- • Custom enterprise pricing addresses advanced security and support requirements.
- • Free Images tier lowers testing friction.
- • Visible limits define plan boundaries.
Operator context
Operating setup
Team
VC / larger team
LLM classification
HQ
United States
Platform
Web app
Audience
Developers
Social footprint
Tech stack
Market demand
Chainguard keyword demand
5 keywords
Market demand is Starter-tier market intelligence.
Derived from this product’s latest SimilarWeb keyword mix — directional demand, not proof.
Builder Strategy
- Strategy Type
- Niche Specialist
- Stage
- Vc Growth
- Effort
- Complex Stack
About Chainguard Expand
Chainguard delivers hardened open source software artifacts, including secure-by-default container images and malware-resistant language libraries, for engineering teams. It helps organizations meet security and compliance requirements by providing SLSA L3 compliant builds and CVE remediation SLAs.
This focused approach to software supply chain security reduces the maintenance work of managing open source vulnerabilities, allowing teams to shorten their development cycles with confidence in their underlying components. The platform also offers Sigstore signed artifacts, adding a layer of verifiable trust to the software supply chain.