aid: grype
name: Grype
description: >-
  Grype is an open source vulnerability scanner for container images and
  filesystems developed by Anchore. It works with Syft-generated SBOMs and
  supports major OS package ecosystems and language-specific packages including
  Go, Java, JavaScript, Python, Ruby, Rust, and .NET.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/grype.png
tags:
  - Container Images
  - Containers
  - Open Source
  - SBOM
  - Security
  - Vulnerability Scanning
url: >-
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/grype/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-26'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
  - aid: grype:grype
    name: Grype
    description: >-
      Grype is an open source vulnerability scanner for container images and
      filesystems developed by Anchore. It scans container images, filesystems,
      and SBOMs for known vulnerabilities, supporting Docker, OCI, and
      Singularity image formats.
    humanURL: https://github.com/anchore/grype
    tags:
      - Container Images
      - Containers
      - SBOM
      - Security
      - Vulnerability Scanning
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://github.com/anchore/grype/blob/main/README.md
      - type: GettingStarted
        url: https://oss.anchore.com/docs/guides/vulnerability/getting-started/
common:
  - type: DomainSecurity
    url: security/grype-domain-security.yml
  - type: Website
    url: https://anchore.com/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://github.com/anchore/grype/blob/main/README.md
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://oss.anchore.com/docs/guides/vulnerability/getting-started/
  - type: GitHubOrganization
    url: https://github.com/anchore
  - type: Open Source
    url: https://anchore.com/opensource/
  - type: Blog
    url: https://anchore.com/blog/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://anchore.com/pricing/
  - type: Integrations
    url: https://anchore.com/integrations/
  - name: MCP Server
    url: https://github.com/anchore/grype-mcp
    type: MCPServer
integrations:
  - name: Anchore
  - name: Icon
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com