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Trivy vs KICS: catalog facts
Trivy	KICS
Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…	Free Free to download and run from the GitHub repository.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Supports containers, filesystems and configuration checks.	Catches misconfigurations before deployment Runs as a CLI, Docker image or pre-commit hook
Findings depend on scanner coverage and current vulnerability data.	Only analyses infrastructure-as-code, not application code Large rule sets can produce noisy results
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: Apache-2.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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