Anchore

Anchore is an enterprise software company that provides container security and software supply chain security products for cloud-native environments.

• Container image scanning and policy-based enforcement for security and compliance
• Software supply chain security across build, registry, and runtime stages
• Integration with Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines and DevSecOps workflows
• Automated policy evaluation for vulnerability, configuration, and license risk
• Support for Kubernetes and cloud-native container ecosystems

More About Anchore

Anchore focuses on securing containerized applications and software supply chains used in enterprise and institutional environments, with offerings designed to fit into cloud-native architectures and DevSecOps practices. Its products target teams that build, deploy, and operate software using containers, Kubernetes, and modern CI/CD pipelines, with the goal of identifying vulnerabilities, policy violations, and software composition risks before and after deployment.

The company’s core platform (container security) scans container images to inventory installed packages, libraries, and configurations, correlating them with known vulnerabilities and compliance requirements. Anchore applies policy-based evaluation so organizations can define rules for what is allowed into registries and runtime environments, such as disallowing images with specific CVEs, enforcing base image standards, or blocking images that contain prohibited licenses. This positions Anchore in the categories of container security and software supply chain security.

Anchore’s technology integrates with common CI/CD systems and container registries so that scanning and policy evaluation occur as automated pipeline steps, aligning with DevSecOps workflows. Results can be surfaced during build, at registry admission, or in deployment stages, allowing developers, security teams, and platform engineers to act on findings early in the lifecycle. Anchore is commonly deployed alongside Kubernetes clusters, container registries, and cloud platforms, using standard container and orchestration interfaces.

From an architectural perspective, Anchore’s offerings rely on capabilities such as container image introspection, vulnerability database consumption, and policy engines that evaluate metadata against configurable rules. The platform supports common container formats and works with registries through standard APIs and authentication mechanisms. It is designed to fit within broader security tooling ecosystems, complementing network security, endpoint security, and observability platforms by focusing specifically on image content and software Bill of Materials (BOM) (SBOM) data.

For directory and marketplace categorization, Anchore is best placed under container security, software supply chain security, DevSecOps tooling, and cloud-native application security. Its focus on image scanning, policy enforcement, and integration with enterprise CI/CD pipelines makes it relevant for organizations adopting containers, Kubernetes, and microservices architectures that require policy-governed control over what software artifacts are promoted and deployed.