Buyer's Guides
In-depth guides and analysis on buyer's guides from the Safeguard engineering team.
216 articles
Buyer's guide: application security tools for retail and ...
A practical, no-fluff comparison of application security tools for retail e-commerce, covering PCI compliance, SCA, and vendor tradeoffs.
Technical comparison of AMD SEV-SNP and Intel TDX securit...
A technical comparison of AMD SEV-SNP vs Intel TDX covering memory encryption, attestation, CVE history, and cloud provider support.
Best open source SBOM generation tools
A practical, no-hype comparison of open source SBOM generation tools — Syft, Trivy, cdxgen, Microsoft sbom-tool, SPDX Tools, and Tern — plus what to check before you pick one.
Best secrets scanning tools for CI/CD pipelines
A practical, no-hype comparison of secrets scanning tools for CI/CD: what gitleaks, TruffleHog, and GitGuardian catch, and where each one falls short.
Best secrets detection tools for source code repositories
A practical, no-hype comparison of secrets detection tools for source code repos — evaluation criteria, five real vendors reviewed fairly, and how Safeguard fits in.
Best software supply chain attestation tools
A practical, no-hype comparison of software supply chain attestation tools — in-toto, Sigstore, GUAC, GitHub, JFrog, and Chainguard — plus how to pick the right fit.
Best container image scanning tools
A practical comparison of container image scanning tools — Trivy, Grype, Snyk, Docker Scout, Clair, and Anchore — with real strengths, limits, and how to pick one.
Best Kubernetes security scanning tools
A practical, no-fluff comparison of Kubernetes security scanning tools — CIS benchmark coverage, runtime detection, and where each real vendor falls short.
Best open source software composition analysis (SCA) tools
A practical comparison of the best open source SCA tools — vulnerability coverage, license scanning, and CI/CD fit — with honest strengths and limitations for each.
Best SAST tools for enterprise applications
A practical buyer's guide comparing top SAST tools for enterprise apps -- strengths, limitations, and how Safeguard unifies findings across your pipeline.
Best DAST tools for web application security testing
A practical comparison of DAST tools -- from OWASP ZAP to Invicti -- covering real strengths, limitations, and what Safeguard adds beyond runtime scanning.
Best IAST tools for runtime application security testing
A practical, no-fluff comparison of IAST tools for runtime application security testing — evaluation criteria, honest vendor tradeoffs, and where supply chain risk still slips through.