Chainguard vs Echo Hardened Images
Build safely with AI for every use case using trusted open source artifacts across the development lifecycle.
Feature
Catalog Depth
2,200+ projects, 800+ FIPS variants, 30,000+ packages, 60+ Helm charts.
600+ projects, limited Helm chart support.
SDLC Coverage
Chainguard Containers, VMs, Libraries for Python, Java, and JavaScript, and Actions and Agent Skills provide a complete, secure-by-default foundation.
Container images and limited dependencies.
Build System
The AI-native Chainguard Factory leverages the Chainguard-built-and-maintained open source project DriftlessAF. It rebuilds from source continuously, maintaining zero CVEs, latest versions, and full test coverage, backed by granular SBOMs and SLSA Level 3 provenance for complete transparency.
“AI-native” claims, limited documentation or publicly audible resources or artifacts.
Security SLA
Contractual SLA of 7 days Critical, 14 days all other severities, with actual average patch times significantly faster: Critical <20 hours, High 2.05 days, Medium 2.5 days, Low 3.05 days
7 days Critical, 10 days High/Medium/Low.
Compliance
940+ FIPS image variants leveraging Chainguard FIPS Provider for OpenSSL 3.4, eliminating third-party patch reliance and update certificates.
Claims FIPS-validated cryptography, lacks publicly referenceable cryptographic module, includes SLA carve-outs for FIPS images.
Migration
The Guardener agent intelligently rebuilds Dockerfiles layer by layer, testing as it builds, so platform teams standardize faster and developers never break stride.
No public migration tooling or support.
Customization
Image customization with Custom Assembly, powered by the Chainguard Factory and underpinned by 30k+ packages, with all custom images covered under Chainguard's CVE remediation SLA.
Limited package ecosystem for customizing images.
The world’s leading companies trust Chainguard
What sets Chainguard apart from Echo?
With hundreds of successful customers, a broad trusted open source vision built for the AI era, and the deepest and fastest growing catalog of open source artifacts, Chainguard is committed to making your organization successful.
Talk to an expertTrusted OSS artifacts for every developer, AI agent, and workload
Choose from over 2,200 projects and 200,000 container images alongside a broad catalog of VMs, CI/CD actions, libraries, and agent skills for comprehensive coverage across the software development lifecycle.
FIPS compliance without the third-party limitations
Chainguard’s CMVP-validated module means no dependency on a third party to update certificates or fix vulnerabilities.
Enterprise-grade rigor, built to go the distance
The team behind Sigstore, SLSA, and Google Distroless. Trusted by 500+ enterprises for a long-term foundation your org can rely on.
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Results that speak for themselves
A secure stack for every stage of the AI software development lifecycle
Engineering Hours Saved
CVEs Remediated
avG remediation time for critical cves
Reduction in Attack Surface
Avg. Reduction in CVEs
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