tern

The premium Open Source alternative to Snyk

🎯 Best for:Developers needing detailed visibility into container image composition
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What is tern?

Replaces proprietary container scanning tools like Snyk. It performs deep inspection of container layers to generate comprehensive SBOMs in SPDX and JSON formats.

Tech Stack
PythonDevOps & CI/CD

Why tern?

  • Deep layer analysis
  • Multiple output formats
  • Python library

Limitations

  • Slow on large images
  • No GUI
  • Limited to Docker/OCI
3/5/2026
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Competitor Cost
-$1,440
/ year (est. based on Snyk)
Self-Hosted
$0
/ year
Team Size10 Users
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