Use Case Recommendations
Use Case Recommendations
Different scenarios favor different tools:
# use-case-recommendations.yaml
recommendations:
use_trivy_when:
- scenario: "Air-gapped or restricted environments"
reason: "Full offline capability after initial setup"
- scenario: "High-volume CI/CD pipelines"
reason: "Fast scanning with minimal overhead"
- scenario: "Budget-conscious organizations"
reason: "Zero licensing costs"
- scenario: "Simple vulnerability detection needs"
reason: "Excellent detection without complexity"
- scenario: "Kubernetes-native environments"
reason: "Strong Kubernetes integration via Trivy-Operator"
use_snyk_when:
- scenario: "Developer-centric organizations"
reason: "Superior developer experience and IDE integration"
- scenario: "Need automated remediation"
reason: "Automated fix PRs and upgrade guidance"
- scenario: "Enterprise compliance requirements"
reason: "Comprehensive reporting and audit trails"
- scenario: "Multi-language applications"
reason: "Broader language and framework support"
- scenario: "Continuous monitoring needs"
reason: "Built-in monitoring and alerting"
use_both_when:
- scenario: "Defense in depth strategy"
reason: "Different detection capabilities complement each other"
- scenario: "Migration scenarios"
reason: "Gradual transition between tools"
- scenario: "Critical infrastructure"
reason: "Cross-validation of security findings"