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sqlmap vs Trivy: open-source security testing tools compared

Metrics as of , from the GitHub or GitLab API of each repository. Refreshed monthly.

Summary

sqlmap: Command-line penetration testing tool that detects and exploits SQL injection flaws in database-backed applications.

Trivy: Security scanner for container images, filesystems, Git repositories, VM images and Kubernetes, covering CVEs, misconfigurations, secrets and licenses.

Both are listed under Security testing. The table gives repository metrics from the GitHub API with their fetch date, then the documented facts used for every comparison in this category, each linked to the README or docs page it comes from. A cell reads "not documented" when the fact was not found in the project's documentation; that does not mean the feature is absent.

Side by side

sqlmap and Trivy: metrics and documented facts, in the fixed row order used for security testing comparisons.
FactsqlmapTrivy
Stars38,492138,0091
Forks6,37217071
Contributors15715511
Last release2026-01-0112026-08-141
Last commit2026-09-2012026-09-221
Commits in 90 days37011181
LicenseGPL-2.0-or-later1Apache-2.01
Primary languagePython1Go1
Statusactive1active1
Scan targetsWeb application parameters: GET, POST, cookie, User-Agent and Referer values source: Docs: FeaturesContainer images, filesystems, remote Git repositories, virtual machine images, Kubernetes source: README
Languages or files analysedDatabase back ends including MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, SQLite and others listed source: Docs: FeaturesOS packages, language-specific packages, IaC files, Kubernetes clusters source: Docs: Scanning Coverage
Check or rule formatCommand-line options and switches; tamper scripts that transform payloads source: Docs: UsageCustom misconfiguration checks written in Rego source: Docs: Custom Checks
CI integrationJSON run report (--report-json) for feeding findings into CI pipelines source: Docs: UsageGitHub Action aquasecurity/trivy-action; community CircleCI orb, Buildkite plugin and GitLab templates source: Docs: CI/CD Integrations
Report formatsJSON run report (--report-json); dumped data as CSV, HTML, SQLite or JSONL source: Docs: UsageTable, JSON, SARIF, template, SBOM, GitHub dependency snapshot source: Docs: Reporting
Install methodGit clone of the repository, or tarball and zipball downloads; runs on Python 2.7 and 3.x source: READMEHomebrew (brew install trivy); Docker image aquasec/trivy; release binaries source: README

1 Fetched from the GitHub or GitLab API on . Hover a value for its own date.

When each fits

Written from each project's documented scope, not from preference. Neither tool is ranked.

sqlmap

Fits projects that test web applications for SQL injection flaws; its README describes automated detection and exploitation of SQL injection and takeover of database servers. source: README

Trivy

Fits projects that scan container images, filesystems, Git repositories, VM images or Kubernetes for security issues; its README describes scanners for CVEs, IaC misconfigurations, secrets and software licenses. source: README

More on these tools

Sources

  1. GitHub REST API: repository, read
  2. GitHub REST API: repository, read
  3. GitHub REST API: contributors, read
  4. GitHub REST API: contributors, read
  5. GitHub REST API: latest release, read
  6. GitHub REST API: latest release, read
  7. GitHub REST API: commits, read
  8. GitHub REST API: commits, read
  9. Docs: Features, read
  10. README, read
  11. Docs: Scanning Coverage, read
  12. Docs: Usage, read
  13. Docs: Custom Checks, read
  14. Docs: CI/CD Integrations, read
  15. Docs: Reporting, read
  16. README, read

Documented facts collected 2026-09-22. See the methodology for how metrics and facts are gathered.