Chainguard is the trusted source for open source: minimal, hardened container images, language libraries and VM images rebuilt from source daily in a SLSA Level 3-compliant build factory, shipped with zero known CVEs, signed SBOMs and provenance. For Indian SaaS, fintech, healthtech and DevOps teams, it eliminates the endless cycle of base-image patching — and turns vendor security questionnaires from a liability into a strength.
Invitty is the local way to buy Chainguard in India: INR quotes, GST invoices, purchase-order friendly procurement, migration engineering and ongoing support — for companies in Bangalore, Mumbai, Pune, Delhi NCR, Hyderabad, Chennai and every other Indian city, delivered fully remotely.
The complete Chainguard product line
Chainguard Containers — the flagship: 2,600+ hardened, minimal (distroless-style) images covering languages, databases, web servers and the Kubernetes ecosystem, each with a best-in-class CVE-remediation SLA. Chainguard Libraries — Java, Python and JavaScript dependencies rebuilt from source, protecting against the npm/PyPI malware waves that keep hitting development teams. Chainguard VMs — optimized virtual machine images rebuilt from source daily, extending the same guarantees beyond Kubernetes. Chainguard OS Packages — secure ingredients for custom container builds. Chainguard Actions — secure-by-default CI/CD workflows. Chainguard Agent Skills — a continuously maintained catalog of hardened AI agent skills, for teams building with agentic AI. All of it is produced by the Chainguard Factory, an agentic software factory operated by open-source build experts.
Inside the image catalog
The directory at images.chainguard.dev spans every layer of a modern stack, with free developer tiers on many popular images:
Popular Chainguard images by category (July 2026)
| Category | Example images | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Languages & runtimes | go, node, python, ruby, rust, jdk/jre (OpenJDK 26), bun, aspnet-runtime, php | Several free-tier; latest upstream versions tracked daily |
| Web & proxies | nginx, httpd, envoy, envoy-gateway, contour, ingress-nginx | Helm chart (iamguarded) variants available |
| Data & messaging | rabbitmq, valkey, etcd, kafka-ecosystem, seaweedfs, temporal | Production-hardened, non-root defaults |
| Kubernetes & GitOps | kube-apiserver, argocd, flux, cilium, calico, istio, kyverno, velero, harbor, kaniko, cosign | The full cloud-native toolchain |
| CI/CD & dev tools | jenkins, gitlab-runner, actions-runner, code-server, terragrunt, selenium | Pipeline security without rebuild pain |
| FIPS category | argocd-fips, istio-fips, wazuh-agent-fips + hundreds more | For regulated & government-aligned workloads |
| AI & MCP | AI framework images, MCP server images, agent skills | Secure foundations for AI engineering |
Catalog grows weekly (2,606 projects at last count). Ask us to check coverage for your exact stack — Contact us for current pricing — same-day GST quote.
What the numbers look like on a real stack
Chainguard's own directory calculator makes the case bluntly: a team using just five common images — go, node, python, ruby and rust — eliminates 4,101 known vulnerabilities, a 99.78% reduction, by switching to Chainguard equivalents. Multiply that across a microservices estate and it explains the 424,000+ engineering hours Chainguard customers have collectively saved. Your security scanner (Trivy, Grype, Prisma, Wiz — all integrate) simply goes quiet.
Why Indian engineering leaders adopt Chainguard
For DevOps & platform teams — stop burning sprint capacity on base-image CVE triage. Golden-image programs ship faster when the third-party layer is already hardened, and daily rebuilds mean you inherit upstream fixes automatically. For CISOs — SBOMs, signatures and SLSA L3 provenance on every artifact give you supply-chain evidence auditors and enterprise customers accept, mapped cleanly to SOC 2, PCI DSS 4.0, ISO 27001 and CERT-In-aligned expectations. AI-assisted attacks on open source are accelerating; a minimal, verified supply chain is the defence. For CTOs & founders — security questionnaires from US/EU enterprise customers stop stalling deals. Companies like OpenAI, Snowflake, Snap, Canva, Anduril, Nasdaq and Cloudera standardized on Chainguard for exactly this reason; VP Bank's tech platform director puts it plainly: it lets teams focus on building product instead of managing vulnerabilities.
Compliance outcomes, not just clean scans
Chainguard artifacts directly support SOC 2 (supply-chain and change-management evidence), PCI DSS 4.0 (vulnerability management), FedRAMP/CMMC for teams selling into the US public sector, and frameworks like NIS2, Essential Eight and HIPAA. In India, they slot into DPDPA security-safeguard narratives and RBI/IRDAI technology-risk expectations for fintech workloads. Pair the subscription with our SOC 2 readiness or container security services and the zero-CVE story becomes structured audit evidence.
How buying through Invitty works
Procurement is where US platform purchases stall for Indian companies — we remove that friction in four steps. 1) Stack scoping: share your base-image list or let us scan your registry; we map it to Chainguard families and flag free-tier coverage. 2) INR quote: a GST-invoiced, PO-friendly commercial proposal in rupees, with a local counterparty. 3) Migration: our engineers convert Dockerfiles and Helm charts (multi-stage builds, non-root, no-shell gotchas), run before/after scanner comparisons, and hand over documentation. 4) Ongoing: renewal management, scanner integration help, quarterly usage reviews and local support in Indian hours. Also see our Chainguard brand page and the zero-CVE deep-dive on our blog.
Serving DevOps teams across India
Chainguard deployment is 100% remote-friendly, and we support teams pan-India: Bangalore & Karnataka (India's largest DevOps talent pool), Chennai & Tamil Nadu (our home base — on-site workshops available), Hyderabad & Telangana, Mumbai, Pune & Maharashtra (fintech and BFSI workloads), Delhi NCR, plus Kochi, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Jaipur, Chandigarh and every other city where Indian software gets built. Whatever term you searched — Chainguard partner, reseller, dealer or distributor in India — this is where the conversation starts.
Related products & services
Container Security Services → SOC 2 Readiness → VAPT Services → Chainguard Brand Page →
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the Chainguard partner in India?
Invitty Cognitive Solutions supplies Chainguard to Indian companies as a local partner — handling INR quotes, GST invoicing, procurement paperwork, migration and ongoing support. Teams anywhere in India are served remotely, with our security engineers based in Chennai.
How do I buy Chainguard in India?
Contact us with your current base-image list (or let us scan your registry). We scope the image families you need, return an INR quote with GST invoice, and once the PO is placed you get catalog access — typically within days, without US-vendor procurement friction.
What is the price of Chainguard in India?
Chainguard is licensed per image family/tier based on which images your stack uses — a 5-image startup pays very differently from a 100-image enterprise. Contact us with your stack for an exact INR quote; we'll also identify free-tier images you can start with today.
Can we pay in INR and get a GST invoice?
Yes — that's the core reason Indian companies buy through us: rupee billing, GST invoice with input credit, a local contract counterparty, and no international wire transfers or forex-card issues.
Do you serve companies in Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad and Pune?
Yes — Chainguard is delivered and supported fully remotely, so we serve DevOps and platform teams in every Indian city and state: Bangalore, Mumbai, Pune, Delhi NCR, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kochi, Ahmedabad, Kolkata and beyond.
Is there a free trial or free tier?
Yes — several popular images (go, node, python, ruby, rust, nginx, jdk/jre and more) have free developer tiers on images.chainguard.dev. We also arrange evaluations on your actual workloads with before/after scanner reports.
What does zero-CVE actually mean?
Chainguard rebuilds every image from source daily in its SLSA-compliant Factory and remediates critical CVEs with an industry-best SLA (~20-hour average). Current tags therefore scan with zero known CVEs — versus hundreds on typical Docker Hub images.
How many images are in the Chainguard catalog?
As of 2026 the directory covers 2,600+ projects with 570,000+ images across languages (Go, Node, Python, Java, Ruby, Rust, .NET), databases, web servers, and the entire Kubernetes ecosystem — Argo CD, Istio, Calico, Cilium, etcd, Prometheus-stack tools, GitLab runners and more, updated daily.
Do you have FIPS-validated images?
Yes — a large FIPS category exists (argocd-fips, istio-fips, kaniko-fips and hundreds more) for regulated and government-aligned workloads, alongside STIG-hardened options.
What are Chainguard Libraries?
Language dependencies (Java/Maven, Python/PyPI, JavaScript/npm ecosystems) rebuilt from source in Chainguard's Factory — immune to the registry-poisoning and malware attacks that hit npm and PyPI regularly. Canva uses it for exactly this reason.
Will Chainguard help us pass SOC 2, PCI DSS or customer security audits?
Substantially — every artifact ships with SBOMs, signatures and SLSA provenance, directly answering the supply-chain sections of SOC 2, PCI DSS 4.0, ISO 27001 and enterprise security questionnaires. We can pair licensing with our SOC 2/ISO readiness services.
How hard is migration from our current images?
Most stacks migrate in days: images are minimal, run non-root and may lack a shell, so Dockerfiles and Helm charts need adjustments. Our engineers have done these migrations (multi-stage builds, glibc/musl issues, debug variants) and pair with your team through cutover.
Do Chainguard images work on EKS, AKS, GKE and on-prem Kubernetes?
Yes — they're standard OCI images that run on any Kubernetes distribution, Docker, Podman or serverless container platforms. FIPS and iamguarded Helm chart variants cover specialized needs.
How is Chainguard different from Alpine or Google Distroless?
Alpine still carries CVEs and musl quirks; Distroless is minimal but community-maintained without an SLA. Chainguard combines minimal (distroless-style) images with daily source rebuilds, a paid remediation SLA, SBOMs and provenance — with 2,600+ projects covered, not a handful.
Who provides support after purchase?
Both — Chainguard's engineering-grade support backs the product SLA, and Invitty provides local first-line help: migration questions, scanner integration (Trivy, Grype, Wiz, Prisma), renewal management and quarterly usage reviews, in Indian time zones.
Is Chainguard worth it for an Indian startup?
If enterprise customers audit your security or you're pursuing SOC 2, yes — it converts weeks of CVE-patching into a subscription and turns security into a sales asset. Startup-friendly scoping (license only the images you use) keeps entry costs sensible; ask us about a right-sized starter bundle.