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GovQA vs Trivy

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GovQA

Government

Government Request Management

From
$400/month
Free plan
No
Full reviewWebsite
Trivy logo

Trivy

Cybersecurity

Open-source vulnerability and misconfiguration scanner

From
Free
Free plan
Yes
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Trivy has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: GovQA pricing not published on vendor website; government contracting and custom quote model obscures list pricing; Trivy reports what public advisory databases know, so coverage varies by ecosystem and unfixed CVEs create noise
  • They diverge on capability: GovQA covers FOIA Management, Trivy covers Multi-target scanning.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which GovQA and Trivy actually diverge.

Attributes where GovQA and Trivy differ
AttributeGovQATrivy
Starting price$400/monthFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionOpen source, no licence fee
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWebLinux, macOS, Windows, Docker, Kubernetes
CategoryGovernmentCybersecurity
Founded1999Unknown

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in GovQA

  • FOIA Management
  • Subpoena Processing
  • e-Discovery
  • Constituent Portal
  • Reporting
  • Document Management
  • Email
  • Court Systems

Only in Trivy

  • Multi-target scanning
  • Vulnerability detection
  • Misconfiguration checks
  • Secret detection

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

GovQA

  • Public records request management and legal compliance automationnot Trivy
  • Digital communication delivery to residents and constituentsnot Trivy
  • Service request management for government agencies and local departmentsnot Trivy
  • Agenda and meeting management for city councils and boardsnot Trivy
  • Business licensing and permitting workflow automationnot Trivy

Trivy

  • Failing a pull request when a container image introduces a known CVEnot GovQA
  • Scanning Terraform and Kubernetes manifests for misconfiguration before applynot GovQA
  • Catching committed secrets as part of an existing CI stepnot GovQA

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

GovQA

  • Pricing not published on vendor website; government contracting and custom quote model obscures list pricing
  • Requires booking a demo to learn pricing and deployment options

Trivy

  • Reports what public advisory databases know, so coverage varies by ecosystem and unfixed CVEs create noise
  • No built-in triage or exception workflow, so suppressing accepted risk is managed in config files
  • Findings are point-in-time from CI, with no continuous runtime monitoring unless you add the commercial platform

Pricing, plan by plan

GovQA

$400/month
  • Request Management$400/month
    • FOIA Management
    • e-Discovery
    • Constituent Portal

Trivy

Free
  • TrivyFree
    • Full scanner
    • Unlimited scans
    • Community support

Which should you pick?

Choose GovQA if

  • You need foia management.
  • You also want subpoena processing.
GovQA review

Choose Trivy if

  • You need multi-target scanning.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Linux, macOS, Windows, Docker, Kubernetes.
  • You also want vulnerability detection.
Trivy review

Questions people ask

Is GovQA or Trivy better?
Neither clearly leads. GovQA starts at $400/month and Trivy at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, GovQA or Trivy?
Trivy has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $400/month for GovQA and Free for Trivy.
Does GovQA or Trivy run on more platforms?
GovQA runs on Web. Trivy runs on Linux, macOS, Windows, Docker, Kubernetes.
Can I use Trivy for free?
Yes. Trivy has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. GovQA starts at $400/month.
What is GovQA best used for?
GovQA is most often used for public records request management and legal compliance automation, digital communication delivery to residents and constituents, service request management for government agencies and local departments, agenda and meeting management for city councils and boards. Of those, public records request management and legal compliance automation and digital communication delivery to residents and constituents are not what Trivy is typically brought in for.
What can GovQA do that Trivy cannot?
GovQA covers FOIA Management, Subpoena Processing, e-Discovery, Constituent Portal. Trivy covers Multi-target scanning, Vulnerability detection, Misconfiguration checks, Secret detection.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

GovQA: What does GovQA (formerly Granicus) cost?

Granicus does not display pricing on its website. The vendor requires customers to schedule a demo or contact sales to receive cost estimates.

Source
Trivy: Is Trivy free?

Yes, open source from Aqua Security with no licence fee. Aqua sells a commercial platform around it.

GovQA: Does Granicus offer Government Experience Agent (GXA) pricing separately?

Granicus lists Government Experience Agent as a feature of its Government Experience Cloud platform, but separate licensing costs are not published.

Source
Trivy: What can Trivy scan?

Container images, filesystems, Git repositories, Kubernetes clusters and infrastructure-as-code, for vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, secrets and licences.

GovQA: How many users can access Granicus services under one license?

Granicus does not specify user seat counts, unlimited user models, or per-agency pricing on its website. Licensing terms vary by government size and jurisdiction.

Source
Trivy: Does Trivy need a server?

No. It is a single binary, which is a large part of why it became a default in CI.

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