Chainloop
What it is
Chainloop centralizes software delivery artifacts and evidence to support security, compliance, and visibility across the delivery process. Its evidence store can collect metadata for SBOMs, QA reports, vulnerability scans, and legal reviews. A graph connects artifacts and metadata to show provenance and context for control gates, quality checks, and compliance dashboards. The CLI and integrations capture evidence from CI/CD pipelines, including Git commit details and pipeline configuration. Documentation describes digital signing with SLSA, in-toto, Sigstore, or customer PKI such as AWS KMS or Keyfactor. The paid platform adds curated policies and frameworks including SLSA, SSDF, CRA, DORA, and NIS2. Documented integrations include Dependency-Track, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Linear, OpenAI, and Anthropic, though some are limited to paid plans. Chainloop offers cloud and self-managed deployment, including on-premises and airgapped setups. Community Edition is free, open source, self-hosted, and includes community support, but has no UI or curated policy library. The enterprise platform lists dedicated support. Chainloop identifies itself as Chainloop, Inc.
For and against
For
- Centralizes SBOMs, QA reports, and scan evidence
- Captures pipeline context through CLI and integrations
- Supports multiple metadata signing approaches
- Offers cloud and self-managed deployment
Against
- Community Edition has no UI
- Community Edition lacks a curated policy library
- Some integrations are limited to paid plans
The verdict
Chainloop provides a way to organize delivery evidence and connect it to provenance and controls. Community Edition is free and self-hosted, while the platform’s enterprise pricing requires contacting the company.
Who it suits
Community Edition is aimed at technically experienced starters, evaluators, and small teams. The enterprise platform suits organizations seeking broader SDLC security and compliance capabilities.
Plans and prices
Community Edition
Free and open source · self-hosted · no UI or curated policy library · community support
Read 30 Sep 2026 · chainloop.dev
Chainloop Platform
Enterprise SDLC governance · cloud, BYOC, on-premises, or airgapped deployment · dedicated support
Read 30 Sep 2026 · chainloop.dev
On the record
- Attestations
- The CLI and integrations capture evidence from CI/CD pipelines, including context such as Git commit details and pipeline configuration.docs.chainloop.dev · read 30 Sep 2026
- CLI platforms
- The CLI installation page lists Linux and macOS binaries for Intel and ARM64 architectures.docs.chainloop.dev · read 30 Sep 2026
- Company
- Chainloop identifies itself as Chainloop, Inc.; LinkedIn lists its headquarters as San Francisco and its founding year as 2023.linkedin.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Deployment
- The platform offers cloud and self-managed deployment options, including on-premises and airgapped setups; the pricing page identifies AWS, Azure, Google, and OpenShift for on-premises deployments.chainloop.dev · read 30 Sep 2026
- Evidence types
- Its evidence store can centralize metadata including SBOMs, QA reports, vulnerability scans, and legal reviews.chainloop.dev · read 30 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- Documented integrations include Dependency-Track, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Linear, OpenAI, and Anthropic, with some integrations limited to paid plans.docs.chainloop.dev · read 30 Sep 2026
- Intended users
- Community Edition is aimed at starters, evaluators, and small teams with technical expertise; the enterprise platform is for organizations needing full SDLC security and compliance.chainloop.dev · read 30 Sep 2026
- Policies and frameworks
- The paid platform includes curated policies and compliance frameworks such as SLSA, SSDF, CRA, DORA, and NIS2.chainloop.dev · read 30 Sep 2026
- Provenance
- Chainloop connects metadata and artifacts in a graph to provide provenance and context for control gates, quality checks, and compliance dashboards.chainloop.dev · read 30 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- Chainloop centralizes software delivery artifacts and evidence to support security, compliance, and visibility across the software delivery process.docs.chainloop.dev · read 30 Sep 2026
- Security certifications
- Chainloop’s Trust Center lists SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO 27001, with ISO 27001 marked in progress.trust.chainloop.dev · read 30 Sep 2026
- Signing
- Chainloop documentation says metadata can be digitally signed using SLSA, in-toto, Sigstore, or customer PKI such as AWS KMS or Keyfactor.docs.chainloop.dev · read 30 Sep 2026
- Support
- Community Edition includes community support, while the enterprise platform lists dedicated support.chainloop.dev · read 30 Sep 2026
