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Chainguard: Customer Results & Case Studies

Hardened, minimal container images and libraries rebuilt from source to eliminate CVEs across the software supply chain.

Verdict summaryUpdated Jul 2026
~100%
Reduction in base image CVEs
33%
Container image size reduction
15-20
Full-time engineers avoided
Documented customersSublime Security, GitGuardian, and Appian

Is Chainguard trustworthy?

Case Study Desk indexes 3 sourced Chainguard customer stories, each carrying at least one hard, published result. Sublime Security reports a near 100% reduction in base image CVEs and at least 50% of triage time freed; GitGuardian reports eliminating CVEs by 100% with a 33% smaller image size; Appian estimates it avoided building an in-house program that would have needed 15-20 engineers and compressed its FedRAMP timeline from over a year to a few months. Every figure is quoted from Chainguard's own published customer page and dated; these are the customers' own published claims, sourced and dated rather than independently audited.

What results do customers get?

~100%
Base image CVE reduction
Sublime Security
50%
Triage time freed
Sublime Security
33%
Container image size reduction
GitGuardian
15-20
Engineers avoided building in-house
Appian

Who uses Chainguard?

S
Sublime Security
Cybersecurity
G
GitGuardian
Cybersecurity
A
Appian
Enterprise Software

Chainguard at a glance

CategorySecure container images & supply chain security
Founded2021
HQKirkland, Washington
Best-documented result~100% base image CVE reduction (Sublime Security)
Sourced case studies3

Frequently asked questions

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Is Chainguard legit?
Yes. Chainguard is an established software supply chain security company founded in 2021 and headquartered in Kirkland, Washington, known for hardened, minimal container images rebuilt from source. Case Study Desk indexes 3 of its published customer stories, each with at least one hard quantified result traceable to a public source.
Where do these Chainguard results come from?
Each figure is quoted directly from Chainguard's own published customer pages: the Sublime Security, GitGuardian, and Appian case studies at chainguard.dev/customers. We link the exact source URL for every study and date the figures to when we accessed them.
What is the strongest documented Chainguard result?
Sublime Security reports a near 100% reduction in base image CVEs for teams that adopted Chainguard internally, which freed at least 50% of an engineer's triage time. GitGuardian separately reports eliminating CVEs by 100% while also cutting image size by 33%.
Are these numbers independently documented?
No. The figures are the customers' and vendor's own published claims. Case Study Desk traces each number to its original public source and dates it, but does not independently audit or re-measure the results.