GravityKit
GravityKit folds every GravityView extension into one Pro plugin.
Comparison · Infra & APIs
Clair vs ToolJet
A side-by-side editorial comparison of Clair and ToolJet — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Clair vs ToolJet: at a glance
What is Clair?
Clair 4.10 RC can read SBOMs to match Java vulnerabilities.
Clair cut its first 4.10.0 release candidate on November 13, eleven months after 4.9.0. Its Java indexers can now read CycloneDX SBOM files and treat them as the source of truth, and Red Hat's VEX data now covers Maven advisories, so Java packages in Red Hat images can be matched. It also reduces memory use when many packages share a source package.
What is ToolJet?
ToolJet tags 3.21 as LTS, carrying the beta line's widget and token work to stable.
ToolJet runs an LTS track and a faster beta track. 3.20 LTS releases changed first-run onboarding to an auto-started trial and AI prompt and locked released versions against API edits. On November 13 the 3.21 line got its first LTS tag, v3.21.96-lts, which brings the beta's pagination events, workspace-wide token revocation, progress-widget bindings and widget stability fixes to stable installs along with the 3.20 LTS changes.
Clair vs ToolJet: editorial side-by-side
Clair
2.5INFRA · APIS
Clair 4.10 RC can read SBOMs to match Java vulnerabilities.
◆ Current state
Clair cut its first 4.10.0 release candidate on November 13, eleven months after 4.9.0. Its Java indexers can now read CycloneDX SBOM files and treat them as the source of truth, and Red Hat's VEX data now covers Maven advisories, so Java packages in Red Hat images can be matched. It also reduces memory use when many packages share a source package.
◆ Where it's heading
Since 4.8 Clair has moved from Red Hat's older OVAL data to VEX, and each release follows Red Hat's security data more closely. 4.10 adds SBOMs as an input, so Clair can match what an image's own manifest declares, not only what it finds on disk.
◆ Prediction
More 4.10 release candidates and then a final are likely; the long gap between releases suggests that could take weeks.
ToolJet
5.0INFRA · APIS
ToolJet tags 3.21 as LTS, carrying the beta line's widget and token work to stable.
◆ Current state
ToolJet runs an LTS track and a faster beta track. 3.20 LTS releases changed first-run onboarding to an auto-started trial and AI prompt and locked released versions against API edits. On November 13 the 3.21 line got its first LTS tag, v3.21.96-lts, which brings the beta's pagination events, workspace-wide token revocation, progress-widget bindings and widget stability fixes to stable installs along with the 3.20 LTS changes.
◆ Where it's heading
The 3.21 line is graduating from beta to LTS after weeks of security scoping, database-pool fixes and widget stability drops. Stable users now get the same admin controls the beta shipped, which narrows the gap between the two tracks.
◆ Prediction
Expect 3.20 LTS releases to taper while 3.21 LTS patches carry fixes, and a 3.22 beta line to open for the next AI Builder work.
Alternatives to Clair and ToolJet
Other Infra & APIs products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either Clair or ToolJet.
Payload CMS
Payload's v4 beta.9 keeps every past image crop and raises the Node floor again.
Nautobot
Nautobot 3.3 alpha 2 adds test helpers and a cable location filter after 3.2.9's token-leak fix.
Shuffle
Shuffle tags builds almost daily, but the notes are empty.
KrakenD
KrakenD's community edition is shipping only dependency bumps.
Velociraptor
Velociraptor's recent releases are mostly about patching CVEs.
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Recent activity from Clair and ToolJet
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 13h agoClairClair 4.10 RC reads CycloneDX SBOMs for Java matching
- 1d agoToolJetv3.21.96-lts: 3.21 line reaches LTS with token revocation
- 2d agoToolJetv3.21.95-beta: widget fixes, pagination events, token revocation
- 2d agoToolJetv3.20.257-lts: auto-started trials, home-page prompt after signup
- 7d agoToolJetv3.20.256-lts: lock released versions against API edits
- 7d agoToolJetv3.21.94-beta: workspace scoping and IDOR security fixes
- 8d agoToolJetv3.21.93-beta: stop app loads exhausting the DB pool
- 11mo agoClairClair 4.9 moves CVSS data to NVD's 2.0 feeds
- 2y agoClairClair 4.8 replaces Red Hat OVAL data with VEX
- 2y agoClairClair 4.7.4 changes the default layer download location
- 2y agoClairClair 4.7.3 requires TLS 1.2 or newer
- 3y agoClairClair 4.7.2 drops the retired CRDA source
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Clair and ToolJet?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. ToolJet is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 2.5), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is Clair better than ToolJet?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. ToolJet is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 2.5), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Infra & APIs products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to Clair?
Top Clair alternatives in Infra & APIs are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Clair alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/clair for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to ToolJet?
Top ToolJet alternatives in Infra & APIs are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "ToolJet alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/tooljet for the full list with editorial commentary on each.