Case Study: Chainguard validates container performance with PFLB independent benchmarking

Chainguard benchmarks 8 databases with PFLB on ARM and x86

Chainguard, a provider of highly secure Docker container images, needed independent, unbiased proof that their hardened containers did not suffer from performance loss compared to the popular standard images from DockerHub. They engaged the performance engineering vendor PFLB to conduct this critical benchmarking to ensure the results were credible and objective.

PFLB implemented a rigorous testing methodology, benchmarking eight different database containers on identical AWS infrastructure across both ARM and x86 architectures. The solution provided Chainguard with clear, unbiased data and reliable proof points, demonstrating that their security-hardened images performed on par with their standard counterparts, which was vital for their product decisions and marketing claims.

Chainguard