# Best Container Registry Software

  *By [Adam Crivello](https://research.g2.com/insights/author/adam-crivello)*

   Container registries allow users to manage containers distributed throughout their applications and networks. The registry controls privileges to individual containers and allows users to organize and govern their visibility and accessibility. These registries can come in the form of a hosted service or an on-premise solution using local infrastructure. Companies utilize container registries to manage container configurations, store container images, and access them for deployment. Registries can benefit DevOps practices and facilitate continuous delivery practices by increasing container organization. Role-based assignments also increase security by requiring authentication policies for access. [container management software](https://www.g2.com/categories/container-management) and [container orchestration software](https://www.g2.com/categories/container-orchestration) solutions access containers from the registry and deploy them to their specified endpoint.

To qualify for inclusion in the Container Registry category, a product must:

- Store container images
- Provide a solution to organize and find individual containers
- Require authentication for container access
- Push containers to container management or orchestration solutions





## Best Container Registry Software At A Glance

- **Leader:** [Docker](https://www.g2.com/products/docker-inc-docker/reviews)
- **Highest Performer:** [Harness Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/harness-platform/reviews)
- **Easiest to Use:** [Docker](https://www.g2.com/products/docker-inc-docker/reviews)
- **Top Trending:** [JFrog](https://www.g2.com/products/jfrog-2024-03-28/reviews)
- **Best Free Software:** [JFrog](https://www.g2.com/products/jfrog-2024-03-28/reviews)


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## Top-Rated Products (Ranked by G2 Score)
  ### 1. [Docker](https://www.g2.com/products/docker-inc-docker/reviews)
  Docker Hub is the world’s largest repository of container images with an array of content sources including container community developers, open source projects and independent software vendors (ISV) building and distributing their code in containers. Users get access to free public repositories for storing and sharing images or can choose subscription plan for private repos.


  **Average Rating:** 4.6/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 274

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 8.4/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 8.8/10 (Category avg: 8.7/10)
- **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?:** 9.2/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Setup:** 8.9/10 (Category avg: 8.1/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Docker](https://www.g2.com/sellers/docker-d3866a4b-8497-449f-be3e-2e6466e6d9aa)
- **Year Founded:** 2013
- **HQ Location:** San Francisco, CA
- **Twitter:** @docker (546,473 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/1301808/ (947 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Who Uses This:** Software Engineer, Senior Software Engineer
  - **Top Industries:** Information Technology and Services, Computer Software
  - **Company Size:** 40% Small-Business, 30% Mid-Market


  ### 2. [Google Artifact Registry](https://www.g2.com/products/google-artifact-registry/reviews)
  Artifact Registry The next generation of Container Registry. Store, manage, and secure your build artifacts.


  **Average Rating:** 4.4/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 24

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 8.7/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 8.6/10 (Category avg: 8.7/10)
- **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?:** 8.0/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Setup:** 9.0/10 (Category avg: 8.1/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Google](https://www.g2.com/sellers/google)
- **Year Founded:** 1998
- **HQ Location:** Mountain View, CA
- **Twitter:** @google (31,840,340 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/1441/ (336,169 employees on LinkedIn®)
- **Ownership:** NASDAQ:GOOG

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Top Industries:** Information Technology and Services
  - **Company Size:** 58% Small-Business, 25% Enterprise


  ### 3. [Azure Container Registry](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-container-registry/reviews)
  Azure Container Registry is a fully managed service that enables organizations to build, store, secure, and manage container images and artifacts in a private registry. It supports Docker and Open Container Initiative (OCI) images, facilitating seamless integration with various Azure services and container orchestration platforms. Key Features and Functionality: - Comprehensive Artifact Storage: Beyond container images, Azure Container Registry supports related content formats such as Helm charts and OCI artifacts, providing a unified storage solution for diverse containerized applications. - Automated Build and Patch Pipelines: With Azure Container Registry Tasks, users can automate the building, testing, and patching of container images. This includes automatic rebuilding of application images when base images are updated and integration with Git repositories for code-driven triggers. - Global Scalability with Geo-Replication: The service offers geo-replication capabilities, allowing a single registry to be replicated across multiple Azure regions. This ensures low-latency access and high availability for globally distributed applications. - Enhanced Security Measures: Azure Container Registry integrates with Microsoft Entra ID for authentication, supports role-based access control, and offers features like Docker Content Trust for image signing. Additionally, it provides vulnerability scanning through integration with Microsoft Defender for Containers. Primary Value and User Solutions: Azure Container Registry simplifies the management of containerized applications by offering a secure, scalable, and integrated platform for storing and handling container images and artifacts. It streamlines the development lifecycle with automated build and patch processes, enhances deployment efficiency through global replication, and fortifies security with advanced access controls and vulnerability assessments. This comprehensive approach addresses the challenges of container lifecycle management, enabling organizations to focus on innovation and delivery without the overhead of infrastructure management.


  **Average Rating:** 4.4/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 35

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 8.9/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 9.0/10 (Category avg: 8.7/10)
- **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?:** 9.0/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Setup:** 8.8/10 (Category avg: 8.1/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Microsoft](https://www.g2.com/sellers/microsoft)
- **Year Founded:** 1975
- **HQ Location:** Redmond, Washington
- **Twitter:** @microsoft (13,090,464 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/microsoft/ (227,697 employees on LinkedIn®)
- **Ownership:** MSFT

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Top Industries:** Information Technology and Services
  - **Company Size:** 50% Mid-Market, 33% Enterprise


#### Pros & Cons

**Pros:**

- Azure Services (1 reviews)
- Cloud Services (1 reviews)
- Features (1 reviews)
- Integrations (1 reviews)

**Cons:**

- Dependency Issues (1 reviews)

  ### 4. [Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR)](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-elastic-container-registry-ecr/reviews)
  Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR) is a fully-managed Docker container registry that makes it easy for developers to store, manage, and deploy Docker container images. Amazon ECR is integrated with Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS), simplifying your development to production workflow.


  **Average Rating:** 4.3/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 109

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 8.8/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 8.7/10 (Category avg: 8.7/10)
- **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?:** 8.8/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Setup:** 8.9/10 (Category avg: 8.1/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Amazon Web Services (AWS)](https://www.g2.com/sellers/amazon-web-services-aws-3e93cc28-2e9b-4961-b258-c6ce0feec7dd)
- **Year Founded:** 2006
- **HQ Location:** Seattle, WA
- **Twitter:** @awscloud (2,220,862 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/amazon-web-services/ (156,424 employees on LinkedIn®)
- **Ownership:** NASDAQ: AMZN

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Who Uses This:** Software Engineer, DevOps Engineer
  - **Top Industries:** Information Technology and Services, Computer Software
  - **Company Size:** 46% Mid-Market, 31% Enterprise


  ### 5. [JFrog](https://www.g2.com/products/jfrog-2024-03-28/reviews)
  JFrog Ltd. (Nasdaq: FROG), the creators of the unified DevOps, DevSecOps, DevGovOps and MLOps platform, is on a mission to create a world of software delivered without friction from development to production. Driven by a “Liquid Software” vision, the JFrog Platform is a software supply chain system of record that is designed to power organizations as they build, manage, and distribute secure software with speed and scale. Holistic security features help identify, protect, and remediate against threats and vulnerabilities. The universal, hybrid, multi-cloud JFrog Platform is available as both SaaS services across major cloud service providers and self-hosted. Millions of users and approximately 6,600 organizations worldwide, including a majority of the Fortune 100, depend on JFrog solutions to securely embrace digital transformation in the AI era. Learn more at www.jfrog.com or follow us on X @JFrog.


  **Average Rating:** 4.2/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 111

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 8.4/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 8.2/10 (Category avg: 8.7/10)
- **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?:** 8.5/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Setup:** 8.2/10 (Category avg: 8.1/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [JFrog Ltd](https://www.g2.com/sellers/jfrog-ltd)
- **Company Website:** https://jfrog.com
- **Year Founded:** 2008
- **HQ Location:** Sunnyvale, CA
- **Twitter:** @jfrog (23,134 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/jfrog-ltd/ (2,292 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Who Uses This:** DevOps Engineer, Software Engineer
  - **Top Industries:** Information Technology and Services, Computer Software
  - **Company Size:** 52% Enterprise, 32% Mid-Market


#### Pros & Cons

**Pros:**

- Features (18 reviews)
- Repository Management (14 reviews)
- Deployment (13 reviews)
- Integrations (12 reviews)
- Easy Integrations (11 reviews)

**Cons:**

- Complexity (9 reviews)
- Expensive (8 reviews)
- Learning Curve (8 reviews)
- Difficult Learning (7 reviews)
- Learning Difficulty (7 reviews)

  ### 6. [Google Container Registry](https://www.g2.com/products/google-container-registry/reviews)
  Container Registry offers a fast, private Docker image storage on Google Cloud Platform.


  **Average Rating:** 4.3/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 15

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 8.6/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 9.2/10 (Category avg: 8.7/10)
- **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Setup:** 8.0/10 (Category avg: 8.1/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Google](https://www.g2.com/sellers/google)
- **Year Founded:** 1998
- **HQ Location:** Mountain View, CA
- **Twitter:** @google (31,840,340 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/1441/ (336,169 employees on LinkedIn®)
- **Ownership:** NASDAQ:GOOG

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Top Industries:** Computer Software
  - **Company Size:** 44% Small-Business, 44% Enterprise


  ### 7. [IBM Cloud Container Registry](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-cloud-container-registry/reviews)
  Detach the containers registry from IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service. Store and distribute Docker images via a stateless, highly scalable server side application


  **Average Rating:** 4.4/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 15

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 8.2/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 7.8/10 (Category avg: 8.7/10)
- **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?:** 7.3/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Setup:** 8.7/10 (Category avg: 8.1/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [IBM](https://www.g2.com/sellers/ibm)
- **Year Founded:** 1911
- **HQ Location:** Armonk, NY
- **Twitter:** @IBM (708,000 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/1009/ (324,553 employees on LinkedIn®)
- **Ownership:** SWX:IBM

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Company Size:** 63% Mid-Market, 31% Small-Business


  ### 8. [Red Hat Quay](https://www.g2.com/products/red-hat-quay/reviews)
  Red Hat® Quay container and application registry provides secure storage, distribution, and deployment of containers on any infrastructure. It is available as an add-on for OpenShift or as a standalone component.


  **Average Rating:** 4.5/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 50

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 8.5/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 8.9/10 (Category avg: 8.7/10)
- **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?:** 7.0/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Setup:** 7.1/10 (Category avg: 8.1/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Red Hat](https://www.g2.com/sellers/red-hat)
- **Year Founded:** 1993
- **HQ Location:** Raleigh, NC
- **Twitter:** @RedHat (299,330 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/3545/ (19,305 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Top Industries:** Information Technology and Services
  - **Company Size:** 57% Mid-Market, 37% Small-Business


  ### 9. [Harness Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/harness-platform/reviews)
  Simplify your developer experience with the world's first AI-augmented software delivery platform. Upgrade your software delivery with Harness' innovative CI/CD, Feature Flags, Infrastructure as Code Management, and Chaos Engineering tools. We are a software delivery platform that helps developers and infrastructure engineers build and ship code for cloud and on-premise projects. We automate the continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) process to help teams build faster, ship more frequently, and improve quality, efficiency, and governance. We help companies in four key areas: Number one, we accelerate innovation through DevOps modernization. We provide an approach for software delivery that automates processes, reduces manual interventions, consolidates tools, and accelerates time-to-market for new products, features, and fixes. Number two, we improve developer experience. We give you the ability to attract, retain, and onboard high-caliber engineering talent while fostering a culture of continuous innovation and improvement. Number three, we secure software delivery. We give you the ability to integrate security into every phase of the SDLC. And last but not least is, we optimize cloud costs. We give you the ability to eliminate waste and to ensure that appropriate cloud resources are allocated at the right place at the right time.


  **Average Rating:** 4.6/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 277

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 9.0/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 8.8/10 (Category avg: 8.7/10)
- **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?:** 9.2/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Setup:** 8.6/10 (Category avg: 8.1/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Harness](https://www.g2.com/sellers/harness-25016f40-e80f-4417-bea8-39412055d17a)
- **Company Website:** https://harness.io/
- **Year Founded:** 2018
- **HQ Location:** San Francisco
- **Twitter:** @HarnessWealth (1,402 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/harnessinc/ (1,611 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Who Uses This:** Software Engineer, DevOps Engineer
  - **Top Industries:** Computer Software, Financial Services
  - **Company Size:** 41% Enterprise, 39% Mid-Market


#### Pros & Cons

**Pros:**

- Ease of Use (113 reviews)
- Features (72 reviews)
- Feature Flags (49 reviews)
- Easy Setup (40 reviews)
- Easy Integrations (31 reviews)

**Cons:**

- Missing Features (23 reviews)
- Limitations (20 reviews)
- Limited Features (20 reviews)
- Learning Curve (17 reviews)
- Poor UI (16 reviews)

  ### 10. [Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Registry](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-cloud-infrastructure-registry/reviews)
  A highly available private container registry service for storing and sharing container images within the same regions as the deployments


  **Average Rating:** 4.4/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 14

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 9.3/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 8.2/10 (Category avg: 8.7/10)
- **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?:** 7.5/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Setup:** 5.8/10 (Category avg: 8.1/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Oracle](https://www.g2.com/sellers/oracle)
- **Year Founded:** 1977
- **HQ Location:** Austin, TX
- **Twitter:** @Oracle (826,383 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/1028/ (199,301 employees on LinkedIn®)
- **Ownership:** NYSE:ORCL

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Company Size:** 81% Mid-Market, 38% Enterprise


#### Pros & Cons


**Cons:**

- Cost Issues (1 reviews)
- Expensive (1 reviews)
- Small Businesses (1 reviews)

  ### 11. [Tanzu](https://www.g2.com/products/tanzu/reviews)
  VMware Tanzu Advanced simplifies and secures the container lifecycle to speed the delivery of modern apps at scale. With its modular, full-stack capabilities, you can embrace DevSecOps and stand up a platform for modern apps that works for your organization. Automatically build a stream of compliant containers. Secure your software supply chain end to end. And operationalize containers and clusters across clouds.


  **Average Rating:** 4.2/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 28

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 8.5/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 8.5/10 (Category avg: 8.7/10)
- **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?:** 8.5/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Setup:** 7.8/10 (Category avg: 8.1/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Broadcom](https://www.g2.com/sellers/broadcom-ab3091cd-4724-46a8-ac89-219d6bc8e166)
- **Year Founded:** 1991
- **HQ Location:** San Jose, CA
- **Twitter:** @broadcom (62,960 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/broadcom/ (55,707 employees on LinkedIn®)
- **Ownership:** NASDAQ: CA

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Top Industries:** Information Technology and Services, Computer Software
  - **Company Size:** 43% Mid-Market, 39% Enterprise


  ### 12. [Harbor](https://www.g2.com/products/harbor/reviews)
  Project Harbor is an enterprise-class registry server that stores and distributes Docker images. Harbor extends the open source Docker Distribution by adding the functionalities usually required by an enterprise, such as security, identity and management.


  **Average Rating:** 4.6/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 14

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 9.3/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 8.9/10 (Category avg: 8.7/10)
- **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Setup:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.1/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Broadcom](https://www.g2.com/sellers/broadcom-ab3091cd-4724-46a8-ac89-219d6bc8e166)
- **Year Founded:** 1991
- **HQ Location:** San Jose, CA
- **Twitter:** @broadcom (62,960 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/broadcom/ (55,707 employees on LinkedIn®)
- **Ownership:** NASDAQ: CA

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Company Size:** 129% Mid-Market, 7% Enterprise


  ### 13. [Alibaba Container Registry](https://www.g2.com/products/alibaba-container-registry/reviews)
  Container Registry allows you to manage images throughout the image lifecycle. It provides secure image management, stable image build creation across global regions, and easy image permission management. This service simplifies the creation and maintenance of the image registry and supports image management in multiple regions. Combined with other cloud services such as Container Service, Container Registry provides an optimized solution for using Docker in the cloud.


  **Average Rating:** 4.7/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 14

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 9.0/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 8.6/10 (Category avg: 8.7/10)
- **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Setup:** 1.7/10 (Category avg: 8.1/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Alibaba](https://www.g2.com/sellers/alibaba)
- **HQ Location:** Hangzhou
- **Twitter:** @alibaba_cloud (1,161,155 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/1218665/ (4,817 employees on LinkedIn®)
- **Ownership:** BABA
- **Total Revenue (USD mm):** $509,711

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Company Size:** 121% Mid-Market, 7% Small-Business


#### Pros & Cons

**Pros:**

- Pricing Competition (1 reviews)

**Cons:**

- Poor Documentation (1 reviews)

  ### 14. [Cloudsmith](https://www.g2.com/products/cloudsmith/reviews)
  Cloudsmith is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform designed to help organizations manage their software supply chain effectively. It serves as a centralized repository for software dependencies, deployment, and distribution, ensuring that teams can access a single source of truth for their software assets. This platform is particularly beneficial for development teams seeking to streamline their workflows and maintain security across their software stack. Targeted at software development teams, DevOps professionals, and IT organizations, Cloudsmith addresses the complexities of managing diverse software assets. In an era where software development is increasingly collaborative and multi-faceted, the need for a unified solution has never been more critical. Cloudsmith allows teams to manage various asset types seamlessly, enabling them to focus on delivering high-quality software without the burden of juggling multiple tools or platforms. Key features of Cloudsmith include robust dependency management, automated deployment processes, and secure distribution channels. The platform supports a wide range of package formats, making it versatile for different programming languages and frameworks. This flexibility allows organizations to adopt Cloudsmith regardless of their existing technology stack, ensuring that they can scale their operations efficiently. Additionally, the platform's security measures help safeguard the software supply chain, protecting against vulnerabilities and ensuring compliance with industry standards. Cloudsmith also enhances collaboration among team members by providing visibility into the software lifecycle. With detailed analytics and reporting tools, teams can track the status of their software assets, monitor usage patterns, and identify potential issues before they escalate. This proactive approach not only improves the overall quality of software delivery but also fosters a culture of accountability and transparency within development teams. By integrating Cloudsmith into their workflows, organizations can achieve faster software delivery while maintaining control and security. The platform's emphasis on scalability and cost-efficiency ensures that teams can adapt to changing demands without incurring unnecessary expenses. Overall, Cloudsmith stands out in the SaaS landscape by offering a comprehensive solution that empowers organizations to manage their software supply chain with confidence and ease.


  **Average Rating:** 4.5/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 41

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 8.6/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 8.7/10 (Category avg: 8.7/10)
- **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?:** 8.8/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Setup:** 8.8/10 (Category avg: 8.1/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Cloudsmith](https://www.g2.com/sellers/cloudsmith)
- **Company Website:** https://cloudsmith.com
- **Year Founded:** 2016
- **HQ Location:** Belfast, Northern Ireland
- **Twitter:** @cloudsmith (1,066 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/cloudsmith/ (147 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Top Industries:** Computer Software, Information Technology and Services
  - **Company Size:** 39% Small-Business, 37% Mid-Market


#### Pros & Cons

**Pros:**

- Ease of Use (2 reviews)
- Integrations (2 reviews)
- Reliability (2 reviews)
- Cloud Integration (1 reviews)
- Development Efficiency (1 reviews)

**Cons:**

- Difficult Setup (1 reviews)
- Expensive (1 reviews)
- Integration Issues (1 reviews)

  ### 15. [Scaleway](https://www.g2.com/products/scaleway/reviews)
  The cloud of choice. Build, deploy and scale applications on Europe's most complete cloud ecosystem. From Serverless architecture to Elastic Metal and everything in between.


  **Average Rating:** 4.1/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 19

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 6.5/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 8.6/10 (Category avg: 8.7/10)
- **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?:** 7.5/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Setup:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.1/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Scaleway](https://www.g2.com/sellers/scaleway)
- **Year Founded:** 1999
- **HQ Location:** Paris, Paris
- **Twitter:** @Scaleway (31,601 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/scaleway/ (631 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Top Industries:** Information Technology and Services
  - **Company Size:** 84% Small-Business, 11% Enterprise


#### Pros & Cons

**Pros:**

- Affordable (1 reviews)
- Cost Efficiency (1 reviews)
- Custom Dashboards (1 reviews)
- Performance (1 reviews)
- Product Quality (1 reviews)

**Cons:**

- Billing Issues (2 reviews)
- Payment Issues (2 reviews)
- Caching Issues (1 reviews)
- Hidden Costs (1 reviews)
- High Pricing (1 reviews)

  ### 16. [ImageCart](https://www.g2.com/products/imagecart/reviews)
  Easy to use, unlimited public and private package repositories organised in a single workspace that can be used by your whole team. Charged only for actual data storage and transfer, plans start at $5 a month.


  **Average Rating:** 4.4/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 64

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 8.5/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 8.9/10 (Category avg: 8.7/10)
- **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?:** 8.5/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Setup:** 8.4/10 (Category avg: 8.1/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [ImageCart](https://www.g2.com/sellers/imagecart)
- **HQ Location:** N/A
- **Twitter:** @ImageCart
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/No-Linkedin-Presence-Added-Intentionally-By-DataOps (1 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Top Industries:** Information Technology and Services, Computer Software
  - **Company Size:** 66% Small-Business, 22% Mid-Market


  ### 17. [Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Container Registry](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-cloud-infrastructure-container-registry/reviews)
  Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Container Registry is a fully managed, open standards-based Docker registry service designed for securely storing and sharing container images. It enables developers to push and pull Docker images using familiar Docker Command Line Interface commands and APIs. Integrated seamlessly with OCI services such as Container Engine for Kubernetes, Identity and Access Management , and Visual Builder Studio, it also supports third-party developer and DevOps tools, facilitating efficient container lifecycle management. Key Features and Functionality: - Docker V2 API Compliance: OCI Container Registry is fully compliant with the widely used Docker V2 APIs, allowing developers to work with Docker images and repositories using standard Docker CLI commands and HTTP API V2. - Automatic Updates: Oracle manages the operation and patching of the service, enabling developers to focus on building and deploying containerized applications without the overhead of maintenance. - Data Durability and High Availability: Built on OCI's object storage, the registry ensures data durability and high availability with automatic replication across fault domains. - Security and Compliance: The service offers end-to-end SSL encryption, built-in Docker Registry V2 token authentication, and compliance with major industry standards such as HIPAA, PCI, and SOC 2. - Flexible Image Sharing: Users can create private repositories with fine-grained access policies or public repositories accessible over the internet, facilitating controlled image sharing within OCI's commercial regions. - Integration with CI/CD Tools: The registry integrates with Oracle Visual Builder Studio and other CI/CD tools like Jenkins and GitLab, supporting efficient continuous integration and delivery pipelines. - Scalable Repository Management: Users can host up to 500 container repositories, each containing up to 100,000 images per region, with options to request service limit increases for larger needs. - Retention Policies: To manage storage efficiently, the registry supports retention policies that automatically clean up old Docker images from rapid release cycles. Primary Value and User Solutions: OCI Container Registry simplifies the development-to-production workflow by providing a secure, scalable, and fully managed environment for storing and managing container images. By integrating seamlessly with OCI services and third-party tools, it enhances DevOps efficiency, accelerates application deployment, and ensures compliance with industry standards. The service's automatic updates and high availability reduce operational overhead, allowing developers to focus on innovation and delivering robust, cloud-native applications.


  **Average Rating:** 4.4/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 10

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 8.7/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 8.7/10 (Category avg: 8.7/10)
- **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?:** 9.4/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Setup:** 7.8/10 (Category avg: 8.1/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Wercker](https://www.g2.com/sellers/wercker)
- **Year Founded:** 2012
- **HQ Location:** San Francisco, California
- **Twitter:** @wercker (1,789 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/wercker/ (2 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Company Size:** 60% Small-Business, 30% Mid-Market


  ### 18. [Sonatype Nexus Repository](https://www.g2.com/products/sonatype-nexus-repository/reviews)
  World’s #1 Repository Manager with Free and Pro versions - Single source of truth for all of your components, binaries, and build artifacts. - Efficiently distribute parts and containers to developers. - Used by more than 5 million developers globally. Centralize Give your teams a single source of truth for every component they use. Store Optimize build performance and reliability by caching proxies of remote repositories. Adapt Deliver universal coverage for all major package types and formats Scale Install on an unlimited amount of servers for an unlimited amount of users. Universal Support for all Popular Build Tools Store and distribute Maven/Java, npm, NuGet, Helm, Docker, P2, OBR, APT, GO, R, Conan components and more. Manage components from dev through delivery: binaries, containers, assemblies, and finished goods. Awesome support for the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) ecosystem, including Gradle, Ant, Maven, and Ivy. Compatible with popular tools like Eclipse, IntelliJ, Hudson, Jenkins, Puppet, Chef, Docker, and more. Enterprise Control of Binaries and Build Artifacts Deliver innovation 24x7x365 with high availability. A single source of truth for components used across your entire software development lifecycle including QA, staging, and operations. Easily integrate with existing user and access provisioning systems including LDAP, Atlassian Crowd, and more. SAML/SSO authentication for enhanced security and single sign-on experience. See the Health of Your Software Supply Chain Repository Health Check (RHC) provides up-to-date component intelligence, so your teams make informed decisions early on. View components in need of remediation, prioritized by the severity of vulnerability. Easily avoid known security and license issues for Maven/Java, npm, NuGet, and PyPI components. Modern Features for Continuous Innovation Deploy directly to a desired repository with your choice of build or deployment tool or directly via HTTP. Stage and manage releases with dedicated security and automated rule validation. Enhanced staging provides streamlined oversight and approval of workflows for release candidates. Share binaries, snapshots and releases between groups of developers or post a collection of related, staged artifacts which can be easily tested, promoted, or discarded.


  **Average Rating:** 4.5/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 21

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 8.7/10 (Category avg: 8.7/10)
- **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?:** 8.1/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Setup:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.1/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Sonatype](https://www.g2.com/sellers/sonatype)
- **Year Founded:** 2008
- **HQ Location:** Fulton, US
- **Twitter:** @sonatype (10,611 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/210324/ (532 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Top Industries:** Computer Software, Information Technology and Services
  - **Company Size:** 43% Enterprise, 39% Mid-Market


  ### 19. [Dist](https://www.g2.com/products/dist/reviews)
  Dist provides highly available and super fast Docker Container Registries and Maven Repositories as a fully managed, cloud hosted service. Common use cases include: \* Private sharing of container images and artifacts within teams during development and deployment \* Distribution of container images and artifacts to customers in a protected manner (via distribution keys) \* Public distribution of container images and artifacts Dist works with native tooling (such as Maven, Gradle, sbt, Docker, and Kubernetes) and offers role-based access control and access tokens for granular authorization and authentication. With a focus on reliability, performance, and security, Dist is perfect for small and large teams alike.


  **Average Rating:** 3.7/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 8

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 8.1/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 7.9/10 (Category avg: 8.7/10)
- **Ease of Setup:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 8.1/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Dist](https://www.g2.com/sellers/dist)
- **HQ Location:** N/A
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/No-Linkedin-Presence-Added-Intentionally-By-DataOps (1 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Company Size:** 63% Mid-Market, 38% Small-Business


  ### 20. [Mirantis Secure Registry (formerly Docker Trusted Registry)](https://www.g2.com/products/mirantis-secure-registry-formerly-docker-trusted-registry/reviews)
  Mirantis Secure Registry (MSR) is an enterprise-grade, private container registry built on the foundation of CNCF-graduated Harbor. It serves as a critical "system of record" for secure software supply chains, providing a central location to store, manage, and verify container images and OCI artifacts. MSR goes beyond simple storage by providing advanced security features, including binary-level vulnerability scanning, image signing, and automated Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) generation.


  **Average Rating:** 4.4/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 5

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 8.7/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 9.3/10 (Category avg: 8.7/10)
- **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?:** 9.2/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Setup:** 9.4/10 (Category avg: 8.1/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Mirantis](https://www.g2.com/sellers/mirantis)
- **Year Founded:** 1999
- **HQ Location:** Campbell, California
- **Twitter:** @MirantisIT (12,699 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/7793/ (607 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Company Size:** 100% Enterprise




## Parent Category

[Containerization Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/containerization)



## Related Categories

- [Repository Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/repository-management)



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## Buyer Guide

### What You Should Know About Container Registry Software

### What is Container Registry Software?

A container image is a package of all tools, libraries, and settings required to run containerized apps in any system. A container registry is a catalog of container images. 

Container registry software helps developers manage container images, and control access, permissions, and authentication of these images. This ensures their security remains intact as developers upload, download, or modify these images.

Containers are extensively used by cloud services developers to package their apps, as containerized apps can be run on any machine, providing flexibility. Container images are files or information needed to run containerized cloud-native applications. They contain information such as tools, metadata, libraries, and configurations required to run respective cloud-native applications. 

Container registry software, generally a hosted service, connects to container orchestration and container management platforms. It provides access to container or docker images for the cloud-native application development lifecycle and deployment so that developers can seamlessly use them to run their applications as required.

#### What Types of Container Registry Software Exist?

Container registry software can be of two types:

**Public container registry**

Public container registries have lesser security restrictions. Smaller organizations use them to set up their container registry at lower costs quickly. But security risks and control issues can be prevalent in public container registries.

**Private registry**

This type of registry for private repositories is hosted on-premises or remotely for organizations. A private registry provides better security measures, permissions, configurations, access control, and support. ** **

### What are the Common Features of Container Registry Software?

The following are some core features within container registry software that can help users:

**Security:** Container registry software can scan vulnerabilities and misconfigurations to ensure security controls are in place. It can also send notifications when there are any breaches.

**Access control and authentication:** The software provides role-based access to container images and defines privileges for different personas.

**Logging:** The software maintains a log of all personas accessing the repositories that can be analyzed in case of any issues or breaches. 

**Analytics:** Container registry systems provide tools to analyze the repositories and logs to identify risks and optimization areas.

**Multi-cloud environments:** As developers create cloud services in multi-cloud environments, these tools allow comfortable integration across environments.

### What are the Benefits of Container Registry Software?

Container registry software helps developers in their continuous delivery/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pursuits.

**Safe storage space:** Container registry software provides a secure way for caching, migrating, replicating, and storing container images in between usages. It provides security and vulnerability scanning features to ensure container images are not compromised.

**Easy to track:** The image catalog offers an easy way to manage hundreds of container images flowing around scores of apps.

**Agility:** This software allows developers to quickly scale or develop new apps by managing container images containing tools, libraries, and information to run containerized apps.

**Automation** : This software helps DevOps developers automate container image access processes and to migrate images from docker container repositories.

### Who Uses Container Registry Software?

**Developers:** Developers package cloud-native applications in containers because containers provide the flexibility of deploying SaaS applications anywhere. Docker container images are repositories that hold the information required to run these containers. A container registry provides a way to manage these repositories. So developers use container registries in cloud-native application development and deployment of codes in their DevOps journey.

#### Software Related to Container Registry Software

Related solutions that can be used together with container registry software include:

[Container management software](https://www.g2.com/categories/container-management) **:** Container management software helps organize container workloads, ensuring they have all the components required for runtime. It also helps schedule container executions. A container or docker registry helps it access container or docker images required for running containerized applications.

[Container engine software](https://www.g2.com/categories/container-engine) **:** This software helps create virtual machines (VMs) or serverless environments to run container workloads. They add a level of abstraction to containers and create a virtual environment where containers can be executed.

### Challenges with Container Registry Software

Software solutions can come with their own set of challenges. Below are some of the challenges organizations might face while using container registry software:

**Redundant access control:** Different container-related software might have access control features, in which case another access control layer and authentication become redundant.

**Security:** If security is not adequately implemented, risk exposure and chances of security breaches increase.

### Which Companies Should Buy Container Registry Software?

Companies that use containerized apps, docker hub, SDK, open source options such as Kubernetes clusters, and DevOps methodology to develop new apps and deploy their software must buy container registry software.

### How to Buy Container Registry Software?

#### Requirements Gathering (RFI/RFP) for Container Registry Software

One important thing to consider while buying a container registry software is the software’s ability to integrate with development lifecycle workflows, cloud infrastructure, other container software, and APIs.

It is an added advantage if the container registry software vendor offers a free trial so the buyer can evaluate the product before investing. Depending on the scope of the deployment, it might be helpful to produce an RFI, a one-page list with a few bullet points describing what is needed from the software.

#### Compare Container Registry Products

**Create a long list**

Buyers need to identify features and use cases that they need from their container registry tools and start with a large pool of software providers. They must then evaluate the pros and cons of each product.

**Create a short list**

Short lists help cross reference the results of initial vendor evaluations with other buyer reviews on third-party review sites such as[g2.com](http://www.g2.com), which will help the buyer narrow in on a list with three to five products. From there, buyers can compare pricing and features to determine the best fit.

**Conduct demos**

Companies should demo all of the products on their short list. During demos, buyers should ask specific questions about the functionalities and use cases they care about the most; for example, one might ask for a demo of how the tool would enforce access control.

#### Selection of Container Registry Software

**Choose a selection team**

Regardless of a company’s size, involving the most relevant personnel is crucial during the software selection process. The team should include relevant company stakeholders who can use the software, scrutinize it, and check whether it will meet the organization’s requirements. The individuals responsible for the day-to-day use of container registry software must be a part of the selection team. 

**Negotiation**

The cost of the software varies based on the features offered, the number of instances, and the number of users. Buyers looking to trim costs should negotiate down to the specific functions that matter to them to get the best price. More often than not, the price and specifications mentioned on the vendor’s pricing page can be negotiated. Negotiation on implementation, support, and other professional services are also crucial. Buyers should ensure they’ll receive adequate support to get the product up and running.

**Final decision**

Before deciding to purchase the software, testing it for a short period is advisable. The day-to-day users of the software are the best individuals to perform this test. They can use and analyze the software product's capabilities and offer valuable feedback. In most cases, software service providers offer a short-term product trial. If the selection team is satisfied with what the software offers, buyers can proceed with the purchase or contracting process.