# Cloudsmith vs JFrog Comparison

| | Cloudsmith | JFrog | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.5 out of 5 | 4.2 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 41 | 116 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (42.1% of reviews) | Enterprise (46.8% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | Free Per Month | Starting at $150.00 Per Month | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Cloudsmith

Pros:
- Ease of Use (2 reviews)
- Integrations (2 reviews)

Cons:
- Difficult Setup (1 reviews)
- Expensive (1 reviews)

### JFrog

Pros:
- Features (18 reviews)
- Repository Management (14 reviews)

Cons:
- Complexity (9 reviews)
- Expensive (8 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Cloudsmith | JFrog | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 8.8 (28 reviews) | 8.6 (79 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.7 (29 reviews) | 8.2 (80 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.8 (20 reviews) | 8.2 (47 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.5 (22 reviews) | 8.4 (39 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.6 (27 reviews) | 8.4 (68 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.8 (19 reviews) | 8.5 (38 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 7.6 (29 reviews) | 8.4 (73 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Cloudsmith

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Core

Price: Free Per Month

Description: For individual developers, students, or small teams who want to try out Cloudsmith

Key Features:
- 500 MB Package Storage
- 1 GB Download Bandwidth
- 30+ formats Supported

[Browse all 4 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/cloudsmith/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

### JFrog

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: PRO

Price: Starting at $150.00 Per Month

Description: Automated Artifact and Container Registry for Individuals & Small teams


Key Features:
- Universal Binary Repository 
- Release Lifecycle Management 
- Unlimited Docker Hub Pulls

[Browse all 3 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/jfrog-2024-03-28/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Application Release Orchestration

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Cloudsmith** | N/A | N/A |
| **JFrog** | 7.7/10 | 9 |

#### Administration

| Feature | Cloudsmith | JFrog | 
|---|---|---|
| **Configuration Management** | Not enough data | 7.1 (8 reviews) | 
| **Access Control** | Not enough data | 6.9 (8 reviews) | 
| **Dashboards** | Not enough data | 7.7 (8 reviews) | 

#### Functionality

| Feature | Cloudsmith | JFrog | 
|---|---|---|
| **Deployment Automation** | Not enough data | 7.5 (8 reviews) | 
| **Process Analytics** | Not enough data | 7.5 (8 reviews) | 
| **Plugins** | Not enough data | 8.1 (9 reviews) | 
| **APIs / Integrations** | Not enough data | 8.5 (9 reviews) | 
| **Feature Flags** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 

#### Processes

| Feature | Cloudsmith | JFrog | 
|---|---|---|
| **Pipelines** | Not enough data | 8.5 (9 reviews) | 
| **Orchestration** | Not enough data | 7.4 (9 reviews) | 
| **Workflow Visualization** | Not enough data | 7.3 (8 reviews) | 

### Static Application Security Testing (SAST)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Cloudsmith** | N/A | N/A |
| **JFrog** | N/A | N/A |

#### Administration

| Feature | Cloudsmith | JFrog | 
|---|---|---|
| **API / Integrations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Extensibility** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Analysis

| Feature | Cloudsmith | JFrog | 
|---|---|---|
| **Reporting and Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Issue Tracking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Static Code Analysis** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Code Analysis** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Testing

| Feature | Cloudsmith | JFrog | 
|---|---|---|
| **Command-Line Tools** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Manual Testing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Test Automation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Compliance Testing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Black-Box Scanning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Detection Rate** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **False Positives** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Static Application Security Testing (SAST)

| Feature | Cloudsmith | JFrog | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Cloud Infrastructure Automation

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Cloudsmith** | N/A | N/A |
| **JFrog** | 8.7/10 | 5 |

#### Administration 

| Feature | Cloudsmith | JFrog | 
|---|---|---|
| **Administration Console** | Not enough data | 8.7 (5 reviews) | 
| **Task Management** | Not enough data | 8.7 (5 reviews) | 
| **Dashboards and Visualizations** | Not enough data | 9.0 (5 reviews) | 
| **Access Control** | Not enough data | 9.3 (5 reviews) | 

#### Automation

| Feature | Cloudsmith | JFrog | 
|---|---|---|
| **Test Automation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Intelligent Automation** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Release Automation** | Not enough data | 8.7 (5 reviews) | 
| **Automated Provisioning** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 

#### IT Management

| Feature | Cloudsmith | JFrog | 
|---|---|---|
| **Workflow Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Infrastructure Management** | Not enough data | 7.7 (5 reviews) | 
| **IT Discovery** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### MLOps Platforms

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Cloudsmith** | N/A | N/A |
| **JFrog** | N/A | N/A |

#### Deployment

| Feature | Cloudsmith | JFrog | 
|---|---|---|
| **Language Flexibility** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Framework Flexibility** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Versioning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Ease of Deployment** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Scalability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Deployment

| Feature | Cloudsmith | JFrog | 
|---|---|---|
| **Language Flexibility** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Framework Flexibility** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Versioning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Ease of Deployment** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Scalability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Management

| Feature | Cloudsmith | JFrog | 
|---|---|---|
| **Cataloging** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Governing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Model Registry** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Operations

| Feature | Cloudsmith | JFrog | 
|---|---|---|
| **Metrics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Infrastructure management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Collaboration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Management

| Feature | Cloudsmith | JFrog | 
|---|---|---|
| **Cataloging** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Governing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Cloudsmith | JFrog | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Continuous Delivery

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Cloudsmith** | N/A | N/A |
| **JFrog** | 8.1/10 | 10 |

#### Functionality

| Feature | Cloudsmith | JFrog | 
|---|---|---|
| **Deployment-Ready Staging** | Not enough data | 7.9 (8 reviews) | 
| **Integration** | Not enough data | 7.9 (8 reviews) | 
| **Extensible** | Not enough data | 8.7 (9 reviews) | 

#### Management

| Feature | Cloudsmith | JFrog | 
|---|---|---|
| **Processes and Workflow** | Not enough data | 8.3 (9 reviews) | 
| **Reporting** | Not enough data | 7.5 (8 reviews) | 
| **Automation** | Not enough data | 8.1 (9 reviews) | 

#### Agentic AI - Continuous Delivery

| Feature | Cloudsmith | JFrog | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Repository Management

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Cloudsmith** | 8.2/10 | 26 |
| **JFrog** | 6.3/10 | 9 |

#### Functionality

| Feature | Cloudsmith | JFrog | 
|---|---|---|
| **Package Management** | 9.2 (25 reviews) | 7.1 (8 reviews) | 
| **Integration** | 8.7 (25 reviews) | 6.5 (8 reviews) | 
| **Code Analysis** | 6.1 (19 reviews) | 6.0 (7 reviews) | 
| **Vulnerability Checks** | 7.4 (21 reviews) | 5.8 (6 reviews) | 

#### Management

| Feature | Cloudsmith | JFrog | 
|---|---|---|
| **Package Access Control** | 8.7 (26 reviews) | 8.1 (9 reviews) | 
| **Package Tracking** | 8.5 (25 reviews) | 6.9 (7 reviews) | 
| **Automation** | 8.7 (25 reviews) | 4.0 (5 reviews) | 
| **Rollback** | 8.3 (21 reviews) | 6.2 (7 reviews) | 

### Software Composition Analysis

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Cloudsmith** | N/A | N/A |
| **JFrog** | N/A | N/A |

#### Functionality - Software Composition Analysis 

| Feature | Cloudsmith | JFrog | 
|---|---|---|
| **Language Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Transparency** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Effectiveness - Software Composition Analysis

| Feature | Cloudsmith | JFrog | 
|---|---|---|
| **Remediation Suggestions** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Continuous Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Thorough Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### IoT Device Management Platforms

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Cloudsmith** | N/A | N/A |
| **JFrog** | N/A | N/A |

#### Device Recognition

| Feature | Cloudsmith | JFrog | 
|---|---|---|
| **Device Discovery** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Device Types** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Dashboard** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Monitoring

| Feature | Cloudsmith | JFrog | 
|---|---|---|
| **Device Status** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Alerts & Notifications** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Provisioning

| Feature | Cloudsmith | JFrog | 
|---|---|---|
| **Remote Configuration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Event Triggering** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Device Diagnostics & Repair** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Firmware Updates** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### DevOps Platforms

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Cloudsmith** | 8.2/10 | 8 |
| **JFrog** | 7.1/10 | 13 |

#### Management

| Feature | Cloudsmith | JFrog | 
|---|---|---|
| **Configuration Management** | 8.3 (8 reviews) | 6.7 (11 reviews) | 
| **Access Control** | 7.9 (8 reviews) | 7.4 (9 reviews) | 
| **Orchestration** | 7.5 (8 reviews) | 7.2 (9 reviews) | 

#### Functionality

| Feature | Cloudsmith | JFrog | 
|---|---|---|
| **Automation** | 9.2 (8 reviews) | 6.3 (10 reviews) | 
| **Integrations** | 9.0 (8 reviews) | 6.8 (10 reviews) | 
| **Extensibility** | 8.1 (7 reviews) | 5.7 (9 reviews) | 

#### Processes

| Feature | Cloudsmith | JFrog | 
|---|---|---|
| **Pipeline Control** | 7.6 (7 reviews) | 8.3 (9 reviews) | 
| **Workflow Visualization** | 7.8 (6 reviews) | 6.9 (9 reviews) | 
| **Continuous Deployment** | 8.3 (8 reviews) | 8.3 (11 reviews) | 

### Continuous Integration

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Cloudsmith** | N/A | N/A |
| **JFrog** | 7.6/10 | 10 |

#### Functionality

| Feature | Cloudsmith | JFrog | 
|---|---|---|
| **Integrations** | Not enough data | 8.0 (9 reviews) | 
| **Extensibility** | Not enough data | 8.0 (9 reviews) | 
| **Test Customization** | Not enough data | 7.7 (8 reviews) | 

#### Management

| Feature | Cloudsmith | JFrog | 
|---|---|---|
| **Automation** | Not enough data | 7.6 (9 reviews) | 
| **Processes and Workflow** | Not enough data | 7.8 (9 reviews) | 
| **Reporting** | Not enough data | 6.7 (8 reviews) | 

#### Agentic AI - Continuous Integration

| Feature | Cloudsmith | JFrog | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Software Supply Chain Security Tools

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Cloudsmith** | N/A | N/A |
| **JFrog** | N/A | N/A |

#### Security

| Feature | Cloudsmith | JFrog | 
|---|---|---|
| **Tampering** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Malicious Code** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Verification** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Security Risks** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Tracking

| Feature | Cloudsmith | JFrog | 
|---|---|---|
| **Bill of Materials** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Audit Trails** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Software Bill of Materials (SBOM)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Cloudsmith** | N/A | N/A |
| **JFrog** | N/A | N/A |

#### Functionality - Software Bill of Materials (SBOM)

| Feature | Cloudsmith | JFrog | 
|---|---|---|
| **Format Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Annotations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Attestation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Management - Software Bill of Materials (SBOM)

| Feature | Cloudsmith | JFrog | 
|---|---|---|
| **Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Dashboards** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **User Provisioning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (3):** [Repository Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/repository-management), [Container Registry Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/container-registry), [DevOps Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/devops-platforms)


**Unique to JFrog (11):** [Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/software-bill-of-materials-sbom), [Software Composition Analysis Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/software-composition-analysis), [MLOps Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/mlops-platforms), [IoT Device Management Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/iot-device-management-platforms), [Cloud Infrastructure Automation Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/cloud-infrastructure-automation), [Static Application Security Testing (SAST) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/static-application-security-testing-sast), [Application Release Orchestration (ARO) Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/application-release-orchestration), [Version Control Hosting Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/version-control-hosting), [Continuous Delivery Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/continuous-delivery-tools), [Continuous Integration Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/continuous-integration), [Software Supply Chain Security Solutions](https://www.g2.com/categories/software-supply-chain-security-tools)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Cloudsmith | JFrog | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 42.1% | 22.5% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 39.5% | 30.6% | 
| **Enterprise** | 18.4% | 46.8% | 

### By Industry

#### Cloudsmith

- **Computer Software:** 45.9%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 16.2%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 8.1%
- **Consulting:** 2.7%
- **Semiconductors:** 2.7%
- **Retail:** 2.7%
- **Research:** 2.7%
- **Real Estate:** 2.7%
- **Maritime:** 2.7%
- **Logistics and Supply Chain:** 2.7%
- **Other:** 10.8%

#### JFrog

- **Information Technology and Services:** 31.4%
- **Computer Software:** 13.7%
- **Financial Services:** 7.8%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 5.9%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 2.9%
- **Insurance:** 2.9%
- **Internet:** 2.9%
- **Automotive:** 2.0%
- **Banking:** 2.0%
- **Construction:** 2.0%
- **Other:** 26.5%

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## Top Discussions

### Cloudsmith

- Title: [What is Cloudsmith used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-cloudsmith-used-for) — 1 comment *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "Cloudsmith is a fully managed artifact management and software supply chain solution. With Cloudsmith you can centralize your organization’s software assets..."

### JFrog

No discussions available for this product.

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**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/cloudsmith-vs-jfrog-2024-03-28)