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# Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR) Reviews
**Vendor:** Amazon Web Services (AWS)  
**Category:** [Container Registry Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/container-registry)  
**Average Rating:** 4.3/5.0  
**Total Reviews:** 118
## About Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR)
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.




## Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR) Reviews
  ### 1. Simple to start, difficult to scale

**Rating:** 1.5/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Verified User in Financial Services | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** November 28, 2018

**What do you like best about Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR)?**

Simple to setup and authenticate, but difficult to host multiple applications. I can create a single container registry for a single application quickly,.

**What do you dislike about Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR)?**

I can't easily scale out to multiple applications or containers. It becomes difficult to manage, audit, and track container versions compared to public registry offerings.

**Recommendations to others considering Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR):**

Consider using a self-hosted or other managed registry. ECR gets the job done, but it isn't feature rich and is difficult to audit across an organization

**What problems is Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR) solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Artifact storage for use in CI/CD pipelines

  ### 2. ECR review

**Rating:** 1.5/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Verified User in Financial Services | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** November 28, 2018

**What do you like best about Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR)?**

easy integration with ECS which is sometime difficult with docker hub for beginners

**What do you dislike about Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR)?**

long history of keeping all the images which sometime really confusing

**What problems is Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR) solving and how is that benefiting you?**

storing our docker container

  ### 3. ECR Registry REview

**Rating:** 2.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Verified User in Hospitality | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** November 29, 2018

**What do you like best about Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR)?**

The ability to keep track of container services when we're moving in container solution

**What do you dislike about Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR)?**

THe inability to gain admin rights to dun the system

**What problems is Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR) solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Code deployment


## Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR) Discussions
  - [What is Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR) used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-amazon-elastic-container-registry-ecr-used-for) - 1 comment
  - [Is AWS ECR free?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-aws-ecr-free) - 1 comment

- [View Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR) pricing details and edition comparison](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-elastic-container-registry-ecr/reviews?filters%5Bnps_score%5D%5B%5D=2&section=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-08-13+15%3A39%3A36+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=a5dcecff-d7d1-418a-8eac-21428a91f08c&secure%5Btoken%5D=88e5f0749ee0646dcbceae15b05a004c5c232ca4c7652d9140a7505832268643&format=llm_user)
## Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR) Integrations
  - [Amazon CloudWatch](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-cloudwatch/reviews)
  - [Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-elastic-container-service-amazon-ecs/reviews)
  - [Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS)](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-elastic-kubernetes-service-amazon-eks/reviews)
  - [Docker](https://www.g2.com/products/docker-inc-docker/reviews)


## Top Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR) Alternatives
  - [Docker](https://www.g2.com/products/docker-inc-docker/reviews) - 4.6/5.0 (293 reviews)
  - [Red Hat Quay](https://www.g2.com/products/red-hat-quay/reviews) - 4.5/5.0 (50 reviews)
  - [Azure Container Registry](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-container-registry/reviews) - 4.4/5.0 (34 reviews)