Comparison

Alibaba Cloud Container Registry vs Chainguard Registry

On the evidence we track, Chainguard Registry leads this comparison with a composite score of 58/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Alibaba Cloud Container Registry48
Chainguard Registry58
Score
Vioscale score
Alibaba Cloud Container Registry48 / 100low · 35%
Chainguard Registry58 / 100medium · 72%
Pricing
Free tier
Alibaba Cloud Container Registry
Chainguard Registry
Model
Alibaba Cloud Container Registryfreemium
Chainguard Registryquote
Price level
Alibaba Cloud Container Registrylow
Chainguard Registrylow
Transparent
Alibaba Cloud Container Registry
Chainguard Registry
Integrations
Count
Alibaba Cloud Container Registry
Chainguard Registry8
Security
Fedramp
Alibaba Cloud Container Registry
Chainguard Registry
Gdpr
Alibaba Cloud Container Registry
Chainguard Registry
Hipaa
Alibaba Cloud Container Registry
Chainguard Registry
Pci
Alibaba Cloud Container Registry
Chainguard Registry
Soc2
Alibaba Cloud Container Registry
Chainguard Registry
Reliability
Status page
Alibaba Cloud Container Registry
Chainguard Registry
Market
Availability
Alibaba Cloud Container RegistryAvailable worldwide · HQ CN

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for container registries. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Deployment
Hosting
Alibaba Cloud Container RegistryCloud only
Chainguard RegistryCloud only
Standards
OCI Distribution Spec compliant
Alibaba Cloud Container Registry-
Chainguard Registry-
Scope
Artifact types
Alibaba Cloud Container Registry-
Chainguard RegistryUniversal (images + language packages)
Security
Built-in vulnerability scanning
Alibaba Cloud Container Registry-
Chainguard Registry
Image signing (Cosign/Notation)
Alibaba Cloud Container Registry-
Chainguard Registry-
SBOM generation / storage
Alibaba Cloud Container Registry-
Chainguard Registry
Access
Fine-grained RBAC / robot accounts
Alibaba Cloud Container Registry-
Chainguard Registry-
Private repositories
Alibaba Cloud Container Registry-
Chainguard Registry
Distribution
Geo-replication / mirroring
Alibaba Cloud Container Registry-
Chainguard Registry-
Pull-through cache / proxy
Alibaba Cloud Container Registry-
Chainguard Registry-
Integration
Native cloud IAM integration
Alibaba Cloud Container Registry-
Chainguard Registry-
Pricing
Pull-rate limits
Alibaba Cloud Container Registry-
Chainguard Registry-
UX
Web UI / console
Alibaba Cloud Container Registry-
Chainguard Registry
Ops
High-availability deployment
Alibaba Cloud Container Registry-
Chainguard Registry-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Alibaba Cloud Container Registry

Container Registry is Alibaba Cloud's service for containerized image lifecycle management, offering secure image hosting for containers.

Independently observed

Chainguard Registry

Leader

Secure-by-default container images and open source libraries built from source with SLSA L3 compliance, designed to prevent AI attacks and minimize vulnerability surface in production environments.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Alibaba Cloud Container Registry

Free tier
as of verify ↗

Chainguard Registry

Leader
HybridFree tier

Contact sales for quote. Free tier available with limited catalog access.

  • Catalog PricingContact sales
    • Unlimited image catalog access
    • All 10,000+ underlying packages
    • Custom Assembly for image customization
    • Private APK Repositories
    • EOL Grace Period (6 months extended support)
  • Per-Image PricingContact sales
    • Specific image selection
    • Custom Assembly
    • Private APK Repositories
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Alibaba Cloud Container Registry
Chainguard Registry
CLI
Alibaba Cloud Container Registry
Chainguard Registry
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Alibaba Cloud Container Registry
Chainguard Registry

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Alibaba Cloud Container Registry

Not documented yet.

Chainguard Registry

Leader
8 total
  • Cursor
  • AWS Security Hub
  • Wiz
  • GitHub
  • GitHub Actions
  • npm
  • SAP Cloud Application Programming Model
  • Kubernetes
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.