Comparison

Alibaba Cloud Container Registry vs CNCF Distribution

On the evidence we track, CNCF Distribution leads this comparison with a composite score of 66/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Alibaba Cloud Container Registry45
★CNCF Distribution66
Score
vioscaleAI score
Alibaba Cloud Container Registry45 / 100medium · 74%
CNCF Distribution66 / 100medium · 66%
Pricing
Free tier
Alibaba Cloud Container Registry✓
CNCF Distribution✓
Model
Alibaba Cloud Container Registryfree
CNCF Distributionfreemium
Price level
Alibaba Cloud Container Registryfree
CNCF Distributionlow
Transparent
Alibaba Cloud Container Registry✗
CNCF Distribution–
Integrations
Count
Alibaba Cloud Container Registry2
CNCF Distribution–
Security
Scorecard
Alibaba Cloud Container Registry–
CNCF Distribution7.6
Trust center
Alibaba Cloud Container Registryhttps://www.alibabacloud.com/trust-center
CNCF Distribution–
Reliability
Status page
Alibaba Cloud Container Registry✓
CNCF Distribution✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Alibaba Cloud Container Registry–
CNCF Distribution2,403
Github stars
Alibaba Cloud Container Registry–
CNCF Distribution10,646
Activity
Commits last 30d
Alibaba Cloud Container Registry–
CNCF Distribution63
Release
Cadence days
Alibaba Cloud Container Registry–
CNCF Distribution55
History
Alibaba Cloud Container Registry–
CNCF Distribution20 items
License
Spdx
Alibaba Cloud Container Registry–
CNCF DistributionApache-2.0
Language
Primary
Alibaba Cloud Container Registry–
CNCF DistributionGo
Market
Availability
Alibaba Cloud Container RegistryAvailable worldwide · HQ CN
CNCF Distribution–
Content
Faq
Alibaba Cloud Container Registry5 items
CNCF Distribution4 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Alibaba Cloud Container Registry

A cloud-based container image management platform that provides security scanning, automated building across multiple regions, permission controls, and integrates with container orchestration and CI/CD services to streamline deployment.

Independently observed

CNCF Distribution

Leader

Docker Hub enables developers to push, pull, and manage container images with their teams, automate builds and deployments through webhooks, and control access to repositories.

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

FreeFree tier
as of verify ↗

CNCF Distribution

Leader
SubscriptionFree tier
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✓
CNCF Distribution✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Alibaba Cloud Container Registry✓
CNCF Distribution✓

Integrations

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

Alibaba Cloud Container Registry

2 total
  • Container Service
  • CodePipeline
Independently observed

CNCF Distribution

Leader

Not documented yet.

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