Comparison

Alibaba Cloud Container Registry vs Distribution

On the evidence we track, Distribution leads this comparison with a composite score of 59/100. 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
Distribution59
Score
Vioscale score
Alibaba Cloud Container Registry48 / 100low · 35%
Distribution59 / 100medium · 67%
Pricing
Free tier
Alibaba Cloud Container Registry
Distribution
Model
Alibaba Cloud Container Registryfreemium
Distributionopen_source
Price level
Alibaba Cloud Container Registrylow
Distributionfree
Transparent
Alibaba Cloud Container Registry
Distribution
Reliability
Status page
Alibaba Cloud Container Registry
Distribution
Adoption
Dependent repos
Alibaba Cloud Container Registry
Distribution2,403
Github stars
Alibaba Cloud Container Registry
Distribution10,582
Activity
Commits last 30d
Alibaba Cloud Container Registry
Distribution8
Release
Cadence days
Alibaba Cloud Container Registry
Distribution55
History
Alibaba Cloud Container Registry
Distribution20 items
License
Spdx
Alibaba Cloud Container Registry
DistributionApache-2.0
Language
Primary
Alibaba Cloud Container Registry
DistributionGo
Market
Availability
Alibaba Cloud Container RegistryAvailable worldwide · HQ CN
Distribution

Capabilities

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

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

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

Distribution

Leader

Open-source registry implementing OCI Distribution Spec version 1.0.1 that enables you to store and distribute container images with full control over your distribution pipeline.

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 ↗

Distribution

Leader
Open sourceFree tier

Open source under Apache license

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
Distribution
Linux
Alibaba Cloud Container Registry
Distribution
CLI
Alibaba Cloud Container Registry
Distribution
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Alibaba Cloud Container Registry
Distribution
Self-hosted
Alibaba Cloud Container Registry
Distribution
On-premise
Alibaba Cloud Container Registry
Distribution

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