vioscaleAI
Comparison

Amazon ECR vs Chainguard Registry

On the evidence we track, Amazon ECR leads this comparison with a composite score of 70/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Amazon ECR full profile →Chainguard Registry full profile →
Machine formatsMarkdownJSONGraphQLMarkdown is open. JSON and GraphQL need a free key.
★Amazon ECR70
Chainguard Registry59
Score
vioscaleAI score
Amazon ECR70 / 100medium · 64%
Chainguard Registry59 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tier
Amazon ECR✓
Chainguard Registry✓
Model
Amazon ECRcommercial
Chainguard Registryfreemium
Price level
Amazon ECRunknown
Chainguard Registryhigh
Starting price
Amazon ECR–
Chainguard Registry$19,000
Transparent
Amazon ECR✓
Chainguard Registry✗
Integrations
Count
Amazon ECR10
Chainguard Registry19
Security
Certifications
Disclosure policy
Amazon ECR✓
Chainguard Registry–
Fedramp
Amazon ECR✓
Chainguard Registry✓
Gdpr
Amazon ECR✓
Chainguard Registry✓
Hipaa
Amazon ECR✓
Chainguard Registry✓
Pci
Amazon ECR✓
Chainguard Registry✓
Soc2
Amazon ECR✓
Chainguard Registry✓
Trust center
Reliability
Status page
Amazon ECR✓
Chainguard Registry✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Amazon ECR6 items
Chainguard Registry7 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Amazon ECR

Leader

Amazon ECR is a managed service that stores Docker container images and OCI artifacts with high availability. It integrates with AWS compute services, offers both private and public repositories, and includes built-in encryption, access controls via IAM, and vulnerability scanning through Amazon Inspector.

Independently observed

Chainguard Registry

A registry service providing pre-hardened container images, language libraries, and VM images built with security-first design and continuously patched against vulnerabilities. Designed to reduce engineering overhead and ensure compliance without manual security management.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Amazon ECR

Leader
from $0.09/moUsage-basedFree tier

Free: 50 GB/month public storage always-free, 500 MB/month private for 1 year. Paid: $0.10/GB for private storage, tiered data transfer charges.

  • Private Repository Storage$0.10 per GB per month
    • Private repository storage
  • Public Repository (Always Free)Free
    • 50 GB/month storage included
    • 500 GB/month anonymous data transfer
    • 5 TB/month data transfer with AWS account
  • Data Transfer (Beyond Free Limits)Tiered starting at $0.09 per GB
    • Tiered outbound data transfer pricing
as of verify ↗

Chainguard Registry

from $19000/yrSubscriptionFree tier

Free tier with 5 images. Paid plans from $19K/year for catalog access.

  • FreeFree
    • 5 images per organization
    • Base, Application, and AI/ML images
    • No CVE remediation SLA
  • Catalog$19K/year for team of 10 (full container catalog access)
    • Full access to 3,000+ images
    • Unlimited pulls with no metering
    • CVE remediation SLA (7 days critical, 14 days high/medium/low)
    • SLSA L3 hardened infrastructure
    • Sigstore signed artifacts with build-time SBOMs and attestations
    • +3 more
  • Per-ImageContact sales
    • Flexible licensing by image count and type (base, app, AI/ML, FIPS)
    • CVE remediation SLA
  • Libraries-
    • Python, Java, JavaScript libraries
    • Unlimited applications per language with no metering
    • Cross-compatibility across Linux distributions
  • Virtual MachinesContact sales
    • Minimal hardened OS images for general use or language runtimes
    • CVE remediation SLA
    • Multi-cloud and on-premises support
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Amazon ECR✓
Chainguard Registry✓
CLI
Amazon ECR✓
Chainguard Registry✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Amazon ECR✓
Chainguard Registry✓
Self-hosted
Amazon ECR✗
Chainguard Registry✓
On-premise
Amazon ECR✗
Chainguard Registry✓

Integrations

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

Amazon ECR

Leader
11 total
  • Amazon ECS
  • Amazon EKS
  • Amazon EC2
  • AWS Lambda
  • AWS Fargate
  • AWS App Runner
  • Amazon Inspector
  • AWS Marketplace
  • Docker CLI
  • Helm
  • Docker
Independently observed

Chainguard Registry

25 total
  • Cursor
  • AWS Security Hub
  • Wiz
  • GitHub
  • GitHub Actions
  • npm
  • SAP Cloud Application Programming Model
  • Kubernetes
  • Kiro
  • Grype
  • Trivy
  • AWS Inspector
  • Anchore Enterprise
  • Snyk
  • GitLab
  • CrowdStrike
  • Qualys
  • JFrog Artifactory
  • Cloudsmith
  • Harbor
  • Nexus
  • Google Artifact Registry
  • Docker Hub
  • Amazon ECR
  • +1 more
Independently observed
Still deciding?

Amazon ECR or Chainguard Registry: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works

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