Amazon ECR 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.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for container registries. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Amazon ECR
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.
Chainguard Registry
LeaderSecure-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.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Amazon ECR
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
Chainguard Registry
LeaderContact 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
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
Amazon ECR
- Amazon ECS
- Amazon EKS
- Amazon EC2
- AWS Lambda
- AWS Fargate
- AWS App Runner
- Amazon Inspector
- AWS Marketplace
- Docker CLI
- Helm
Chainguard Registry
Leader- Cursor
- AWS Security Hub
- Wiz
- GitHub
- GitHub Actions
- npm
- SAP Cloud Application Programming Model
- Kubernetes
Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.