# Amazon ECR vs Chainguard Registry

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Amazon ECR

| Attribute | Amazon ECR | Chainguard Registry |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 69.8 (64% (medium)) | 59.3 (71% (medium)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under Container Registries.","source":"https://aws.amazon.com/ecr/pricing/","question":"What is Amazon ECR?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Amazon ECR offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $0.09 per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://aws.amazon.com/ecr/pricing/","question":"Is Amazon ECR free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Amazon ECR supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://aws.amazon.com/ecr/pricing/","question":"What platforms does Amazon ECR support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Amazon ECR, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://aws.amazon.com/ecr/pricing/","question":"Can Amazon ECR be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 10 integrations for Amazon ECR, including Amazon ECS, Amazon EKS, Amazon EC2, AWS Lambda, AWS Fargate, AWS App Runner, Amazon Inspector and AWS Marketplace, plus 2 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://aws.amazon.com/ecr/pricing/","question":"What does Amazon ECR integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed GDPR for Amazon ECR. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Amazon ECR not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://aws.amazon.com/trust-center/?nc1=f_cc","question":"What security certifications does Amazon ECR have?","confidence":0.7}]` | `[{"answer":"A distribution of minimally-configured container images and software packages that receive frequent security updates from source code. All artifacts include SBOMs and provenance documentation to support supply chain security and compliance verification. It is indexed under Container Registries.","source":"https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/unlock-the-full-chainguard-containers-catalog-now-with-a-catalog-pricing-option","question":"What is Chainguard Registry?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Chainguard Registry does not publish its prices. Pricing is quoted on request, across 2 plans (Catalog Pricing and Per-Image Pricing), so the figure depends on your seat count and requirements. We record this as a pricing-transparency signal rather than guessing a number. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/unlock-the-full-chainguard-containers-catalog-now-with-a-catalog-pricing-option","question":"How much does Chainguard Registry cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Chainguard Registry supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/unlock-the-full-chainguard-containers-catalog-now-with-a-catalog-pricing-option","question":"What platforms does Chainguard Registry support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Chainguard Registry, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/unlock-the-full-chainguard-containers-catalog-now-with-a-catalog-pricing-option","question":"Can Chainguard Registry be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 12 integrations for Chainguard Registry, including Cursor, AWS Security Hub, Wiz, GitHub, npm, SAP Cloud Application Programming Model, Kubernetes and Kiro, plus 4 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/unlock-the-full-chainguard-containers-catalog-now-with-a-catalog-pricing-option","question":"What does Chainguard Registry integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, HIPAA and GDPR for Chainguard Registry. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Chainguard Registry not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.chainguard.dev","question":"What security certifications does Chainguard Registry have?","confidence":0.48},{"answer":"Chainguard Registry is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/unlock-the-full-chainguard-containers-catalog-now-with-a-catalog-pricing-option","question":"Where is Chainguard Registry available?","confidence":0.5}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"rbac":true,"web_ui":true,"hosting":"cloud","image_signing":true,"oci_compliant":true,"private_repos":true,"artifact_types":"images_helm","cloud_iam_native":true,"pull_rate_limits":"tiered","high_availability":true,"pull_through_cache":true,"replication_mirroring":true,"vulnerability_scanning":true}` | `{"web_ui":true,"hosting":"cloud","sbom_support":true,"image_signing":true,"oci_compliant":true,"private_repos":true,"artifact_types":"universal","pull_rate_limits":"none","replication_mirroring":true,"vulnerability_scanning":true}` |
| integrations.count | 10 | 19 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Amazon ECS"},{"name":"Amazon EKS"},{"name":"Amazon EC2"},{"name":"AWS Lambda"},{"name":"AWS Fargate"},{"name":"AWS App Runner"},{"name":"Amazon Inspector"},{"name":"AWS Marketplace"},{"name":"Docker CLI"},{"name":"Helm"},{"name":"Docker","native":false,"direction":"bidirectional"}]` | `[{"name":"Cursor"},{"name":"AWS Security Hub"},{"name":"Wiz"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitHub Actions"},{"name":"npm"},{"name":"SAP Cloud Application Programming Model"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"Kiro","native":true},{"name":"Grype"},{"name":"Trivy"},{"name":"AWS Inspector"},{"name":"Anchore Enterprise"},{"name":"Snyk","native":true,"category":"security"},{"name":"GitLab","native":true,"category":"security"},{"name":"CrowdStrike","native":true,"category":"security"},{"name":"Qualys","native":true,"category":"security"},{"name":"JFrog Artifactory","native":true,"category":"artifact-management"},{"name":"Cloudsmith","native":true,"category":"artifact-management"},{"name":"Harbor","native":true,"category":"artifact-management"},{"name":"Nexus","native":true,"category":"artifact-management"},{"name":"Google Artifact Registry","native":true,"category":"artifact-management"},{"name":"Docker Hub","native":true,"category":"artifact-management"},{"name":"Amazon ECR","native":true,"category":"artifact-management"},{"name":"Microsoft ACR","native":true,"category":"artifact-management"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Private Repository Storage","summary":"$0.10 per GB per month","features":["Private repository storage"],"components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"gb"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.1,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Storage for private container repositories","contactSales":false},{"free":true,"name":"Public Repository (Always Free)","summary":"Always free","features":["50 GB/month storage included","500 GB/month anonymous data transfer","5 TB/month data transfer with AWS account"],"description":"Always-free storage and transfer for public repositories","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"storage":"50 GB/month","anonymous_transfer":"500 GB/month","authenticated_transfer":"5 TB/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Data Transfer (Beyond Free Limits)","summary":"Tiered starting at $0.09 per GB","features":["Tiered outbound data transfer pricing"],"components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"gb"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.09,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Pay for outbound data transfer beyond free tier limits","contactSales":false}],"summary":"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.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://aws.amazon.com/ecr/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T11:06:02.938Z","startingPrice":{"amount":0.09,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","features":["5 images per organization","Base, Application, and AI/ML images","No CVE remediation SLA"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"5 container images for testing and production deployment","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"images":"5"}},{"free":false,"name":"Catalog","summary":"$19K/year for team of 10 (full container catalog access)","features":["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","STIG-hardened and FIPS-validated images","Private APK Repository (10,000+ packages)","Custom Assembly tooling"],"minSeats":10,"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":19000,"period":"year","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Full access to 3,000+ container images with enterprise CVE remediation SLA","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Per-Image","features":["Flexible licensing by image count and type (base, app, AI/ML, FIPS)","CVE remediation SLA"],"description":"Licensed by number and type of container images used","contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"Libraries","features":["Python, Java, JavaScript libraries","Unlimited applications per language with no metering","Cross-compatibility across Linux distributions"],"description":"Language library packages licensed by developer tier","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Virtual Machines","features":["Minimal hardened OS images for general use or language runtimes","CVE remediation SLA","Multi-cloud and on-premises support"],"description":"Hardened VM images with enterprise support","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free tier with 5 images. Paid plans from $19K/year for catalog access.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.chainguard.dev/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-10-05T10:10:26.962Z","startingPrice":{"amount":19000,"period":"year","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | unknown | high |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":19000,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.certifications | `[{"name":"PCI-DSS","status":"active"},{"name":"HIPAA/HITECH","status":"active"},{"name":"FedRAMP","status":"active"},{"name":"GDPR","status":"active"},{"name":"FIPS 140-3","status":"active"},{"name":"NIST 800-171","status":"active"}]` | `[{"name":"FIPS-validated","status":"active"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.fedramp | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | yes | yes |
| security.pci | yes | yes |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.trust_center | https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/ | https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/ |

## Capabilities (Container Registries)

| Capability | Amazon ECR | Chainguard Registry |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud only | Cloud only |
| **Standards** |  |  |
| OCI Distribution Spec compliant | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Scope** |  |  |
| Artifact types | Images + Helm/OCI artifacts | Universal (images + language packages) |
| **Security** |  |  |
| Built-in vulnerability scanning | ✓ | ✓ |
| Image signing (Cosign/Notation) | ✓ | ✓ |
| SBOM generation / storage | - | ✓ |
| **Access** |  |  |
| Fine-grained RBAC / robot accounts | ✓ | - |
| Private repositories | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Distribution** |  |  |
| Geo-replication / mirroring | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pull-through cache / proxy | ✓ | - |
| **Integration** |  |  |
| Native cloud IAM integration | ✓ | - |
| **Pricing** |  |  |
| Pull-rate limits | Tiered by plan | None |
| **UX** |  |  |
| Web UI / console | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Ops** |  |  |
| High-availability deployment | ✓ | - |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-15T22:45:30.707Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*