Comparison

Amazon ECR vs CNCF Distribution

On the evidence we track, CNCF Distribution 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.

Amazon ECR full profile →CNCF Distribution full profile →

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Amazon ECR49

★CNCF Distribution58

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Amazon ECR	CNCF DistributionLeader
Vioscale score	49 / 100medium · 73%updating	58 / 100medium · 66%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	-
Modelpricing.model	freemium	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	-
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	10	-
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Pcisecurity.pci	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	7.9
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 4 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fdistribution%2Fdistribution%2Fv3&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 3 · Max severity: HIGH
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	2,403
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	10,582
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	8
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	55
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	Apache-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	Go
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	-

Score

Vioscale score

Amazon ECR49 / 100medium · 73%updating

CNCF Distribution58 / 100medium · 66%updating

Pricing

Free tier

Amazon ECR✓

CNCF Distribution–

Model

Amazon ECRfreemium

CNCF Distributionopen_source

Price level

Amazon ECRlow

CNCF Distributionfree

Transparent

Amazon ECR✓

CNCF Distribution–

Integrations

Count

Amazon ECR10

CNCF Distribution–

Security

Disclosure policy

Amazon ECR✓

CNCF Distribution–

Gdpr

Amazon ECR✓

CNCF Distribution–

Pci

Amazon ECR✓

CNCF Distribution–

Scorecard

Amazon ECR–

CNCF Distribution7.9

Vulnerabilities

Amazon ECR–

CNCF DistributionCount: 4 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fdistribution%2Fdistribution%2Fv3&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 3 · Max severity: HIGH

Reliability

Status page

Amazon ECR✓

CNCF Distribution✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Amazon ECR–

CNCF Distribution2,403

Github stars

Amazon ECR–

CNCF Distribution10,582

Activity

Commits last 30d

Amazon ECR–

CNCF Distribution8

Release

Cadence days

Amazon ECR–

CNCF Distribution55

History

Amazon ECR–

CNCF Distribution20 items

License

Spdx

Amazon ECR–

CNCF DistributionApache-2.0

Language

Primary

Amazon ECR–

CNCF DistributionGo

Market

Availability

Amazon ECRAvailable worldwide

CNCF Distribution–

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Container Registries
Capability	Amazon ECR	CNCF Distribution
Deployment
Hosting	Cloud only	Self-hosted only
Standards
OCI Distribution Spec compliant	✓	✓
Scope
Artifact types	Images + Helm/OCI artifacts	Container images only
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	-
UX
Web UI / console	✓	-
Ops
High-availability deployment	✓	-

Deployment

Hosting

Amazon ECRCloud only

CNCF DistributionSelf-hosted only

Standards

OCI Distribution Spec compliant

Amazon ECR✓

CNCF Distribution✓

Scope

Artifact types

Amazon ECRImages + Helm/OCI artifacts

CNCF DistributionContainer images only

Security

Built-in vulnerability scanning

Amazon ECR✓

CNCF Distribution-

Image signing (Cosign/Notation)

Amazon ECR✓

CNCF Distribution✓

SBOM generation / storage

Amazon ECR-

CNCF Distribution-

Access

Fine-grained RBAC / robot accounts

Amazon ECR✓

CNCF Distribution-

Private repositories

Amazon ECR✓

CNCF Distribution✓

Distribution

Geo-replication / mirroring

Amazon ECR✓

CNCF Distribution-

Pull-through cache / proxy

Amazon ECR✓

CNCF Distribution-

Integration

Native cloud IAM integration

Amazon ECR✓

CNCF Distribution-

Pricing

Pull-rate limits

Amazon ECRTiered by plan

CNCF Distribution-

Web UI / console

Amazon ECR✓

CNCF Distribution-

Ops

High-availability deployment

Amazon ECR✓

CNCF Distribution-

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.

Independently observed

CNCF Distribution

Leader

Open-source implementation of the OCI Distribution Specification for storing and distributing container images. Enables organizations to tightly control their image storage and distribution pipeline with full ownership of their distribution infrastructure.

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

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 2026-08-14verify ↗

CNCF Distribution

Leader

Open source

as of 2026-08-13verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Amazon ECR	CNCF Distribution
WebPlatforms	✓	-
CLIPlatforms	✓	-
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✗	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Amazon ECR✓

CNCF Distribution–

CLI

Amazon ECR✓

CNCF Distribution–

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Amazon ECR✓

CNCF Distribution✗

Self-hosted

Amazon ECR✗

CNCF Distribution✓

On-premise

Amazon ECR✗

CNCF Distribution✓

Integrations

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

Amazon ECR

10 total

Amazon ECS
Amazon EKS
Amazon EC2
AWS Lambda
AWS Fargate
AWS App Runner
Amazon Inspector
AWS Marketplace
Docker CLI
Helm

Independently observed

CNCF Distribution

Leader

Not documented yet.

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