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Comparison

Amazon ECR vs DigitalOcean Container Registry

On the evidence we track, DigitalOcean Container Registry 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.

Amazon ECR full profile →DigitalOcean Container Registry full profile →
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Amazon ECR49
★DigitalOcean Container Registry59
Score
Vioscale score
Amazon ECR49 / 100medium · 73%
DigitalOcean Container Registry59 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
Amazon ECR✓
DigitalOcean Container Registry✓
Model
Amazon ECRfreemium
DigitalOcean Container Registryfreemium
Price level
Amazon ECRlow
DigitalOcean Container Registrylow
Transparent
Amazon ECR✓
DigitalOcean Container Registry✓
Integrations
Count
Amazon ECR10
DigitalOcean Container Registry3
Security
Disclosure policy
Amazon ECR✓
DigitalOcean Container Registry✓
Gdpr
Amazon ECR✓
DigitalOcean Container Registry–
Pci
Amazon ECR✓
DigitalOcean Container Registry–
Reliability
Status page
Amazon ECR✓
DigitalOcean Container Registry✓
Market
Availability
Amazon ECRAvailable worldwide
DigitalOcean Container RegistryAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Capabilities

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

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

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

DigitalOcean Container Registry

Leader

A managed, private container registry fully integrated with Docker CLI and DigitalOcean Kubernetes for secure image storage, management, and deployment.

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 verify ↗

DigitalOcean Container Registry

Leader
from $0.02/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free Starter tier. Paid plans from $5/month (Basic) to $20/month (Professional) with storage overage at $0.02/GiB.

  • StarterFree
    • 1 repository
    • 500 MiB storage
    • No overage charges
  • Basic$5/month base + $0.02/GiB overage
    • 5 repositories
    • 5 GiB storage
    • $0.02/GiB storage overage
  • Professional$20/month base + $0.02/GiB overage
    • Unlimited repositories
    • 100 GiB storage
    • $0.02/GiB storage overage
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✓
DigitalOcean Container Registry✓
CLI
Amazon ECR✓
DigitalOcean Container Registry✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Amazon ECR✓
DigitalOcean Container Registry✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • Docker CLI

Amazon ECR

10 total - 9 not shared
  • Amazon ECS
  • Amazon EKS
  • Amazon EC2
  • AWS Lambda
  • AWS Fargate
  • AWS App Runner
  • Amazon Inspector
  • AWS Marketplace
  • Helm
Independently observed

DigitalOcean Container Registry

Leader
3 total - 2 not shared
  • DigitalOcean Kubernetes
  • App Platform
Independently observed

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