Comparison

Amazon ECR vs Distribution

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 →Distribution full profile →

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★Amazon ECR70

Distribution64

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Amazon ECRLeader	Distribution
vioscaleAI score	70 / 100medium · 64%	64 / 100high · 77%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	unknown	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✗
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	10	2
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	PCI-DSS, HIPAA/HITECH, FedRAMP, GDPR, FIPS 140-3, NIST 800-171	-
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Fedrampsecurity.fedramp	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	✓	-
Pcisecurity.pci	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	7.6
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/	-
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	-	10,649
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	69
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 · HQ US	-
Content
Faqcontent.faq	6 items	5 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Amazon ECR70 / 100medium · 64%

Distribution64 / 100high · 77%

Pricing

Free tier

Amazon ECR✓

Distribution✓

Model

Amazon ECRcommercial

Distributionfreemium

Price level

Amazon ECRunknown

Distributionlow

Transparent

Amazon ECR✓

Distribution✗

Integrations

Count

Amazon ECR10

Distribution2

Security

Certifications

Amazon ECRPCI-DSS, HIPAA/HITECH, FedRAMP, GDPR, FIPS 140-3, NIST 800-171

Distribution–

Disclosure policy

Amazon ECR✓

Distribution–

Fedramp

Amazon ECR✓

Distribution–

Gdpr

Amazon ECR✓

Distribution–

Hipaa

Amazon ECR✓

Distribution–

Pci

Amazon ECR✓

Distribution–

Scorecard

Amazon ECR–

Distribution7.6

Soc2

Amazon ECR✓

Distribution–

Trust center

Amazon ECRhttps://aws.amazon.com/compliance/

Distribution–

Vulnerabilities

Amazon ECR–

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✓

Distribution✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Amazon ECR–

Distribution2,403

Github stars

Amazon ECR–

Distribution10,649

Activity

Commits last 30d

Amazon ECR–

Distribution69

Release

Cadence days

Amazon ECR–

Distribution55

History

Amazon ECR–

Distribution20 items

License

Spdx

Amazon ECR–

DistributionApache-2.0

Language

Primary

Amazon ECR–

DistributionGo

Market

Availability

Amazon ECRAvailable worldwide · HQ US

Distribution–

Content

Faq

Amazon ECR6 items

Distribution5 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Container Registries
Capability	Amazon ECR	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

DistributionSelf-hosted only

Standards

OCI Distribution Spec compliant

Amazon ECR✓

Distribution✓

Scope

Artifact types

Amazon ECRImages + Helm/OCI artifacts

DistributionContainer images only

Security

Built-in vulnerability scanning

Amazon ECR✓

Distribution✓

Image signing (Cosign/Notation)

Amazon ECR✓

Distribution✓

SBOM generation / storage

Amazon ECR-

Distribution✗

Access

Fine-grained RBAC / robot accounts

Amazon ECR✓

Distribution✓

Private repositories

Amazon ECR✓

Distribution✓

Distribution

Geo-replication / mirroring

Amazon ECR✓

Distribution-

Pull-through cache / proxy

Amazon ECR✓

Distribution-

Integration

Native cloud IAM integration

Amazon ECR✓

Distribution✗

Pricing

Pull-rate limits

Amazon ECRTiered by plan

Distribution-

Web UI / console

Amazon ECR✓

Distribution✓

Ops

High-availability deployment

Amazon ECR✓

Distribution✓

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

Distribution

A cloud-based container image registry where developers can publish, discover, and collaborate on containerized applications. Includes user management, access controls, automated builds, and webhooks for integration into development workflows.

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 2026-08-14verify ↗

Distribution

HybridFree tier

as of 2026-09-11verify ↗

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	Distribution
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Amazon ECR✓

Distribution✓

CLI

Amazon ECR✓

Distribution✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Amazon ECR✓

Distribution✓

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

Distribution

3 total

GitHub
Webhooks
Warp terminal

Independently observed

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Amazon ECR or Distribution: which one depends on you

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