Comparison

Amazon ECR vs Distribution

On the evidence we track, Distribution 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 →Distribution full profile →

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Amazon ECR49

★Distribution59

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Amazon ECR	DistributionLeader
Vioscale score	49 / 100medium · 73%	59 / 100medium · 67%
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%

Distribution59 / 100medium · 67%

Pricing

Free tier

Amazon ECR✓

Distribution✓

Model

Amazon ECRfreemium

Distributionopen_source

Price level

Amazon ECRlow

Distributionfree

Transparent

Amazon ECR✓

Distribution✓

Integrations

Count

Amazon ECR10

Distribution–

Security

Disclosure policy

Amazon ECR✓

Distribution–

Gdpr

Amazon ECR✓

Distribution–

Pci

Amazon ECR✓

Distribution–

Scorecard

Amazon ECR–

Distribution7.9

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–

Distribution10,582

Activity

Commits last 30d

Amazon ECR–

Distribution8

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

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	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

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

Leader

Open-source registry implementing OCI Distribution Spec version 1.0.1 that enables you to store and distribute container images with full control over your distribution pipeline.

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 ↗

Distribution

Leader

Open sourceFree tier

Open source under Apache license

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	Distribution
WebPlatforms	✓	✗
LinuxPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✗	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Amazon ECR✓

Distribution✗

Linux

Amazon ECR✗

Distribution✓

CLI

Amazon ECR✓

Distribution✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Amazon ECR✓

Distribution✓

Self-hosted

Amazon ECR✗

Distribution✓

On-premise

Amazon ECR✗

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

Distribution

Leader

Not documented yet.

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