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Comparison

Amazon ECR vs GitLab Container Registry

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 →GitLab Container Registry full profile →
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★Amazon ECR70
GitLab Container Registry45
Score
vioscaleAI score
Amazon ECR70 / 100medium · 64%
GitLab Container Registry45 / 100medium · 74%
Pricing
Free tier
Amazon ECR✓
GitLab Container Registry✓
Model
Amazon ECRcommercial
GitLab Container Registryfreemium
Price level
Amazon ECRunknown
GitLab Container Registrylow
Transparent
Amazon ECR✓
GitLab Container Registry–
Integrations
Count
Amazon ECR10
GitLab Container Registry1
Security
Certifications
Disclosure policy
Amazon ECR✓
GitLab Container Registry–
Fedramp
Amazon ECR✓
GitLab Container Registry–
Gdpr
Amazon ECR✓
GitLab Container Registry–
Hipaa
Amazon ECR✓
GitLab Container Registry–
Pci
Amazon ECR✓
GitLab Container Registry–
Soc2
Amazon ECR✓
GitLab Container Registry–
Trust center
Reliability
Status page
Amazon ECR✓
GitLab Container Registry✓
Market
Availability
Amazon ECRAvailable worldwide · HQ US
GitLab Container RegistryAvailable worldwide
Content
Faq
Amazon ECR6 items
GitLab Container Registry4 items

Capabilities

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

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

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

GitLab Container Registry

GitLab's integrated container registry enables teams to store, manage, and distribute OCI-compliant container images and Helm charts directly within their projects. It supports image signing, private repositories, and multi-architecture image formats.

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 verify ↗

GitLab Container Registry

SubscriptionFree tier30-day trial

Container Registry included across Free, Premium, and Ultimate GitLab tiers. Free 30-day trial available.

  • FreeFree
  • Premium-
  • Ultimate-
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✓
GitLab Container Registry✓
CLI
Amazon ECR✓
GitLab Container Registry✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Amazon ECR✓
GitLab Container Registry✓
Self-hosted
Amazon ECR✗
GitLab Container Registry✓

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

GitLab Container Registry

2 total
  • Docker Hub
  • CI/CD pipelines
Independently observed
Still deciding?

Amazon ECR or GitLab Container Registry: which one depends on you

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