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Comparison

Chainguard Registry vs DigitalOcean Container Registry

No clear leader: DigitalOcean Container Registry (58.5) and Chainguard Registry (57.9) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Chainguard Registry full profile →DigitalOcean Container Registry full profile →
Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Chainguard Registry58
DigitalOcean Container Registry59
Score
Vioscale score
Chainguard Registry58 / 100medium · 72%
DigitalOcean Container Registry59 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
Chainguard Registry✓
DigitalOcean Container Registry✓
Model
Chainguard Registryquote
DigitalOcean Container Registryfreemium
Price level
Chainguard Registrylow
DigitalOcean Container Registrylow
Transparent
Chainguard Registry✗
DigitalOcean Container Registry✓
Integrations
Count
Chainguard Registry8
DigitalOcean Container Registry3
Security
Disclosure policy
Chainguard Registry–
DigitalOcean Container Registry✓
Fedramp
Chainguard Registry✓
DigitalOcean Container Registry–
Gdpr
Chainguard Registry✓
DigitalOcean Container Registry–
Hipaa
Chainguard Registry✓
DigitalOcean Container Registry–
Pci
Chainguard Registry✓
DigitalOcean Container Registry–
Soc2
Chainguard Registry✓
DigitalOcean Container Registry–
Reliability
Status page
Chainguard Registry✓
DigitalOcean Container Registry✓
Market
Availability
Chainguard RegistryAvailable worldwide · Popular in US
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
Chainguard RegistryCloud only
DigitalOcean Container RegistryCloud only
Standards
OCI Distribution Spec compliant
Chainguard Registry-
DigitalOcean Container Registry-
Scope
Artifact types
Chainguard RegistryUniversal (images + language packages)
DigitalOcean Container RegistryContainer images only
Security
Built-in vulnerability scanning
Chainguard Registry✓
DigitalOcean Container Registry-
Image signing (Cosign/Notation)
Chainguard Registry-
DigitalOcean Container Registry-
SBOM generation / storage
Chainguard Registry✓
DigitalOcean Container Registry-
Access
Fine-grained RBAC / robot accounts
Chainguard Registry-
DigitalOcean Container Registry✓
Private repositories
Chainguard Registry✓
DigitalOcean Container Registry✓
Distribution
Geo-replication / mirroring
Chainguard Registry-
DigitalOcean Container Registry-
Pull-through cache / proxy
Chainguard Registry-
DigitalOcean Container Registry-
Integration
Native cloud IAM integration
Chainguard Registry-
DigitalOcean Container Registry-
Pricing
Pull-rate limits
Chainguard Registry-
DigitalOcean Container Registry-
UX
Web UI / console
Chainguard Registry✓
DigitalOcean Container Registry✓
Ops
High-availability deployment
Chainguard Registry-
DigitalOcean Container Registry-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Chainguard Registry

Secure-by-default container images and open source libraries built from source with SLSA L3 compliance, designed to prevent AI attacks and minimize vulnerability surface in production environments.

Independently observed

DigitalOcean Container Registry

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.

Chainguard Registry

HybridFree tier

Contact sales for quote. Free tier available with limited catalog access.

  • Catalog PricingContact sales
    • Unlimited image catalog access
    • All 10,000+ underlying packages
    • Custom Assembly for image customization
    • Private APK Repositories
    • EOL Grace Period (6 months extended support)
  • Per-Image PricingContact sales
    • Specific image selection
    • Custom Assembly
    • Private APK Repositories
as of verify ↗

DigitalOcean Container Registry

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
Chainguard Registry✓
DigitalOcean Container Registry✓
CLI
Chainguard Registry✓
DigitalOcean Container Registry✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Chainguard Registry✓
DigitalOcean Container Registry✓

Integrations

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

Chainguard Registry

8 total
  • Cursor
  • AWS Security Hub
  • Wiz
  • GitHub
  • GitHub Actions
  • npm
  • SAP Cloud Application Programming Model
  • Kubernetes
Independently observed

DigitalOcean Container Registry

3 total
  • Docker CLI
  • DigitalOcean Kubernetes
  • App Platform
Independently observed

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