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Comparison

Chainguard Registry vs Google Artifact Registry

On the evidence we track, Google Artifact Registry 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.

Chainguard Registry full profile →Google Artifact Registry full profile →
Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Chainguard Registry58
★Google Artifact Registry70
Score
Vioscale score
Chainguard Registry58 / 100medium · 72%
Google Artifact Registry70 / 100medium · 54%
Pricing
Free tier
Chainguard Registry✓
Google Artifact Registry✓
Model
Chainguard Registryquote
Google Artifact Registryfree
Price level
Chainguard Registrylow
Google Artifact Registryfree
Transparent
Chainguard Registry✗
Google Artifact Registry✓
Integrations
Count
Chainguard Registry8
Google Artifact Registry–
Security
Fedramp
Chainguard Registry✓
Google Artifact Registry–
Gdpr
Chainguard Registry✓
Google Artifact Registry–
Hipaa
Chainguard Registry✓
Google Artifact Registry–
Pci
Chainguard Registry✓
Google Artifact Registry–
Soc2
Chainguard Registry✓
Google Artifact Registry–
Reliability
Status page
Chainguard Registry✓
Google Artifact Registry✓
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

Deployment
Hosting
Chainguard RegistryCloud only
Google Artifact RegistryCloud only
Standards
OCI Distribution Spec compliant
Chainguard Registry-
Google Artifact Registry-
Scope
Artifact types
Chainguard RegistryUniversal (images + language packages)
Google Artifact RegistryUniversal (images + language packages)
Security
Built-in vulnerability scanning
Chainguard Registry✓
Google Artifact Registry-
Image signing (Cosign/Notation)
Chainguard Registry-
Google Artifact Registry-
SBOM generation / storage
Chainguard Registry✓
Google Artifact Registry-
Access
Fine-grained RBAC / robot accounts
Chainguard Registry-
Google Artifact Registry✓
Private repositories
Chainguard Registry✓
Google Artifact Registry✓
Distribution
Geo-replication / mirroring
Chainguard Registry-
Google Artifact Registry-
Pull-through cache / proxy
Chainguard Registry-
Google Artifact Registry-
Integration
Native cloud IAM integration
Chainguard Registry-
Google Artifact Registry✓
Pricing
Pull-rate limits
Chainguard Registry-
Google Artifact Registry-
UX
Web UI / console
Chainguard Registry✓
Google Artifact Registry✓
Ops
High-availability deployment
Chainguard Registry-
Google Artifact 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

Google Artifact Registry

Leader

A cloud-based package manager that stores, secures, and distributes various types of build artifacts, including container images and language-specific packages, with support for multiple package formats and registries.

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 ↗

Google Artifact Registry

Leader
Usage-basedFree tier

Usage-based. Free tier: 0.5 GiB storage/month. Metered storage $0.000136986/GiB/hr, data transfer $0–$0.15/GiB, vulnerability scanning per Artifact Analysis docs.

  • StorageFree
    • Regional repositories
    • Multi-regional repositories
    • Standard and remote repositories
  • Data TransferFree
    • Free same-location transfers
    • Free same-continent transfers
    • Metered cross-region pricing
  • Vulnerability ScanningSee Artifact Analysis pricing documentation
    • Automatic vulnerability scanning
    • On-Demand Scanning
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✓
Google Artifact Registry✓
CLI
Chainguard Registry✓
Google Artifact Registry✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Chainguard Registry✓
Google Artifact 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

Google Artifact Registry

Leader

Not documented yet.

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