Comparison

Chainguard Registry vs Harbor

On the evidence we track, Harbor leads this comparison with a composite score of 63/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Chainguard Registry58
Harbor63
Score
Vioscale score
Chainguard Registry58 / 100medium · 72%
Harbor63 / 100high · 77%
Pricing
Free tier
Chainguard Registry
Harbor
Model
Chainguard Registryquote
Price level
Chainguard Registrylow
Harborfree
Transparent
Chainguard Registry
Harbor
Integrations
Count
Chainguard Registry8
Harbor4
Security
Fedramp
Chainguard Registry
Harbor
Gdpr
Chainguard Registry
Harbor
Hipaa
Chainguard Registry
Harbor
Pci
Chainguard Registry
Harbor
Scorecard
Chainguard Registry
Harbor8.1
Soc2
Chainguard Registry
Harbor
Reliability
Status page
Chainguard Registry
Harbor
Adoption
Dependent repos
Chainguard Registry
Harbor31
Github stars
Chainguard Registry
Harbor29,236
Activity
Commits last 30d
Chainguard Registry
Harbor62
Release
Cadence days
Chainguard Registry
Harbor2
History
Chainguard Registry
Harbor20 items
License
Spdx
Chainguard Registry
Language
Primary
Chainguard Registry
HarborGo
Market
Availability
Harbor

Capabilities

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

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

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

Harbor

Leader

Harbor is an open source registry that secures artifacts with policies and role-based access control, ensures images are scanned and free from vulnerabilities, and signs images as trusted.

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 ↗

Harbor

Leader
Open source
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
Harbor
CLI
Chainguard Registry
Harbor
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Chainguard Registry
Harbor
Self-hosted
Chainguard Registry
Harbor

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

Harbor

Leader
4 total
  • Trivy
  • Cosign
  • Redis
  • Valkey
Independently observed

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