# Cloudsmith vs DigitalOcean Container Registry

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Cloudsmith

| Attribute | Cloudsmith | DigitalOcean Container Registry |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 63 (52% (medium)) | 56.4 (72% (medium)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A cloud-hosted system that secures your software supply chain by scanning all artifacts for vulnerabilities and policy violations, blocking risky items, and providing comprehensive audit trails of what's deployed where. It is indexed under Container Registries.","source":"https://cloudsmith.com","question":"What is Cloudsmith?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Cloudsmith supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://cloudsmith.com","question":"What platforms does Cloudsmith support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Cloudsmith, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://cloudsmith.com","question":"Can Cloudsmith be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 38 integrations for Cloudsmith, including AWS CodeBuild, Aikido, Ansible, Argo CD, Azure AD SSO, Azure DevOps, Bitbucket Pipelines and Buildkite, plus 30 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://cloudsmith.com","question":"What does Cloudsmith integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and ISO 27001 for Cloudsmith. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Cloudsmith not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://trust.cloudsmith.com","question":"What security certifications does Cloudsmith have?","confidence":0.7}]` | `[{"answer":"A managed, private container registry fully integrated with Docker CLI and DigitalOcean Kubernetes for secure image storage, management, and deployment. It is indexed under Container Registries.","source":"https://www.digitalocean.com/pricing/container-registry","question":"What is DigitalOcean Container Registry?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"DigitalOcean Container Registry offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $0.02. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.digitalocean.com/pricing/container-registry","question":"Is DigitalOcean Container Registry free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"DigitalOcean Container Registry supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.digitalocean.com/pricing/container-registry","question":"What platforms does DigitalOcean Container Registry support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for DigitalOcean Container Registry, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.digitalocean.com/pricing/container-registry","question":"Can DigitalOcean Container Registry be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 3 integrations for DigitalOcean Container Registry, including Docker CLI, DigitalOcean Kubernetes and App Platform. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.digitalocean.com/pricing/container-registry","question":"What does DigitalOcean Container Registry integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"DigitalOcean Container Registry is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://www.digitalocean.com/pricing/container-registry","question":"Where is DigitalOcean Container Registry available?","confidence":0.5}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A cloud-native platform for centralizing, securing, and distributing software artifacts in 30+ formats, featuring built-in vulnerability scanning, malware detection, and policy-based access controls. | Store and manage private container images with high-speed HTTPS transfer across multiple data centers. Integrates natively with DigitalOcean Droplets and Kubernetes for container deployment. |
| features.capabilities | `{"rbac":true,"web_ui":true,"hosting":"cloud","sbom_support":true,"image_signing":true,"oci_compliant":true,"private_repos":true,"artifact_types":"universal","cloud_iam_native":true,"pull_rate_limits":"tiered","high_availability":true,"pull_through_cache":true,"replication_mirroring":true,"vulnerability_scanning":true}` | `{"rbac":true,"web_ui":true,"hosting":"cloud","private_repos":true,"artifact_types":"images"}` |
| integrations.count | 20 | 2 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"AWS CodeBuild"},{"name":"Aikido"},{"name":"Ansible"},{"name":"Argo CD"},{"name":"Azure AD SSO"},{"name":"Azure DevOps"},{"name":"Bitbucket Pipelines"},{"name":"Buildkite"},{"name":"Chainguard"},{"name":"Chef"},{"name":"CircleCI"},{"name":"Codefresh"},{"name":"Datadog"},{"name":"Dependabot"},{"name":"Drone CI"},{"name":"GitHub Actions"},{"name":"GitHub Secret Scanning"},{"name":"GitLab CI/CD"},{"name":"Google SSO"},{"name":"Harness"},{"name":"Jenkins"},{"name":"JumpCloud SSO"},{"name":"Kusari"},{"name":"Microsoft Teams"},{"name":"Octopus Deploy"},{"name":"Okta"},{"name":"OneLogin SSO"},{"name":"Ping Identity"},{"name":"Puppet"},{"name":"Roadie"},{"name":"Semaphore CI"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Terraform Provider"},{"name":"Travis CI"},{"name":"VS Code Extension"},{"name":"Webhooks"},{"name":"Zapier"},{"name":"GridLight"}]` | `[{"name":"Docker CLI"},{"name":"DigitalOcean Kubernetes"},{"name":"App Platform"},{"name":"DigitalOcean Droplets","native":true,"direction":"outbound"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | - | `{"type":"free","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"1 repository, 500 MiB storage","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"storage":"500 MiB","repositories":"1"}}],"summary":"Free tier: 1 repository with 500 MiB storage","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.digitalocean.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-10-13T10:29:30.489Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | free |
| pricing.price_level | - | free |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |

## Capabilities (Container Registries)

| Capability | Cloudsmith | DigitalOcean Container Registry |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud only | Cloud only |
| **Standards** |  |  |
| OCI Distribution Spec compliant | ✓ | - |
| **Scope** |  |  |
| Artifact types | Universal (images + language packages) | 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 | ✓ | - |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T19:02:27.196Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*