# Cloudsmith vs Harbor

| Attribute | Cloudsmith | Harbor |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 63 (52% (medium)) | 65.8 (77% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 58 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 31 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 29,540 |
| 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":"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. It is indexed under Container Registries.","source":"https://goharbor.io","question":"What is Harbor?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Harbor is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the Apache-2.0 licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://goharbor.io","question":"Is Harbor free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Harbor supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://goharbor.io","question":"What platforms does Harbor support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Harbor can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://goharbor.io","question":"Can Harbor be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 4 integrations for Harbor, including Trivy, Cosign, Redis and Valkey. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://goharbor.io","question":"What does Harbor integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Harbor is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/goharbor/harbor","question":"Is Harbor open source?","confidence":0.95}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":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. | A self-hosted Docker Distribution extension that provides centralized storage for container images and Helm charts with integrated security features including image signing, vulnerability scanning, user authentication, access control, and cross-registry replication. |
| 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":"self","image_signing":true,"oci_compliant":true,"private_repos":true,"artifact_types":"images_helm","high_availability":true,"pull_through_cache":true,"replication_mirroring":true,"vulnerability_scanning":true}` |
| integrations.count | 20 | 6 |
| 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":"Trivy"},{"name":"Cosign"},{"name":"Redis"},{"name":"Valkey"},{"name":"LDAP","native":true,"category":"auth","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Active Directory","native":true,"category":"auth","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Docker","native":true,"direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Helm","native":true,"direction":"outbound"}]` |
| language.primary | - | Go |
| license.spdx | - | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true,"linux":true}` |
| pricing | - | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://goharbor.io","retrievedAt":"2026-10-13T15:18:28.787Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | - | free |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 3 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/releases/tag/v2.14.6-rc1","date":"2026-10-13T05:53:24Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v2.14.6-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/releases/tag/v2.15.4","date":"2026-10-09T03:28:27Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.15.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/releases/tag/v2.15.4-rc1","date":"2026-10-08T12:46:11Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v2.15.4-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/releases/tag/v2.15.3","date":"2026-10-06T13:11:19Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.15.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/releases/tag/v2.14.5","date":"2026-10-06T15:47:31Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.14.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/releases/tag/v2.13.6","date":"2026-10-06T15:48:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.13.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/releases/tag/v2.15.3-rc2","date":"2026-09-24T02:31:00Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v2.15.3-rc2"},{"url":"https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/releases/tag/v2.15.3-rc1","date":"2026-09-11T02:50:26Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v2.15.3-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/releases/tag/v2.15.2","date":"2026-07-02T10:04:51Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.15.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/releases/tag/v2.15.2-rc3","date":"2026-07-02T03:31:08Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v2.15.2-rc3"},{"url":"https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/releases/tag/v2.15.2-rc2","date":"2026-06-27T08:03:52Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v2.15.2-rc2"},{"url":"https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/releases/tag/v2.15.2-rc1","date":"2026-06-17T07:35:43Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v2.15.2-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/releases/tag/v2.14.4","date":"2026-05-11T04:08:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.14.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/releases/tag/v2.14.4-rc1","date":"2026-05-10T03:47:44Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v2.14.4-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/releases/tag/v2.15.1","date":"2026-05-06T08:48:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.15.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/releases/tag/v2.15.1-rc2","date":"2026-05-06T08:24:03Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v2.15.1-rc2"},{"url":"https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/releases/tag/v2.15.1-rc1","date":"2026-04-29T08:21:43Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v2.15.1-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/releases/tag/v2.15.0","date":"2026-03-20T04:36:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.15.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/releases/tag/v2.15.0-rc4","date":"2026-03-19T08:37:39Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v2.15.0-rc4"},{"url":"https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/releases/tag/v2.15.0-rc3","date":"2026-03-17T06:27:45Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v2.15.0-rc3"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 7.5 |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":1,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fgoharbor%2Fharbor%2Fsrc&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":"HIGH"}` |

## Capabilities (Container Registries)

| Capability | Cloudsmith | Harbor |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud only | Self-hosted only |
| **Standards** |  |  |
| OCI Distribution Spec compliant | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Scope** |  |  |
| Artifact types | Universal (images + language packages) | Images + Helm/OCI artifacts |
| **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 2026-10-16T17:47:15.804Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*