Comparison

Cloudsmith vs Kraken

On the evidence we track, Cloudsmith leads this comparison with a composite score of 66/100. 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
Cloudsmith66
Kraken53
Score
Vioscale score
Cloudsmith66 / 100medium · 52%updating
Kraken53 / 100high · 76%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Cloudsmith
Kraken
Model
Cloudsmithcommercial
Price level
Cloudsmith
Krakenfree
Transparent
Cloudsmith
Kraken
Integrations
Count
Cloudsmith37
Kraken5
Security
Disclosure policy
Cloudsmith
Kraken
Iso27001
Cloudsmith
Kraken
Scorecard
Cloudsmith
Kraken4.6
Soc2
Cloudsmith
Kraken
Reliability
Status page
Cloudsmith
Kraken
Adoption
Dependent repos
Cloudsmith
Kraken1
Github stars
Cloudsmith
Kraken6,737
Activity
Commits last 30d
Cloudsmith
Kraken31
Release
Cadence days
Cloudsmith
Kraken14
History
Cloudsmith
Kraken20 items
License
Spdx
Cloudsmith
Language
Primary
Cloudsmith
KrakenGo
Market
Availability
Kraken

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Cloudsmith

Leader

Universal artifact management solution for controlling, securing, and distributing packages and containers in your software supply chain with supply chain security, observability, and analytics.

Independently observed

Kraken

Open-source P2P-powered Docker registry designed for scalable and highly available image management, replication, and distribution in hybrid cloud environments with pluggable storage backends.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Cloudsmith

Leader

Pricing not documented yet.

Kraken

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Cloudsmith
Kraken
CLI
Cloudsmith
Kraken
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Cloudsmith
Kraken
Self-hosted
Cloudsmith
Kraken
Hybrid
Cloudsmith
Kraken

Integrations

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

Cloudsmith

Leader
37 total
  • AWS CodeBuild
  • Aikido
  • Ansible
  • Argo CD
  • Azure AD SSO
  • Azure DevOps
  • Bitbucket Pipelines
  • Buildkite
  • Chainguard
  • Chef
  • CircleCI
  • Codefresh
  • Datadog
  • Dependabot
  • Drone CI
  • GitHub Actions
  • GitHub Secret Scanning
  • GitLab CI/CD
  • Google SSO
  • Harness
  • Jenkins
  • JumpCloud SSO
  • Kusari
  • Microsoft Teams
  • +13 more
Independently observed

Kraken

4 total
  • S3
  • GCS
  • ECR
  • HDFS
Independently observed

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