Comparison

Cloudsmith vs Zot

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
Zot53
Score
Vioscale score
Cloudsmith66 / 100medium · 52%updating
Zot53 / 100high · 78%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Cloudsmith
Zot
Model
Price level
Cloudsmith
Zotfree
Transparent
Cloudsmith
Zot
Integrations
Count
Cloudsmith37
Zot1
Security
Disclosure policy
Cloudsmith
Zot
Iso27001
Cloudsmith
Zot
Scorecard
Cloudsmith
Zot8.2
Soc2
Cloudsmith
Zot
Reliability
Status page
Cloudsmith
Zot
Adoption
Dependent repos
Cloudsmith
Zot0
Github stars
Cloudsmith
Activity
Commits last 30d
Cloudsmith
Zot54
Release
Cadence days
Cloudsmith
Zot29
History
Cloudsmith
License
Spdx
Cloudsmith
Language
Primary
Cloudsmith
ZotGo
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

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

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

Zot

A lightweight, self-contained registry for managing container images that fully implements OCI standards. It runs as a single binary without elevated privileges and includes built-in security scanning, access control, garbage collection, and image deduplication.

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.

Zot

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
Zot
macOS
Cloudsmith
Zot
Linux
Cloudsmith
Zot
CLI
Cloudsmith
Zot
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Cloudsmith
Zot
Self-hosted
Cloudsmith
Zot

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

Zot

1 total
  • Stacker
Independently observed

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