Comparison

CNCF Distribution 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
CNCF Distribution58
Harbor63
Score
Vioscale score
CNCF Distribution58 / 100medium · 66%
Harbor63 / 100high · 77%
Pricing
Free tier
CNCF Distribution
Harbor
Model
CNCF Distributionopen_source
Price level
CNCF Distributionfree
Harborfree
Transparent
CNCF Distribution
Harbor
Integrations
Count
CNCF Distribution
Harbor4
Reliability
Status page
CNCF Distribution
Harbor
Adoption
Dependent repos
CNCF Distribution2,403
Harbor31
Github stars
CNCF Distribution10,582
Harbor29,236
Activity
Commits last 30d
CNCF Distribution8
Harbor62
Release
Cadence days
CNCF Distribution55
Harbor2
History
CNCF Distribution20 items
Harbor20 items
License
Spdx
CNCF DistributionApache-2.0
Language
Primary
CNCF DistributionGo
HarborGo

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

CNCF Distribution

Open-source implementation of the OCI Distribution Specification for storing and distributing container images. Enables organizations to tightly control their image storage and distribution pipeline with full ownership of their distribution infrastructure.

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.

CNCF Distribution

Open source
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
CNCF Distribution
Harbor
CLI
CNCF Distribution
Harbor
Deployment
Self-hosted
CNCF Distribution
Harbor
On-premise
CNCF Distribution
Harbor

Integrations

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

CNCF Distribution

Not documented yet.

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.