Comparison

CNCF Distribution vs Scaleway Container Registry

On the evidence we track, CNCF Distribution leads this comparison with a composite score of 58/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

CNCF Distribution full profile →Scaleway Container Registry full profile →

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★CNCF Distribution58

Scaleway Container Registry48

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	CNCF DistributionLeader	Scaleway Container Registry
Vioscale score	58 / 100medium · 66%	48 / 100low · 21%
Pricing
Modelpricing.model	open_source	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	-
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	7.9	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 4 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fdistribution%2Fdistribution%2Fv3&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 3 · Max severity: HIGH	-
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	2,403	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	10,582	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	8	-
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	55	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Go	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · HQ FR

Score

Vioscale score

CNCF Distribution58 / 100medium · 66%

Scaleway Container Registry48 / 100low · 21%

Pricing

Model

CNCF Distributionopen_source

Scaleway Container Registrycommercial

Price level

CNCF Distributionfree

Scaleway Container Registry–

Security

Disclosure policy

CNCF Distribution–

Scaleway Container Registry✓

Scorecard

CNCF Distribution7.9

Scaleway Container Registry–

Vulnerabilities

CNCF DistributionCount: 4 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fdistribution%2Fdistribution%2Fv3&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 3 · Max severity: HIGH

Scaleway Container Registry–

Reliability

Status page

CNCF Distribution✓

Scaleway Container Registry✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

CNCF Distribution2,403

Scaleway Container Registry–

Github stars

CNCF Distribution10,582

Scaleway Container Registry–

Activity

Commits last 30d

CNCF Distribution8

Scaleway Container Registry–

Release

Cadence days

CNCF Distribution55

Scaleway Container Registry–

History

CNCF Distribution20 items

Scaleway Container Registry–

License

Spdx

CNCF DistributionApache-2.0

Scaleway Container Registry–

Language

Primary

CNCF DistributionGo

Scaleway Container Registry–

Market

Availability

CNCF Distribution–

Scaleway Container RegistryAvailable worldwide · HQ FR

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Container Registries
Capability	CNCF Distribution	Scaleway Container Registry
Deployment
Hosting	Self-hosted only	-
Standards
OCI Distribution Spec compliant	✓	-
Scope
Artifact types	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	-	-
UX
Web UI / console	-	✓
Ops
High-availability deployment	-	-

Deployment

Hosting

CNCF DistributionSelf-hosted only

Scaleway Container Registry-

Standards

OCI Distribution Spec compliant

CNCF Distribution✓

Scaleway Container Registry-

Scope

Artifact types

CNCF DistributionContainer images only

Scaleway Container Registry-

Security

Built-in vulnerability scanning

CNCF Distribution-

Scaleway Container Registry-

Image signing (Cosign/Notation)

CNCF Distribution✓

Scaleway Container Registry-

SBOM generation / storage

CNCF Distribution-

Scaleway Container Registry-

Access

Fine-grained RBAC / robot accounts

CNCF Distribution-

Scaleway Container Registry-

Private repositories

CNCF Distribution✓

Scaleway Container Registry✓

Distribution

Geo-replication / mirroring

CNCF Distribution-

Scaleway Container Registry-

Pull-through cache / proxy

CNCF Distribution-

Scaleway Container Registry-

Integration

Native cloud IAM integration

CNCF Distribution-

Scaleway Container Registry-

Pricing

Pull-rate limits

CNCF Distribution-

Scaleway Container Registry-

Web UI / console

CNCF Distribution-

Scaleway Container Registry✓

Ops

High-availability deployment

CNCF Distribution-

Scaleway Container Registry-

What each one is

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

CNCF Distribution

Leader

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

Scaleway Container Registry

Not documented yet.

Pricing

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

CNCF Distribution

Leader

Open source

as of 2026-08-13verify ↗

Scaleway Container Registry

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	CNCF Distribution	Scaleway Container Registry
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✗	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

CNCF Distribution✗

Scaleway Container Registry✓

Self-hosted

CNCF Distribution✓

Scaleway Container Registry✗

On-premise

CNCF Distribution✓

Scaleway Container Registry✗

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