Comparison

Distribution vs Harbor

No clear leader: Harbor (63.4) and Distribution (59.4) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Distribution59
Harbor63
Score
Vioscale score
Distribution59 / 100medium · 67%
Harbor63 / 100high · 77%
Pricing
Free tier
Distribution
Harbor
Model
Distributionopen_source
Price level
Distributionfree
Harborfree
Transparent
Distribution
Harbor
Integrations
Count
Distribution
Harbor4
Reliability
Status page
Distribution
Harbor
Adoption
Dependent repos
Distribution2,403
Harbor31
Github stars
Distribution10,582
Harbor29,236
Activity
Commits last 30d
Distribution8
Harbor62
Release
Cadence days
Distribution55
Harbor2
History
Distribution20 items
Harbor20 items
License
Spdx
DistributionApache-2.0
Language
Primary
DistributionGo
HarborGo

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Distribution

Open-source registry implementing OCI Distribution Spec version 1.0.1 that enables you to store and distribute container images with full control over your distribution pipeline.

Independently observed

Harbor

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.

Distribution

Open sourceFree tier

Open source under Apache license

as of verify ↗

Harbor

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
Distribution
Harbor
Linux
Distribution
Harbor
CLI
Distribution
Harbor
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Distribution
Harbor
Self-hosted
Distribution
Harbor
On-premise
Distribution
Harbor

Integrations

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

Distribution

Not documented yet.

Harbor

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.

Distribution vs Harbor: an evidence-based comparison · Vioscale