Comparison

Distribution vs Kraken

On the evidence we track, Distribution leads this comparison with a composite score of 59/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Distribution full profile →Kraken full profile →

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★Distribution59

Kraken53

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	DistributionLeader	Kraken
Vioscale score	59 / 100medium · 67%	53 / 100high · 76%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	5
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	7.9	4.6
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	Count: 1 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fuber%2Fkraken&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: HIGH
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	2,403	1
Github starsadoption.github_stars	10,582	6,737
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	8	31
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	55	14
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	Apache-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Go	Go

Score

Vioscale score

Distribution59 / 100medium · 67%

Kraken53 / 100high · 76%

Pricing

Free tier

Distribution✓

Kraken✓

Model

Distributionopen_source

Krakencommercial

Price level

Distributionfree

Krakenfree

Transparent

Distribution✓

Kraken✓

Integrations

Count

Distribution–

Kraken5

Security

Disclosure policy

Distribution–

Kraken✓

Scorecard

Distribution7.9

Kraken4.6

Vulnerabilities

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

KrakenCount: 1 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fuber%2Fkraken&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: HIGH

Reliability

Status page

Distribution✓

Kraken✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Distribution2,403

Kraken1

Github stars

Distribution10,582

Kraken6,737

Activity

Commits last 30d

Distribution8

Kraken31

Release

Cadence days

Distribution55

Kraken14

History

Distribution20 items

Kraken20 items

License

Spdx

DistributionApache-2.0

KrakenApache-2.0

Language

Primary

DistributionGo

KrakenGo

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Container Registries
Capability	Distribution	Kraken
Deployment
Hosting	Self-hosted only	Self-hosted only
Standards
OCI Distribution Spec compliant	✓	-
Scope
Artifact types	Container images only	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

DistributionSelf-hosted only

KrakenSelf-hosted only

Standards

OCI Distribution Spec compliant

Distribution✓

Kraken-

Scope

Artifact types

DistributionContainer images only

KrakenContainer images only

Security

Built-in vulnerability scanning

Distribution✗

Kraken-

Image signing (Cosign/Notation)

Distribution✓

Kraken-

SBOM generation / storage

Distribution✗

Kraken-

Access

Fine-grained RBAC / robot accounts

Distribution-

Kraken-

Private repositories

Distribution✓

Kraken✓

Distribution

Geo-replication / mirroring

Distribution-

Kraken✓

Pull-through cache / proxy

Distribution-

Kraken-

Integration

Native cloud IAM integration

Distribution✗

Kraken-

Pricing

Pull-rate limits

Distribution-

Kraken-

Web UI / console

Distribution✗

Kraken-

Ops

High-availability deployment

Distribution✓

Kraken✓

What each one is

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

Distribution

Leader

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

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.

Distribution

Leader

Open sourceFree tier

Open source under Apache license

as of 2026-08-13verify ↗

Kraken

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-13verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Distribution	Kraken
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✗
HybridDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Linux

Distribution✓

Kraken✗

CLI

Distribution✓

Kraken✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Distribution✓

Kraken✗

Self-hosted

Distribution✓

Kraken✓

On-premise

Distribution✓

Kraken✗

Hybrid

Distribution✗

Kraken✓

Integrations

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

Distribution

Leader

Not documented yet.

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.