Docker Hub vs Google Artifact Registry
No clear leader: Google Artifact Registry (65.9) and Docker Hub (64.4) 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.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for container registries. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Docker Hub
A hosted repository service for publishing and discovering containerized applications, with user management, automated builds, webhooks, and pull analytics.
Google Artifact Registry
A cloud-based package manager that stores, secures, and distributes various types of build artifacts, including container images and language-specific packages, with support for multiple package formats and registries.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Docker Hub
Free tier available. Personal $0, Pro $9-11/user/mo, Team $15-16/user/mo, Business $24/user/mo. Docker Hardened Images from free to $5k+/repo.
- PersonalFree
- Docker Desktop
- Docker Engine + Kubernetes
- Docker Hub
- Docker Scout
- Docker Debug
- +2 more
- Pro$9/user/mo (monthly) or $11/user/mo (annual)
- Docker Build Cloud
- Testcontainers Cloud
- Synchronized File Shares
- Docker Scout health scores
- 5 business day support response
- Team$15/user/mo (monthly) or $16/user/mo (annual)
- Add users in bulk
- Audit logs
- Docker Hub role-based access control
- Unlimited Docker Scout-enabled repos
- Unlimited private repos
- +1 more
- BusinessContact sales
- Hardened Docker Desktop
- Single Sign-On (SSO)
- SCIM user provisioning
- Image and Registry Access Management
- Desktop Insights Dashboard
- +3 more
- Docker Hardened Images (DHI) - CommunityFree
- Hardened, minimal images
- Near-zero CVEs
- Verifiable SBOMs & SLSA Build L3 provenance
- Full, unsuppressed CVE visibility
- Drop-in adoption, no workflow changes
- +2 more
- Docker Hardened Images (DHI) - SelectStarting at $5k/repo
- Everything in community, plus
- FIPS/STIG variants
- Critical CVE fixes < 7 days with SLA-backed continuous patching
- Up to 5 customizations
- Docker Hardened Images (DHI) - EnterpriseContact sales
- Everything in Select, plus
- Unlimited customizations, including system packages
- Access to Hardened System Packages repo
- Full catalog access available
- Extended Lifecycle Support add-on available
Google Artifact Registry
Usage-based. Free tier: 0.5 GiB storage/month. Metered storage $0.000136986/GiB/hr, data transfer $0–$0.15/GiB, vulnerability scanning per Artifact Analysis docs.
- StorageFree
- Regional repositories
- Multi-regional repositories
- Standard and remote repositories
- Data TransferFree
- Free same-location transfers
- Free same-continent transfers
- Metered cross-region pricing
- Vulnerability ScanningSee Artifact Analysis pricing documentation
- Automatic vulnerability scanning
- On-Demand Scanning
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
Docker Hub
- LambdaTest
- OpenShift
- GitHub
- Perplexity
- Browserbase
- ElevenLabs
Google Artifact Registry
Not documented yet.
Docker Hub or Google Artifact Registry: which one depends on you
A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.
Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works
Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.