Comparison

Google Artifact Registry vs Harbor

On the evidence we track, Google Artifact Registry leads this comparison with a composite score of 70/100. 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
Google Artifact Registry70
Harbor63
Score
Vioscale score
Google Artifact Registry70 / 100medium · 54%
Harbor63 / 100high · 77%
Pricing
Free tier
Google Artifact Registry
Harbor
Model
Google Artifact Registryfree
Price level
Google Artifact Registryfree
Harborfree
Transparent
Google Artifact Registry
Harbor
Integrations
Count
Google Artifact Registry
Harbor4
Reliability
Status page
Google Artifact Registry
Harbor
Adoption
Dependent repos
Google Artifact Registry
Harbor31
Github stars
Google Artifact Registry
Harbor29,236
Activity
Commits last 30d
Google Artifact Registry
Harbor62
Release
Cadence days
Google Artifact Registry
Harbor2
History
Google Artifact Registry
Harbor20 items
License
Spdx
Google Artifact Registry
Language
Primary
Google Artifact Registry
HarborGo
Market
Availability
Harbor

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Google Artifact Registry

Leader

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.

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.

Google Artifact Registry

Leader
Usage-basedFree tier

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
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
Google Artifact Registry
Harbor
CLI
Google Artifact Registry
Harbor
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Google Artifact Registry
Harbor
Self-hosted
Google Artifact Registry
Harbor

Integrations

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

Google Artifact Registry

Leader

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.