# Google Artifact Registry vs IBM Cloud Container Registry

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Google Artifact Registry

| Attribute | Google Artifact Registry | IBM Cloud Container Registry |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 65.9 (54% (medium)) | 53.6 (47% (low)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under Container Registries.","source":"https://cloud.google.com/artifact-registry","question":"What is Google Artifact Registry?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Google Artifact Registry offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans are also available: Storage, Data Transfer and Vulnerability Scanning. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://cloud.google.com/artifact-registry","question":"Is Google Artifact Registry free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Google Artifact Registry. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://cloud.google.com/artifact-registry","question":"What platforms does Google Artifact Registry support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Google Artifact Registry, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://cloud.google.com/artifact-registry","question":"Can Google Artifact Registry be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Google Artifact Registry is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://cloud.google.com/artifact-registry","question":"Where is Google Artifact Registry available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"Fully managed private registry service for storing and distributing container images with built-in security vulnerability scanning and compliance checks. It is indexed under Container Registries.","source":"https://www.ibm.com/products/container-registry","question":"What is IBM Cloud Container Registry?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"IBM Cloud Container Registry offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.ibm.com/products/container-registry","question":"Is IBM Cloud Container Registry free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"IBM Cloud Container Registry supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.ibm.com/products/container-registry","question":"What platforms does IBM Cloud Container Registry support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for IBM Cloud Container Registry, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.ibm.com/products/container-registry","question":"Can IBM Cloud Container Registry be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 5 integrations for IBM Cloud Container Registry, including IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service, Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud, IBM Code Engine, Docker and Skopeo. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.ibm.com/products/container-registry","question":"What does IBM Cloud Container Registry integrate with?","confidence":0.6}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | Fully managed private registry service for storing and distributing container images with built-in security vulnerability scanning and compliance checks. |
| features.capabilities | `{"rbac":true,"web_ui":true,"hosting":"cloud","private_repos":true,"artifact_types":"universal","cloud_iam_native":true}` | `{"rbac":true,"web_ui":true,"hosting":"cloud","image_signing":true,"oci_compliant":true,"private_repos":true,"artifact_types":"images","cloud_iam_native":true,"high_availability":true,"vulnerability_scanning":true}` |
| integrations.count | - | 5 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service"},{"name":"Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud"},{"name":"IBM Code Engine"},{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"Skopeo"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Storage","summary":"Free 0–0.5 GiB/mo; $0.000136986/GiB/hr above","features":["Regional repositories","Multi-regional repositories","Standard and remote repositories"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"gibibyte"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.000136986,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"At-rest artifact storage","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"storage":"0.5 GiB/month free"}},{"free":true,"name":"Data Transfer","summary":"$0–$0.15/GiB depending on region; free within same location/continent","features":["Free same-location transfers","Free same-continent transfers","Metered cross-region pricing"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"gibibyte"},"kind":"metered","note":"US/Canada inter-region","amount":0.01,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"gibibyte"},"kind":"metered","note":"Europe inter-region","amount":0.02,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"gibibyte"},"kind":"metered","note":"Asia inter-region","amount":0.05,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"gibibyte"},"kind":"metered","note":"Cross-continent","amount":0.08,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"gibibyte"},"kind":"metered","note":"Oceania","amount":0.15,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Outbound traffic from repositories","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"data_transfer_free":"Same location, same continent"}},{"free":false,"name":"Vulnerability Scanning","summary":"See Artifact Analysis pricing documentation","features":["Automatic vulnerability scanning","On-Demand Scanning"],"commitment":"monthly","description":"Automatic and on-demand container scanning","contactSales":false}],"summary":"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.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://cloud.google.com/artifact-registry","retrievedAt":"2026-08-05T13:22:08.459Z","billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"free","summary":"Free tier available. Promotional offer: 50% savings for 6 months on certain new workloads.","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.ibm.com/products/container-registry","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T18:18:29.823Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | free | free |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |

## Capabilities (Container Registries)

| Capability | Google Artifact Registry | IBM Cloud Container Registry |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud only | Cloud only |
| **Standards** |  |  |
| OCI Distribution Spec compliant | - | ✓ |
| **Scope** |  |  |
| Artifact types | Universal (images + language packages) | 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 | - | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T22:13:53.915Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*