Comparison

IBM Cloud Container Registry vs Kraken

On the evidence we track, IBM Cloud Container Registry leads this comparison with a composite score of 54/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★IBM Cloud Container Registry54
Kraken48
Score
vioscaleAI score
IBM Cloud Container Registry54 / 100low · 47%
Kraken48 / 100medium · 72%
Pricing
Free tier
IBM Cloud Container Registry✓
Kraken✓
Model
IBM Cloud Container Registryfree
Price level
IBM Cloud Container Registryfree
Krakenfree
Transparent
IBM Cloud Container Registry✗
Kraken✓
Integrations
Count
IBM Cloud Container Registry5
Kraken5
Security
Disclosure policy
IBM Cloud Container Registry✓
Kraken✓
Scorecard
IBM Cloud Container Registry–
Kraken4.6
Trust center
IBM Cloud Container Registry–
Reliability
Status page
IBM Cloud Container Registry–
Kraken✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
IBM Cloud Container Registry–
Kraken1
Github stars
IBM Cloud Container Registry–
Kraken6,743
Activity
Commits last 30d
IBM Cloud Container Registry–
Kraken29
Release
Cadence days
IBM Cloud Container Registry–
Kraken14
History
IBM Cloud Container Registry–
Kraken20 items
License
Spdx
IBM Cloud Container Registry–
Language
Primary
IBM Cloud Container Registry–
KrakenGo
Content
Faq
IBM Cloud Container Registry5 items
Kraken6 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

IBM Cloud Container Registry

Leader

Fully managed private registry service for storing and distributing container images with built-in security vulnerability scanning and compliance checks.

Independently observed

Kraken

A peer-to-peer based Docker registry system designed for high-throughput distribution of container images across large clusters and hybrid cloud environments with built-in support for multi-cluster replication.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

IBM Cloud Container Registry

Leader
FreeFree tier

Free tier available. Promotional offer: 50% savings for 6 months on certain new workloads.

as of verify ↗

Kraken

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
IBM Cloud Container Registry✓
Kraken✗
CLI
IBM Cloud Container Registry✓
Kraken✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
IBM Cloud Container Registry✓
Kraken✓
Self-hosted
IBM Cloud Container Registry✗
Kraken✓
Hybrid
IBM Cloud Container Registry✗
Kraken✓

Integrations

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

IBM Cloud Container Registry

Leader
5 total
  • IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
  • Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud
  • IBM Code Engine
  • Docker
  • Skopeo
Independently observed

Kraken

5 total
  • S3
  • GCS
  • ECR
  • HDFS
  • Harbor
Independently observed
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