Chainguard Registry
Container images and open source packages maintained without known vulnerabilities
- Also known as
- chainguard-registry
Available worldwide · Popular in: US
What is Chainguard Registry?
A distribution of minimally-configured container images and software packages that receive frequent security updates from source code. All artifacts include SBOMs and provenance documentation to support supply chain security and compliance verification.
Chainguard Registry pricing
Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.
Contact sales for quote. Free tier available with limited catalog access.
Catalog Pricing
Contact salesUnlimited access to entire image catalog of 1,400+ images and 10,000+ packages with 50-100 new images built monthly. Scales based on containerized engineering organization size.
- Unlimited image catalog access
- All 10,000+ underlying packages
- Custom Assembly for image customization
- Private APK Repositories
- EOL Grace Period (6 months extended support)
Per-Image Pricing
Contact salesTargeted pricing model for organizations with fixed application stacks or focused adoption
- Specific image selection
- Custom Assembly
- Private APK Repositories
What Chainguard Registry does
The capabilities that matter for container registries, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Hosting
- Cloud only
- OCI Distribution Spec compliant
- ✓
- Artifact types
- Universal (images + language packages)
- Built-in vulnerability scanning
- ✓
- Image signing (Cosign/Notation)
- -
- SBOM generation / storage
- ✓
- Fine-grained RBAC / robot accounts
- -
- Private repositories
- ✓
- Geo-replication / mirroring
- -
- Pull-through cache / proxy
- -
- Native cloud IAM integration
- -
- Pull-rate limits
- -
- Web UI / console
- ✓
- High-availability deployment
- -
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- CLI
- Web
- Cloud / SaaS
Integrations (13)
Independently observed- Cursor
- AWS Security Hub
- Wiz
- GitHub
- GitHub Actions
- npm
- SAP Cloud Application Programming Model
- Kubernetes
- Kiro•
- Grype
- Trivy
- AWS Inspector
- Anchore Enterprise
Chainguard Registry FAQ
Common questions about Chainguard Registry, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is Chainguard Registry?
A distribution of minimally-configured container images and software packages that receive frequent security updates from source code. All artifacts include SBOMs and provenance documentation to support supply chain security and compliance verification. It is indexed under Container Registries.
How much does Chainguard Registry cost?
Chainguard Registry does not publish its prices. Pricing is quoted on request, across 2 plans (Catalog Pricing and Per-Image Pricing), so the figure depends on your seat count and requirements. We record this as a pricing-transparency signal rather than guessing a number. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
What platforms does Chainguard Registry support?
Chainguard Registry supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.
Can Chainguard Registry be self-hosted?
We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Chainguard Registry, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.
What does Chainguard Registry integrate with?
We have confirmed 12 integrations for Chainguard Registry, including Cursor, AWS Security Hub, Wiz, GitHub, npm, SAP Cloud Application Programming Model, Kubernetes and Kiro, plus 4 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.
What security certifications does Chainguard Registry have?
We have independently confirmed SOC 2, HIPAA and GDPR for Chainguard Registry. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Chainguard Registry not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.
Source: https://www.chainguard.dev
Where is Chainguard Registry available?
Chainguard Registry is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.
Chainguard Registry alternatives
Other container registries we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- HarborOpen-source container image registry with built-in security, signing, and vulnerability scanning for cloud-native environmentshigh · 78%
- Google Artifact RegistryA hosted repository service for organizing and managing build artifacts and package dependencies across multiple formatsmedium · 54%
- Docker HubA central registry for storing, managing, and sharing container images with your team and the broader developer communityhigh · 75%
- CloudsmithUniversal registry platform with integrated security scanning for managing artifacts across your software supply chainmedium · 52%
- Azure Container RegistryHosted storage for containerized application imagesmedium · 53%
- CNCF DistributionA cloud-hosted registry for discovering, publishing, and managing containerized applicationsmedium · 67%
Compare Chainguard Registry
Side by side against other container registries, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Chainguard Registry, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Security posture | 70 | 0.18 | 12.3 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 75 | 0.04 | 2.9 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 50 | 0.05 | 2.7 | ✓ |
| Price level | 80 | 0.03 | 2.2 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 29 | 0.04 | 1.3 | ✓ |
| Pricing transparency | 25 | 0.04 | 1.0 | ✓ |
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All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 7 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 57% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Web ui: Yes · Hosting: cloud · Sbom support: Yes · Oci compliant: Yes · Private repos: Yes · Artifact types: universal | mediumsource · 2026-09-03 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 9 | mediumsource · 2026-09-03 · 60% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | mediumsource · 2026-08-13 · 50% |
Pricing
Reliability
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Status page | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 60% |
Security
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fedramp | Yes | highsource · 2026-08-03 · 75% |
| Pci | Yes | highsource · 2026-08-13 · 75% |
| Soc2 | Yes | lowsource · 2026-08-03 · 48% |
| Gdpr | Yes | highsource · 2026-08-13 · 75% |
| Hipaa | Yes | highsource · 2026-08-13 · 75% |
| Trust center | https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/how-r1-universities-can-simplify-cmmc-2-0-compliance-with-chainguard-containers | mediumsource · 2026-09-03 · 60% |
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