Chainguard Registry
Curated container images and open source libraries with built-in security hardening and automatic vulnerability patching
- Also known as
- chainguard-registry
Available worldwide · Popular in: US
What is Chainguard Registry?
A registry service providing pre-hardened container images, language libraries, and VM images built with security-first design and continuously patched against vulnerabilities. Designed to reduce engineering overhead and ensure compliance without manual security management.
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.
Free tier with 5 images. Paid plans from $19K/year for catalog access.
Free
Free5 container images for testing and production deployment
- images
- 5
- 5 images per organization
- Base, Application, and AI/ML images
- No CVE remediation SLA
Catalog
Full access to 3,000+ container images with enterprise CVE remediation SLA
- Full access to 3,000+ images
- Unlimited pulls with no metering
- CVE remediation SLA (7 days critical, 14 days high/medium/low)
- SLSA L3 hardened infrastructure
- Sigstore signed artifacts with build-time SBOMs and attestations
- STIG-hardened and FIPS-validated images
- Private APK Repository (10,000+ packages)
- Custom Assembly tooling
Per-Image
Contact salesLicensed by number and type of container images used
- Flexible licensing by image count and type (base, app, AI/ML, FIPS)
- CVE remediation SLA
Libraries
Language library packages licensed by developer tier
- Python, Java, JavaScript libraries
- Unlimited applications per language with no metering
- Cross-compatibility across Linux distributions
Virtual Machines
Contact salesHardened VM images with enterprise support
- Minimal hardened OS images for general use or language runtimes
- CVE remediation SLA
- Multi-cloud and on-premises support
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
- None
- Web UI / console
- ✓
- High-availability deployment
- -
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- CLI
- Web
- Cloud / SaaS
- On-premise
- Self-hosted
Integrations (25)
Independently observed- Snyk•
- GitLab•
- CrowdStrike•
- Qualys•
- JFrog Artifactory•
- Cloudsmith•
- Harbor•
- Nexus•
- Google Artifact Registry•
- Docker Hub•
- Amazon ECR•
- Microsoft ACR•
- Cursor
- AWS Security Hub
- Wiz
- GitHub
- GitHub Actions
- npm
- SAP Cloud Application Programming Model
- Kubernetes
- Kiro•
- Grype
- Trivy
- AWS Inspector
- Anchore Enterprise
Security & compliance
Independently observed- FIPS-validatedactive
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.
- Amazon ECRFully managed container image registry with integrated security scanning and signingmedium · 64%
- CNCF DistributionA container image registry service for storing, sharing, and managing Docker container images.medium · 66%
- Google Artifact RegistryA hosted repository service for organizing and managing build artifacts and package dependencies across multiple formatsmedium · 54%
- HarborSelf-hosted container image registry with access control and vulnerability scanninghigh · 77%
- Docker HubA centralized platform for storing, managing, and sharing container imagesmedium · 72%
- DistributionOnline repository for storing, sharing, and managing containerized application imageshigh · 77%
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 | 87 | 0.04 | 3.4 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 50 | 0.05 | 2.7 | ✓ |
| Pricing transparency | 45 | 0.04 | 1.8 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 37 | 0.04 | 1.6 | ✓ |
| Price level | 25 | 0.03 | 0.7 | ✓ |
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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 · Image signing: Yes · Oci compliant: Yes · Private repos: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-10-05 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 19 | mediumsource · 2026-10-05 · 60% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | highsource · 2026-10-05 · 75% |
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/ | mediumsource · 2026-10-05 · 60% |
| Certifications | FIPS-validated | mediumsource · 2026-10-05 · 60% |
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