Best Container Registries in 2026
Updated
In short: Volcengine Container Registry is ranked #1 of 49 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of Quay and 8gears Container Registry. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Quay. The lowest first paid tier on this page is DigitalOcean Container Registry at $5/mo.
Container registries give teams a way to store and distribute container images, and OCI artifact support can extend what they hold. Compare image scanning and immutable tags with retention policies and replication scope to assess the listed image-management features. Included storage and maximum image size offer capacity details, while free-plan availability and paid-from pricing help frame cost. If your workflows involve artifacts beyond images, check OCI support directly. The entries include Volcengine Container Registry, Samsung Cloud Platform Container Registry and PolyglotPiranha, alongside 8gears Container Registry and Chainguard Registry. Weigh these criteria against the images and artifacts you need to store, retain and move.
49 container registries ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
Recognised 40% · Phone app 26% · Documented 20% · Free plan 14% of the score
- 1 Volcengine Container Registry iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 8.2CNY 50/mo Image scanning: YesOCI artifacts: YesImmutable tags: Yes
- 2 Quay No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 8.1Free Image scanning: YesOCI artifacts: YesImmutable tags: Yes
- 3 8gears Container Registry No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 8.1Free Image scanning: YesOCI artifacts: YesImmutable tags: Yes
- 4 JFrog Container Registry No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 8.0$50/mo Image scanning: YesOCI artifacts: Yes
- 5 Inedo ProGet No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.9$199.58/mo
- 6 Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Container Registry No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.8Free
- 7 Samsung Cloud Platform Container Registry iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.8 Image scanning: YesOCI artifacts: YesImmutable tags: Yes
- 8 DigitalOcean Container Registry No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.5$5/mo Image scanning: YesOCI artifacts: Yes
- 9 Amazon Elastic Container Registry No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.3 Image scanning: YesOCI artifacts: YesImmutable tags: Yes
- 10 Satama Container Registry No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.3Free Image scanning: YesOCI artifacts: YesImmutable tags: Yes
- 11 Harbor No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.1 Image scanning: YesOCI artifacts: YesImmutable tags: Yes
- 12 Alibaba Cloud Container Registry No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.1 Image scanning: YesOCI artifacts: YesImmutable tags: Yes
- 13 Chainguard Registry No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.0Free Image scanning: YesImmutable tags: No
- 14 Zot Registry No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.9 Image scanning: YesOCI artifacts: YesImmutable tags: Yes
- 15 Angos No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.9 Image scanning: YesOCI artifacts: YesImmutable tags: Yes
- 16 KakaoCloud Container Registry No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.9Free Image scanning: YesOCI artifacts: YesImmutable tags: Yes
- 17 Keppel No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.7 Image scanning: YesOCI artifacts: YesImmutable tags: Yes
- 18 SUSE Private Registry No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.5 Image scanning: YesOCI artifacts: Yes
- 19 Mirantis Secure Registry No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.4 Image scanning: YesOCI artifacts: YesImmutable tags: Yes
- 20 Cloudfleet Container Registry No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.4 Image scanning: NoOCI artifacts: Yes
- 21 lazer.sh No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.4 OCI artifacts: Yes
- 22 NHN Container Registry No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.4 Image scanning: YesOCI artifacts: YesImmutable tags: Yes
- 23 Thalassa Cloud Container Registry No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3 Image scanning: YesOCI artifacts: YesImmutable tags: No
- 24 Yandex Container Registry No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3 Image scanning: Yes
- 25 IONOS Cloud Private Container Registry No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.9 Image scanning: YesOCI artifacts: Yes
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Image scanning | OCI artifacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volcengine Container Registry | 8.2 | No | CNY 50/mo | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| 2 | Quay | 8.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 3 | 8gears Container Registry | 8.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 4 | JFrog Container Registry | 8.0 | Free plan | $50/mo | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 5 | Inedo ProGet | 7.9 | Free plan | $199.58/mo | Yes | — | — | — |
| 6 | Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Container Registry | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 7 | Samsung Cloud Platform Container Registry | 7.8 | No | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| 8 | DigitalOcean Container Registry | 7.5 | Free plan | $5/mo | Yes | 5 /mo | Yes | Yes |
| 9 | Amazon Elastic Container Registry | 7.3 | No | — | No | 0.1 /mo | Yes | Yes |
| 10 | Satama Container Registry | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 11 | Harbor | 7.1 | No | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| 12 | Alibaba Cloud Container Registry | 7.1 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 13 | Chainguard Registry | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 14 | Zot Registry | 6.9 | No | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| 15 | Angos | 6.9 | No | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| 16 | KakaoCloud Container Registry | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 17 | Keppel | 6.7 | No | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| 18 | SUSE Private Registry | 6.5 | No | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| 19 | Mirantis Secure Registry | 6.4 | No | — | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 20 | Cloudfleet Container Registry | 6.4 | No | — | Yes | — | No | Yes |
| 21 | lazer.sh | 6.4 | No | — | Yes | 4.99 /mo | — | Yes |
| 22 | NHN Container Registry | 6.4 | No | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| 23 | Thalassa Cloud Container Registry | 6.3 | No | — | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 24 | Yandex Container Registry | 6.3 | No | — | — | — | Yes | — |
| 25 | IONOS Cloud Private Container Registry | 5.9 | No | — | No | — | Yes | Yes |
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Questions about this list
Which container registrie is ranked first on Samsung Mobile US Press?
Volcengine Container Registry is ranked #1 of 49 with a score of 8.2. Quay is second and 8gears Container Registry third.
How many of these have a free plan?
9 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, DigitalOcean Container Registry has the lowest first paid tier we found: $5/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation. Paid placements never change a rank.