Best Container Registries in 2026
Updated
In short: Docker Desktop is ranked #1 of 53 as of 7 October 2026, ahead of Inedo ProGet and JFrog Container Registry. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Inedo ProGet. The lowest first paid tier on this page is DigitalOcean Container Registry at $5/mo.
Container registries give development teams a way to store and distribute container images and related artifacts. Compare image scanning, immutable tags, retention policies, and replication scope to understand the controls and distribution options each entry lists. OCI artifact support may matter if you store more than container images. Included storage and maximum image size provide capacity details, while free-plan availability and paid-from pricing help frame cost. Docker Desktop, Inedo ProGet, and JFrog Container Registry are among the names to consider. Match these capabilities to what you need to store, protect, and make available across your development workflow.
53 container registries ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
12 of the 25 here have a free tier you can use, 0 have open-source code on record, and 0 have full bars: free, open, on most of your devices and documented.
| # | App | Signal | Free tier | Open code | Devices | From | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Docker DesktopWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux | Three bars | — | 4 of 6 | $9/mo | 6.6 | |
| 2 | Inedo ProGetWeb · Windows · Linux · Self-hosted · API | Three bars | — | 3 of 6 | $199.58/mo | 6.6 | |
| 3 | JFrog Container RegistryWeb · Windows · Linux · Self-hosted · API | Three bars | — | 3 of 6 | $50/mo | 6.6 | |
| 4 | 8gears Container RegistryWeb · Linux · Self-hosted · API | Two bars | — | 2 of 6 | Free | 6.5 | |
| 5 | Chainguard RegistryWeb · Linux · Self-hosted | Two bars | — | 2 of 6 | Free | 6.5 | |
| 6 | KakaoCloud Container RegistryWeb · Mac · Linux · API | Three bars | — | 3 of 6 | Free | 6.5 | |
| 7 | QuayWeb · Linux · Self-hosted · API | Two bars | — | 2 of 6 | Free | 6.4 | |
| 8 | Satama Container RegistryWeb · Linux · API | Two bars | — | 2 of 6 | Free | 6.4 | |
| 9 | Singularity Registry ServerWeb · Linux · Self-hosted · API | Two bars | — | 2 of 6 | Free | 6.4 | |
| 10 | STACKIT Compute EngineWeb · API | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | — | 6.4 | |
| 11 | DigitalOcean Container RegistryWeb | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | $5/mo | 6.3 | |
| 12 | OpenRegistryWeb · Self-hosted | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | Free | 6.3 | |
| 13 | Volcengine Container RegistryWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux · Android · iPhone · API | Two bars | — | — | 6 of 6 | CNY 50/mo | 5.8 |
| 14 | Samsung Cloud Platform Container RegistryWeb · Android · iPhone · API | Two bars | — | — | 3 of 6 | — | 5.6 |
| 15 | Cloudflare Serverless RegistryWindows · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted | Two bars | — | — | 3 of 6 | — | 5.5 |
| 16 | KheeperWeb · Mac · Linux | Two bars | — | — | 3 of 6 | — | 5.5 |
| 17 | Yandex SpeechKitWeb · API | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.5 |
| 18 | Amazon Elastic Container RegistryWeb · API | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.4 |
| 19 | IDIA Singularity RegistryWeb · Linux · Self-hosted · API | One bar | — | — | 2 of 6 | — | 5.4 |
| 20 | olaregMac · Linux · Self-hosted · API | One bar | — | — | 2 of 6 | — | 5.4 |
| 21 | ZenoRegistryWeb · Self-hosted · API | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.4 |
| 22 | Alibaba Cloud Container RegistryWeb | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.3 |
| 23 | Distribution RegistryWindows · Mac · Linux | One bar | — | — | 3 of 6 | — | 5.3 |
| 24 | Django-OCISelf-hosted · API | One bar | — | — | 0 of 6 | — | 5.3 |
| 25 | OCIregistryLinux · Self-hosted · API | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.3 |
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Image scanning | OCI artifacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Docker Desktop | 6.6 | Free plan | $9/mo | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 2 | Inedo ProGet | 6.6 | Free plan | $199.58/mo | Yes | — | — | — |
| 3 | JFrog Container Registry | 6.6 | Free plan | $50/mo | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 4 | 8gears Container Registry | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 5 | Chainguard Registry | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 6 | KakaoCloud Container Registry | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 7 | Quay | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 8 | Satama Container Registry | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 9 | Singularity Registry Server | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | STACKIT Compute Engine | 6.4 | No | — | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 11 | DigitalOcean Container Registry | 6.3 | Free plan | $5/mo | Yes | 5 /mo | Yes | Yes |
| 12 | OpenRegistry | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | Volcengine Container Registry | 5.8 | No | CNY 50/mo | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| 14 | Samsung Cloud Platform Container Registry | 5.6 | No | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| 15 | Cloudflare Serverless Registry | 5.5 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | Kheeper | 5.5 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Yandex SpeechKit | 5.5 | No | — | — | — | Yes | — |
| 18 | Amazon Elastic Container Registry | 5.4 | No | — | No | 0.1 /mo | Yes | Yes |
| 19 | IDIA Singularity Registry | 5.4 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | olareg | 5.4 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | ZenoRegistry | 5.4 | No | — | — | — | — | Yes |
| 22 | Alibaba Cloud Container Registry | 5.3 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 23 | Distribution Registry | 5.3 | No | — | — | — | No | Yes |
| 24 | Django-OCI | 5.3 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | OCIregistry | 5.3 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
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Questions about this list
Which container registrie is ranked first on Freedom251?
Docker Desktop is ranked #1 of 53 with a score of 6.6. Inedo ProGet is second and JFrog Container Registry third.
How many of these have a free plan?
11 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 free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.