8gears Container Registry vs Zot Registry

8gears Container Registry9.2Visit ZRZot Registry9.1Visit

Higher score 8gears Container Registry #3 in Container Registries 9.2/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 4 of 4 features Visit 8gears

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ZR Zot Registry #4 in Container Registries 9.1/10 Open source ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Zot Registry

• 8gears Container Registry fits best

  Security-focused teams needing a full registry

• Zot Registry fits best

  Self-hosted teams needing scalable OCI features

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Side by side

Feature	8gears Container Registry 9.2/10 Visit ↗	ZRZot Registry 9.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	9.1
Ranking	#3 in Container Registries	#4 in Container Registries
Best for	Security-focused teams needing a full registry	Self-hosted teams needing scalable OCI features
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free
Starting price	—	Open source
Free plan	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Free trial	14 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web, Linux
Support	Email, Live chat, Community, Docs	Docs
Integrations	12 integrations	6 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features 8gears Container Registry 4/4 · Zot Registry 4/4
Image scanning	✓	✓
OCI artifacts	✓	✓
Immutable tags	✓	✓
Retention policies	✓	✓
Specs
Replication scope	Multi-region	Not checked yet
Included storage	1000 GB	Not checked yet
Maximum image size	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	OCI indexes and Helm charts support broader artifact workflows Scanning, immutability, retention, and signed-image controls strengthen governance Hosted, cloud, on-premises, air-gapped, and self-hosted deployment options	Supports OCI images, artifacts, Helm charts, and standard registry clients Adds Trivy scanning, retention policies, and immutable tag protection Offers mirroring, multiple storage backends, clustering, and garbage collection
Cons	The Individuals plan includes only 1 GB of storage Community support is limited to the free Individuals plan Advanced authentication and custom SLA are reserved for Enterprise	Requires teams to operate it as self-hosted software Clustering uses stateless replicas with shared remote storage Vulnerability scanning is focused on stored images through Trivy
Our verdict	8gears Container Registry is a commercial Harbor distribution for teams, enterprises, cloud providers, and independent software vendors that need to store and distribute container images and other OCI artifacts. It supports web, API, and… Read the review →	Zot Registry is an open-source, vendor-neutral registry for storing and distributing container images and other OCI artifacts. It implements the OCI Distribution Specification and runs as self-hosted software on Linux or macOS. Its… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• 8gears Container Registry — where it wins

  • OCI indexes and Helm charts support broader artifact workflows
  • Scanning, immutability, retention, and signed-image controls strengthen governance
  • Hosted, cloud, on-premises, air-gapped, and self-hosted deployment options

  Where it doesn't

  • The Individuals plan includes only 1 GB of storage
  • Community support is limited to the free Individuals plan
  • Advanced authentication and custom SLA are reserved for Enterprise

• Zot Registry — where it wins

  • Supports OCI images, artifacts, Helm charts, and standard registry clients
  • Adds Trivy scanning, retention policies, and immutable tag protection
  • Offers mirroring, multiple storage backends, clustering, and garbage collection

  Where it doesn't

  • Requires teams to operate it as self-hosted software
  • Clustering uses stateless replicas with shared remote storage
  • Vulnerability scanning is focused on stored images through Trivy

• 8gears Container Registry9.2/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

  A security-focused Harbor registry with OCI support, policy controls, and flexible deployment options.

  Visit 8gearsFull verdict →
• ZRZot Registry9.1/10 · Open source

  A self-hosted OCI registry with scanning, retention, mirroring, and clustering.

  Visit Zot RegistryFull verdict →