Alibaba Cloud DevOps Packages vs Artifact Keeper

Alibaba Cloud DevOps Packages7.9Visit Artifact Keeper7.9Visit

Alibaba Cloud DevOps Packages #5 in Artifact Repository Software 7.9/10 From $0.20/mo ✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Alibaba Cloud

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Artifact Keeper #9 in Artifact Repository Software 7.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Try Artifact Keeper

• Alibaba Cloud DevOps Packages fits best

  Alibaba Cloud DevOps users needing basic storage

• Artifact Keeper fits best

  Teams wanting a free self-hosted repository

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Side by side

Feature	Alibaba Cloud DevOps Packages 7.9/10 Visit ↗	Artifact Keeper 7.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.9	7.9
Ranking	#5 in Artifact Repository Software	#9 in Artifact Repository Software
Best for	Alibaba Cloud DevOps users needing basic storage	Teams wanting a free self-hosted repository
Pricing model	Paid	Free
Starting price	$0.2/mo	Not published
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Desktop
Platforms	Web	Web, macOS
Integrations	1 integrations	9 integrations
Features Alibaba Cloud DevOps Packages 3/4 · Artifact Keeper 4/4
Container artifacts	✓	✓
Upstream proxying	✓	✓
Retention rules	✓	✓
Self-hosted deployment	Not published	✓ (best)
Specs
Included storage	Not published	Not published
Supported formats	6	Not published
Access control	Fine-grained	Fine-grained
Our review
Pros	Artifact storage, versioning, metadata, and dependency proxying Fine-grained repository roles and custom permissions Retention, recycle-bin, disabling, and deletion controls	Supports 45+ package formats, including Docker/OCI, Helm, and Terraform Includes RBAC, lifecycle policies, replication, search, and vulnerability scanning MIT licensed with no per-user fees and all open-source features included
Cons	No free plan is available Integration coverage centers on Alibaba Cloud DevOps Flow Usage-based billing requires monitoring actual storage consumption	Platform coverage is limited to web and macOS Deployment is customer-managed through Docker Compose or Kubernetes Artifact signing is available only for selected package formats
Our verdict	Alibaba Cloud DevOps Packages is a managed artifact repository for development teams and CI/CD tools that need centralized storage, version management, organization, and distribution of software packages and build outputs. It supports… Read the review →	Artifact Keeper is an open-source artifact registry for development and DevOps teams that need to store and distribute packages, container images, infrastructure packages, machine-learning models, editor extensions, Git LFS content, and… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Alibaba Cloud DevOps Packages — where it wins

  • Artifact storage, versioning, metadata, and dependency proxying
  • Fine-grained repository roles and custom permissions
  • Retention, recycle-bin, disabling, and deletion controls

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is available
  • Integration coverage centers on Alibaba Cloud DevOps Flow
  • Usage-based billing requires monitoring actual storage consumption

• Artifact Keeper — where it wins

  • Supports 45+ package formats, including Docker/OCI, Helm, and Terraform
  • Includes RBAC, lifecycle policies, replication, search, and vulnerability scanning
  • MIT licensed with no per-user fees and all open-source features included

  Where it doesn't

  • Platform coverage is limited to web and macOS
  • Deployment is customer-managed through Docker Compose or Kubernetes
  • Artifact signing is available only for selected package formats

• Alibaba Cloud DevOps Packages7.9/10 · From $0.20/mo

  A focused, low-cost repository for Alibaba Cloud DevOps storage and CI/CD artifacts.

  Visit Alibaba CloudFull verdict →
• Artifact Keeper7.9/10 · Free plan

  A free, self-hosted registry with broad format support and detailed repository controls.

  Try Artifact KeeperFull verdict →