Alibaba Cloud DevOps Packages vs Cloudsmith

Alibaba Cloud DevOps Packages7.9Visit Cloudsmith7.9Visit

Alibaba Cloud DevOps Packages #5 in Artifact Repository Software 7.9/10 Paid ✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Alibaba Cloud

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Cloudsmith #8 in Artifact Repository Software 7.9/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Cloudsmith

• Alibaba Cloud DevOps Packages fits best

  Alibaba Cloud DevOps users needing basic storage

• Cloudsmith fits best

  Cloud-native teams needing secure package delivery

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Side by side

Feature	Alibaba Cloud DevOps Packages 7.9/10 Visit ↗	Cloudsmith 7.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.9	7.9
Ranking	#5 in Artifact Repository Software	#8 in Artifact Repository Software
Best for	Alibaba Cloud DevOps users needing basic storage	Cloud-native teams needing secure package delivery
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	—	$149/mo
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	14 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Docs	Email, Docs
Compliance	SSO/SAML	ISO 27001, SSO/SAML, 2FA
Integrations	1 integrations	10 integrations
Built for	Small business, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Alibaba Cloud DevOps Packages 3/4 · Cloudsmith 3/4
Container artifacts	✓	✓
Upstream proxying	✓	✓
Retention rules	✓	✓
Self-hosted deployment	Not checked yet	—
Specs
Included storage	Not checked yet	5 GB
Supported formats	6	33 (best)
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 34 package and artifact formats, including OCI containers Adds proxy caching, retention rules, signing, and fine-grained access Includes vulnerability, license, malicious-package detection, and audit logs
Cons	No free plan is available Integration coverage centers on Alibaba Cloud DevOps Flow Usage-based billing requires monitoring actual storage consumption	Cloud-only deployment; there is no self-hosted option Core limits storage to 500 MB and delivery to 1 GB Ultra and Enterprise require custom pricing and contract terms
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 →	Cloudsmith is a fully managed, cloud-native platform for storing, securing, controlling, and distributing software artifacts. It is designed for development teams and organizations managing dependencies, build outputs, containers, raw… 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

• Cloudsmith — where it wins

  • Supports 34 package and artifact formats, including OCI containers
  • Adds proxy caching, retention rules, signing, and fine-grained access
  • Includes vulnerability, license, malicious-package detection, and audit logs

  Where it doesn't

  • Cloud-only deployment; there is no self-hosted option
  • Core limits storage to 500 MB and delivery to 1 GB
  • Ultra and Enterprise require custom pricing and contract terms

• Alibaba Cloud DevOps Packages7.9/10 · Paid

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

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• Cloudsmith7.9/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

  A cloud-native repository for secure, multi-format package delivery and software supply chains.

  Visit CloudsmithFull verdict →