Cloudsmith vs OrbitalReg

Cloudsmith7.9Visit OrbitalReg7.9Visit

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

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OrbitalReg #11 in Artifact Repository Software 7.9/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 4 of 4 features Visit OrbitalReg

• Cloudsmith fits best

  Cloud-native teams needing secure package delivery

• OrbitalReg fits best

  Security-focused, air-gapped deployments

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Side by side

Feature	Cloudsmith 7.9/10 Visit ↗	OrbitalReg 7.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.9	7.9
Ranking	#8 in Artifact Repository Software	#11 in Artifact Repository Software
Best for	Cloud-native teams needing secure package delivery	Security-focused, air-gapped deployments
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$149/mo	€100/yr
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	14 days	30 days
Free trial length	14 days	30 days
Deployment	Cloud	Self-hosted
Support	Email, Docs	Email, Community, Docs
Compliance	ISO 27001, SSO/SAML, 2FA	GDPR, SSO/SAML
Integrations	10 integrations	6 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Cloudsmith 3/4 · OrbitalReg 4/4
Container artifacts	✓	✓
Upstream proxying	✓	✓
Retention rules	✓	✓
Self-hosted deployment	—	✓ (best)
Specs
Included storage	5 GB	Not checked yet
Supported formats	33	42 (best)
Access control	Fine-grained	Fine-grained
Our review
Pros	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	Supports 42 package formats across local, proxy, and virtual repositories Adds scanning, quarantine, signatures, and verify-on-pull gates Supports air-gapped Kubernetes, GitOps, audit logging, and disaster recovery
Cons	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	Commercial pricing rises to €10,000 per deployment per year Design Partner access is limited to a cohort Requires customer-managed deployment and operational ownership
Our verdict	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 →	OrbitalReg is a self-hosted artifact registry for enterprise platform, security, and infrastructure teams. It stores, mirrors, and proxies packages across 42 formats, including Maven, npm, PyPI, Docker/OCI, Helm, and Terraform. Deployment… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• 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

• OrbitalReg — where it wins

  • Supports 42 package formats across local, proxy, and virtual repositories
  • Adds scanning, quarantine, signatures, and verify-on-pull gates
  • Supports air-gapped Kubernetes, GitOps, audit logging, and disaster recovery

  Where it doesn't

  • Commercial pricing rises to €10,000 per deployment per year
  • Design Partner access is limited to a cohort
  • Requires customer-managed deployment and operational ownership

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

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

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• OrbitalReg7.9/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  A security-focused registry with broad format support and a steep commercial price jump.

  Visit OrbitalRegFull verdict →