Huawei Cloud CodeArts Artifact vs Cloudsmith

Huawei Cloud CodeArts Artifact7.9Visit Cloudsmith7.9Visit

Huawei Cloud CodeArts Artifact #4 in Artifact Repository Software 7.9/10 Free plan + paid ✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Huawei 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

• Huawei Cloud CodeArts Artifact fits best

  Huawei CodeArts delivery environments

• Cloudsmith fits best

  Cloud-native teams needing secure package delivery

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Side by side

Feature	Huawei Cloud CodeArts Artifact 7.9/10 Visit ↗	Cloudsmith 7.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.9	7.9
Ranking	#4 in Artifact Repository Software	#8 in Artifact Repository Software
Best for	Huawei CodeArts delivery environments	Cloud-native teams needing secure package delivery
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	—	$149/mo
Free plan	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	14 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Docs, Tickets	Email, Docs
Integrations	5 integrations	10 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Huawei Cloud CodeArts Artifact 3/4 · Cloudsmith 3/4
Container artifacts	✓	✓
Upstream proxying	✓	✓
Retention rules	✓	✓
Self-hosted deployment	Not checked yet	—
Specs
Included storage	50 GB (best)	5 GB
Supported formats	9	33 (best)
Access control	Fine-grained	Fine-grained
Our review
Pros	Release and self-hosted repositories for packages and private components Proxy, virtual repositories, retention policies, and artifact search Direct integrations with CodeArts Build, Deploy, Pipeline, and IAM	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	The Free edition is available for one month only Paid plan amounts are not provided here Verified ecosystem coverage is narrower outside CodeArts	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	Huawei Cloud CodeArts Artifact is a cloud-based artifact repository for software development organizations, particularly teams delivering software through Huawei CodeArts. It stores release packages, private language packages, metadata,… 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

• Huawei Cloud CodeArts Artifact — where it wins

  • Release and self-hosted repositories for packages and private components
  • Proxy, virtual repositories, retention policies, and artifact search
  • Direct integrations with CodeArts Build, Deploy, Pipeline, and IAM

  Where it doesn't

  • The Free edition is available for one month only
  • Paid plan amounts are not provided here
  • Verified ecosystem coverage is narrower outside CodeArts

• 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

• Huawei Cloud CodeArts Artifact7.9/10 · Free plan + paid

  A CodeArts-focused repository for packages, releases, permissions, and artifact lifecycle control.

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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.

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