JFrog Artifactory vs Artifact Keeper

JFrog Artifactory9.4Visit Artifact Keeper7.9Visit

Higher score JFrog Artifactory #1 in Artifact Repository Software 9.4/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 4 of 4 features Visit JFrog

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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

• JFrog Artifactory fits best

  Enterprise-scale, multi-format artifact management

• Artifact Keeper fits best

  Teams wanting a free self-hosted repository

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Side by side

Feature	JFrog Artifactory 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Artifact Keeper 7.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	7.9
Ranking	#1 in Artifact Repository Software	#9 in Artifact Repository Software
Best for	Enterprise-scale, multi-format artifact management	Teams wanting a free self-hosted repository
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free
Starting price	—	Free
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	14 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Desktop
Platforms	Web	Web, macOS
Integrations	100+ integrations	9 integrations
Features JFrog Artifactory 4/4 · Artifact Keeper 4/4
Container artifacts	✓	✓
Upstream proxying	✓	✓
Retention rules	✓	✓
Self-hosted deployment	✓	✓
Specs
Included storage	25 GB	Not checked yet
Supported formats	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Access control	Fine-grained	Fine-grained
Our review
Pros	Supports more than 60 artifact technologies and major package ecosystems Combines local, remote, virtual, replicated, and federated repositories Offers fine-grained controls, retention policies, REST APIs, and JFrog CLI	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	Paid cloud plans start at $150 per month Advanced federation and latency optimization require Enterprise + custom pricing Self-managed plans require annual commitments of $27,000 or $51,000	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	JFrog Artifactory is a repository manager for storing, versioning, securing, and distributing software binaries, packages, container images, releases, and AI/ML assets. It is aimed at organizations that need one system across multiple… 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

• JFrog Artifactory — where it wins

  • Supports more than 60 artifact technologies and major package ecosystems
  • Combines local, remote, virtual, replicated, and federated repositories
  • Offers fine-grained controls, retention policies, REST APIs, and JFrog CLI

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid cloud plans start at $150 per month
  • Advanced federation and latency optimization require Enterprise + custom pricing
  • Self-managed plans require annual commitments of $27,000 or $51,000

• 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

• JFrog Artifactory9.4/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

  A broad artifact platform for enterprises managing packages, containers, releases, and AI/ML assets.

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• Artifact Keeper7.9/10 · Free plan

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

  Try Artifact KeeperFull verdict →