JFrog Artifactory vs Google Artifact Registry

JFrog Artifactory9.4Visit Google Artifact Registry7.9Visit

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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Google Artifact Registry #3 in Artifact Repository Software 7.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Google Cloud

• JFrog Artifactory fits best

  Enterprise-scale, multi-format artifact management

• Google Artifact Registry fits best

  Google Cloud teams using managed artifact storage

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Side by side

Feature	JFrog Artifactory 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Google Artifact Registry 7.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	7.9
Ranking	#1 in Artifact Repository Software	#3 in Artifact Repository Software
Best for	Enterprise-scale, multi-format artifact management	Google Cloud teams using managed artifact storage
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	—	$0.000137/GB/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	14 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Community, Docs · 24/7	Community, Docs
Integrations	100+ integrations	4 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features JFrog Artifactory 4/4 · Google Artifact Registry 3/4
Container artifacts	✓	✓
Upstream proxying	✓	✓
Retention rules	✓	✓
Self-hosted deployment	✓ (best)	—
Specs
Included storage	25 GB	Not checked yet
Supported formats	Not checked yet	11
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 containers plus nine artifact types Remote and virtual repositories simplify dependency management IAM, vulnerability scanning, and cleanup policies are 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	Web and API access may not suit teams seeking other interfaces Usage-based billing requires monitoring storage consumption Best fit is centered on Google Cloud workflows
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 →	Google Artifact Registry is a managed Google Cloud service for storing and managing software packages, Docker and OCI container images, build dependencies, and other versioned artifacts. It is aimed at development and platform teams that… 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

• Google Artifact Registry — where it wins

  • Supports containers plus nine artifact types
  • Remote and virtual repositories simplify dependency management
  • IAM, vulnerability scanning, and cleanup policies are included

  Where it doesn't

  • Web and API access may not suit teams seeking other interfaces
  • Usage-based billing requires monitoring storage consumption
  • Best fit is centered on Google Cloud workflows

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

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

  Visit JFrogFull verdict →
• Google Artifact Registry7.9/10 · Free plan

  A Google Cloud-native artifact repository with broad format support and usage-based pricing.

  Visit Google CloudFull verdict →