JFrog Artifactory vs OrbitalReg

JFrog Artifactory9.4Visit OrbitalReg7.9Visit

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

• JFrog Artifactory fits best

  Enterprise-scale, multi-format artifact management

• OrbitalReg fits best

  Security-focused, air-gapped deployments

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Side by side

Feature	JFrog Artifactory 9.4/10 Visit ↗	OrbitalReg 7.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	7.9
Ranking	#1 in Artifact Repository Software	#11 in Artifact Repository Software
Best for	Enterprise-scale, multi-format artifact management	Security-focused, air-gapped deployments
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	—	€100/yr
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	14 days	30 days
Free trial length	14 days · no card needed	30 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Support	Community, Docs · 24/7	Email, Community, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR	GDPR, SSO/SAML
Integrations	100+ integrations	6 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features JFrog Artifactory 4/4 · OrbitalReg 4/4
Container artifacts	✓	✓
Upstream proxying	✓	✓
Retention rules	✓	✓
Self-hosted deployment	✓	✓
Specs
Included storage	25 GB	Not checked yet
Supported formats	Not checked yet	42
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 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	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	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	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 →	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

• 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

• 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

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

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

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