Quay vs JFrog Container Registry

Quay9.3Visit JFrog Container Registry8.9Visit

Higher score Quay #2 in Container Registries 9.3/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Quay

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JFrog Container Registry #6 in Container Registries 8.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 4 features Visit JFrog

• Quay fits best

  Open-source teams needing hosted or self-hosted options

• JFrog Container Registry fits best

  Organizations needing broad artifact repository support

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Side by side

Feature	Quay 9.3/10 Visit ↗	JFrog Container Registry 8.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	8.9
Ranking	#2 in Container Registries	#6 in Container Registries
Best for	Open-source teams needing hosted or self-hosted options	Organizations needing broad artifact repository support
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Free plan · 30-day trial	—
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Linux, Windows
Support	Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs	Docs, Community · 24/7
Integrations	5 integrations	6 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Quay 4/4 · JFrog Container Registry 3/4
Image scanning	✓	✓
OCI artifacts	✓	✓
Immutable tags	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Retention policies	✓	✓
Specs
Replication scope	Multi-region	Multi-region
Included storage	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Maximum image size	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Automated vulnerability scanning with Clair OCI 1.1 referrers, immutable tags, and retention policies Mirroring and geo-replication for distributed repositories	Supports Docker, OCI, Helm, Helm OCI, and Generic repositories Combines local, remote, and virtual repositories with caching Includes RBAC, search, retention controls, and CI/CD integration
Cons	Project Quay and hosted Quay.io require a deployment choice Advanced controls may exceed basic image-storage needs Self-hosted deployment adds operational responsibility	The free edition is self-managed only Paid plans start at $150 per month Enterprise + uses custom pricing
Our verdict	Quay is a container registry for developers and organizations that build, store, organize, scan, and distribute container images and other OCI artifacts. It supports web and API access, as well as self-hosted deployment. Project Quay is… Read the review →	JFrog Container Registry is a container registry built into JFrog Artifactory for storing, proxying, organizing, and distributing Docker and OCI images and Helm charts. It is suited to organizations that need more than basic image storage,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Quay — where it wins

  • Automated vulnerability scanning with Clair
  • OCI 1.1 referrers, immutable tags, and retention policies
  • Mirroring and geo-replication for distributed repositories

  Where it doesn't

  • Project Quay and hosted Quay.io require a deployment choice
  • Advanced controls may exceed basic image-storage needs
  • Self-hosted deployment adds operational responsibility

• JFrog Container Registry — where it wins

  • Supports Docker, OCI, Helm, Helm OCI, and Generic repositories
  • Combines local, remote, and virtual repositories with caching
  • Includes RBAC, search, retention controls, and CI/CD integration

  Where it doesn't

  • The free edition is self-managed only
  • Paid plans start at $150 per month
  • Enterprise + uses custom pricing

• Quay9.3/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  A flexible registry for teams that need hosted convenience or self-hosted control.

  Visit QuayFull verdict →
• JFrog Container Registry8.9/10 · Free plan

  A broad artifact registry with free self-managed access and paid cloud tiers.

  Visit JFrogFull verdict →