Zot Registry vs Alibaba Cloud Container Registry

ZRZot Registry9.1Visit Alibaba Cloud Container Registry8.7Visit

Higher score ZR Zot Registry #4 in Container Registries 9.1/10 Open source ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Zot Registry

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Alibaba Cloud Container Registry #8 in Container Registries 8.7/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Alibaba Cloud

• Zot Registry fits best

  Self-hosted teams needing scalable OCI features

• Alibaba Cloud Container Registry fits best

  Teams operating primarily in Alibaba Cloud

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Side by side

Feature	ZRZot Registry 9.1/10 Visit ↗	Alibaba Cloud Container Registry 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.7
Ranking	#4 in Container Registries	#8 in Container Registries
Best for	Self-hosted teams needing scalable OCI features	Teams operating primarily in Alibaba Cloud
Pricing model	Free	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Open source	—
Free plan	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Linux	Web
Support	Docs	Live chat, Tickets, Docs · 24/7
Integrations	6 integrations	9 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Zot Registry 4/4 · Alibaba Cloud Container Registry 4/4
Image scanning	✓	✓
OCI artifacts	✓	✓
Immutable tags	✓	✓
Retention policies	✓	✓
Specs
Replication scope	Not checked yet	Global
Included storage	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Maximum image size	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Supports OCI images, artifacts, Helm charts, and standard registry clients Adds Trivy scanning, retention policies, and immutable tag protection Offers mirroring, multiple storage backends, clustering, and garbage collection	Free Personal Edition with 3 namespaces and 300 public repositories OCI artifacts, Helm charts, scanning, immutability, and cleanup rules Global replication, network controls, builds, and ActionTrail logging
Cons	Requires teams to operate it as self-hosted software Clustering uses stateless replicas with shared remote storage Vulnerability scanning is focused on stored images through Trivy	Personal Edition includes no SLA guarantee Enterprise pricing varies by region Enterprise image storage is billed through OSS usage
Our verdict	Zot Registry is an open-source, vendor-neutral registry for storing and distributing container images and other OCI artifacts. It implements the OCI Distribution Specification and runs as self-hosted software on Linux or macOS. Its… Read the review →	Alibaba Cloud Container Registry is a managed service for storing, securing, building, and distributing container images and cloud-native artifacts. It supports individual developers through the free Personal Edition and production teams… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Zot Registry — where it wins

  • Supports OCI images, artifacts, Helm charts, and standard registry clients
  • Adds Trivy scanning, retention policies, and immutable tag protection
  • Offers mirroring, multiple storage backends, clustering, and garbage collection

  Where it doesn't

  • Requires teams to operate it as self-hosted software
  • Clustering uses stateless replicas with shared remote storage
  • Vulnerability scanning is focused on stored images through Trivy

• Alibaba Cloud Container Registry — where it wins

  • Free Personal Edition with 3 namespaces and 300 public repositories
  • OCI artifacts, Helm charts, scanning, immutability, and cleanup rules
  • Global replication, network controls, builds, and ActionTrail logging

  Where it doesn't

  • Personal Edition includes no SLA guarantee
  • Enterprise pricing varies by region
  • Enterprise image storage is billed through OSS usage

• ZRZot Registry9.1/10 · Open source

  A self-hosted OCI registry with scanning, retention, mirroring, and clustering.

  Visit Zot RegistryFull verdict →
• Alibaba Cloud Container Registry8.7/10 · Free plan

  A broad registry service with a free tier and Alibaba Cloud-focused enterprise capabilities.

  Visit Alibaba CloudFull verdict →