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Chainguard Registry

Freemium#37 of 61 in Container Registries

Chainguard Registry: A focused registry for teams that need image signatures, SBOMs, and provenance. Ranked #37 of 61 in Container Registries by our editors (4.9/10); pricing: Free plan; best for teams prioritizing signed, attested container images.

4.9/10Editor score
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At a glance

  • Editor score
    4.9 / 10
  • Pricing
    Free plan
  • Best for
    Teams prioritizing signed, attested container images
  • Free plan
    Yes
  • Image scanning
    Yes
  • Founded
    2021 · Seattle, Washington, United States
  • Facts checked
    22 Sep 2026
Chainguard Registry screenshot

  • Where it wins

    • Signed images, SBOMs, and provenance attestations
    • Pull-through caching and registry mirroring workflows
    • Integrations with major registries and security scanners

  • Where it doesn't

    • Free Images are limited to five images per organization
    • Hosted image scanning is not documented as a registry function
    • The service is listed for web access only

Our verdict on Chainguard Registry

Chainguard Registry provides public and authenticated access to Chainguard’s hardened container images. Public Free Images are available without authentication, while organization registries provide authenticated access to production images. The service is aimed at development, platform, security, and compliance teams that need maintained images with vulnerability remediation and supply-chain metadata.

Its plan structure separates limited free access from broader commercial coverage. Free Images supports up to five images per organization and includes public images with latest tags for testing and production deployment. The Per Image plan is licensed by image number and type, with a contractual CVE SLA and supported upstream tags. Catalog provides full access to the Chainguard catalog, a contractual CVE SLA, and the ability to request new images or packages. These options make the product more suitable for teams choosing images around supply-chain requirements than for buyers seeking a general-purpose registry alone.

The registry’s standout area is image metadata and artifact workflow. Private registries support versioned and unique image tags, while signed metadata, SBOMs, provenance attestations, security advisory feeds, and vulnerability metadata support review and policy processes. Helm charts can be packaged as OCI artifacts, and Console or chainctl handles image and entitlement management. Integrations include Amazon ECR, Google Artifact Registry, JFrog Artifactory, Harbor, Snyk, Trivy, AWS Inspector, Wiz, GitLab, and others. Chainguard documents scanning as the deploying team’s responsibility, with scanner integrations and advisory feeds rather than hosted registry scanning. Choose it for signed, attested images and maintained supply-chain context; choose another registry if hosted image scanning is a core requirement.

Chainguard Registry pricing

Plans Free planFreemium A usable free plan; paid tiers unlock the limits above. Prices re-checked Sep 2026.
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Chainguard Registry fact sheet

Free planYes
Paid fromNot verified
Image scanningYes
OCI artifactsNot verified
Immutable tagsNo
Retention policiesNot verified
Replication scopeNone
Included storageNot verified
Maximum image sizeNot verified
DeploymentCloud
PlatformsWeb, Linux
Compliance & securitySSO/SAML
SupportCommunity, Docs
Built forSmall business, Mid-market, Enterprise (editorial estimate)
Integrations16 integrations: Snyk, Grype, Trivy, AWS Inspector, Wiz, GitLab … See all →
PricingFree plan (source)
Websiteimages.chainguard.dev
Facts checked22 Sep 2026

Chainguard Registry integrations

Chainguard Registry lists 16 integrations on its own site.

  • Snyk
  • Grype
  • Trivy
  • AWS Inspector
  • Wiz
  • GitLab
  • CrowdStrike
  • Qualys
  • JFrog Artifactory
  • Cloudsmith
  • Harbor
  • Nexus
  • Google Artifact Registry
  • Docker Hub
  • Amazon ECR
  • Microsoft ACR

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