Free Docker registries

PublishedAugust 22, 2021

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Technologist focusing on cloud-native technologies, DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and system observability. His focus revolves around creating technical content, delivering talks, and engaging with developer communities to promote the adoption of modern software practices. With a strong background in software, he has worked extensively with the JVM, applying his expertise across various industries. In addition to his technical work, he is the author of several books and regularly shares insights through his blog and open-source contributions.

Since Docker announced that it would remove unused images from Docker Hub, I've been interested in listing places where I could host mine. As it's for personal purposes, I'm interested in free plans. Here's what I found.

Provider	Private?	Monthly limit	Details
Storage	Transfer
Docker Hub	1	❓	Anonymous: 100 pulls / 6 hours Authenticated: 200 pulls / 6 hours
GitLab	✅	10Gb	❓	Storage quota is per-project Quota includes all artifacts, including code
GitHub	✅	GitHub Container Registry is currently in public beta and subject to change. During the beta, storage and bandwidth are free
AWS	First year only 500Mb storage	50Gb	Anonymous: 500Gb Authenticated: 5Tb
IBM Cloud	✅	500Mb	5Gb

Here are some additional options with their associated pricing model:

Provider	Pricing
JFrog	Can be hosted on Google Cloud, AWS or Azure Pricing depends on provider
Google	Storage Transfer
Azure	Storage Build time (?)
Quay	Monthly subscription Number of private repositories