Alternatives to ORAS
A command-line tool and client libraries for pushing and pulling OCI artifacts to container registries. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
ORAS
A command-line tool and client libraries for pushing and pulling OCI artifacts to container registries.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as ORAS.
regclient
A Go client and command-line tooling for inspecting, copying and managing images in Docker and OCI registries.
regclient also works directly against Docker and OCI registries from the command line. It adds a Go library and a Docker plugin, and centres on copying and inspecting images rather than arbitrary artifacts.
Skopeo
A command-line tool for inspecting, copying and signing container images in remote registries.
Skopeo inspects, copies and signs container images between remote registries without pulling them. It is focused on images and is listed for Linux only, not Windows or macOS.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Distribution
An open-source container registry server for storing and distributing container images and other content.
Harbor
A self-hosted container registry with vulnerability scanning, image signing and role-based access control.
zot
Self-hosted OCI-native container image registry shipped as a single binary with no dependencies.
Project Quay
A self-hostable container image registry for building, storing and distributing container images.
Docker Buildx
A Docker CLI plugin that extends image builds with BuildKit, including multi-platform builds.
Buildah
A command-line tool for building OCI container images without a running daemon.
