Alternatives to Project Quay
A self-hostable container image registry for building, storing and distributing container images. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Project Quay
A self-hostable container image registry for building, storing and distributing container images.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Project Quay.
Harbor
A self-hosted container registry with vulnerability scanning, image signing and role-based access control.
Harbor is a self-hosted registry adding content signing, role-based access control with identity integration and replication between registries, and installs via Docker or Kubernetes.
zot
Self-hosted OCI-native container image registry shipped as a single binary with no dependencies.
zot ships as a single static binary with no external services, runs without root and includes scanning and auth, making it lighter to host than Quay.
Distribution
An open-source container registry server for storing and distributing container images and other content.
Distribution is a lightweight self-hosted registry server with no built-in web interface or vulnerability scanning, and access control needs extra setup.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Clair
A self-hosted service that statically analyses container images for known vulnerabilities.
Skopeo
A command-line tool for inspecting, copying and signing container images in remote registries.
regclient
A Go client and command-line tooling for inspecting, copying and managing images in Docker and OCI registries.
ORAS
A command-line tool and client libraries for pushing and pulling OCI artifacts to container registries.
Buildah
A command-line tool for building OCI container images without a running daemon.
