Product Solutions Resources Partners Pricing Support Talk to an expert Get free trial Login GitLab vs AWS Elastic Container Registry Decision Kit Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR) is a fully-managed Docker container registry that makes it easy for developers to store, manage, and deploy Docker container images. Amazon ECR is integrated with Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS) but can also be used from other sources. ECR is charged by storage and by internet traffic, meaning that it’s cheaper to use if you stay within the AWS bubble. In contrast, GitLab provides a container registry which is built-in part of the product (ie. no extra costs beyond standard operating costs). Feature Comparison FEATURES Docker image support SaaS FREE PREMIUM ULTIMATE Self-Managed FREE PREMIUM ULTIMATE Supports storage and retrieval of Docker style containers. Learn more about the GitLab container registry Container registry webhooks SaaS FREE PREMIUM ULTIMATE Self-Managed FREE PREMIUM ULTIMATE Trigger actions after a successful push to a registry to integrate Docker Hub with other services. Learn more about GitLab registry webhooks Container registry high availability SaaS FREE PREMIUM ULTIMATE Self-Managed FREE PREMIUM ULTIMATE Highly available through the use of multiple replicas of all containers and metadata such that if a machine fails, the registry continues to operate and can be repaired. Learn more about GitLab high availability Container Registry geographic replication SaaS FREE PREMIUM ULTIMATE Self-Managed FREE PREMIUM ULTIMATE Supports distributed teams by running multiple registry instances across several regions and syncing between data centers. Learn more about GitLab replication Supports private container registries SaaS FREE PREMIUM ULTIMATE Self-Managed FREE PREMIUM ULTIMATE Offers the ability to have private container registries and repositories Learn more about GitLab private container registries SaaS container registry offering SaaS FREE PREMIUM ULTIMATE Self-Managed FREE PREMIUM ULTIMATE The container registry is available as a software service. Learn more about the container registry available on GitLab.com Use container registry through REST API SaaS FREE PREMIUM ULTIMATE Self-Managed FREE PREMIUM ULTIMATE Enables support for automation and integration of container registry through a REST API. View the docs. Container registry storage management SaaS FREE PREMIUM ULTIMATE Self-Managed FREE PREMIUM ULTIMATE In the context of the Docker registry, garbage collection is the process of removing blobs from the filesystem when they are no longer referenced by a manifest. Check out the documentation, and get started today. Use search to find and container images SaaS FREE PREMIUM ULTIMATE Self-Managed FREE PREMIUM ULTIMATE Search your group and project’s Container Registry by image name Learn more about the GitLab Container Registry Helm chart repository support SaaS FREE PREMIUM ULTIMATE Self-Managed FREE PREMIUM ULTIMATE Supports storage and retrieval of Helm charts. Check out the documentation, and get started today. Container image cleanup policies SaaS FREE PREMIUM ULTIMATE Self-Managed FREE PREMIUM ULTIMATE Easily define, manage and update project-level policies to define which images should be removed and preserved. This feature is designed to help you reduce storage costs and prevent important images from being deleted. Learn more about container image cleanup policies Twitter Facebook YouTube LinkedIn Why GitLab? Product Solutions Services DevOps tools Is it any good? Releases Pricing Get started Resources All resources All-Remote Blog Newsletter Events Webcasts Topics Training Docs Developer Portal Install Community Customers Contribute Community Programs Direction Technology Partners Channel Partners Open Source Partners GitLab for Open Source GitLab for Education GitLab for Startups Shop Community Forum Support Get help Contact Sales Contact Support Support options Status Customers Portal Company About What is GitLab? Jobs Culture Leadership Team Press Investor Relations Analysts Handbook Security Contact Terms Privacy Cookie Preferences Trademark Git is a trademark of Software Freedom Conservancy and our use of 'GitLab' is under license View page source — Edit in Web IDE — please contribute. © 2021 GitLab B.V. This website uses cookies We use cookies to make our websites and services operate correctly, to understand how visitors engage with us and to improve our product and marketing efforts. See our cookie policy for more information.Cookie Policy Cookies Settings Accept All Cookies