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Harbor

$ BudgetFree · Last reviewed May 2026

Harbor is an open-source, OCI-compliant container registry providing image storage, vulnerability scanning, role-based access control, replication, and image signing. It targets teams that want a self-hosted, secure registry and is a CNCF graduated project, free to self-host. Built-in vulnerability scanning is provided through Trivy, and it supports public repositories. Because it is operated by the user, it carries no vendor compliance certifications. It is fully open-source and self-hostable, with no licensing cost beyond the operator's own infrastructure.

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Overview

Founded
2016
Pricing tier
Low
Startup-friendly
Yes
Enterprise-ready
Yes

Container registry

Free tier
Yes: Free and open-source (CNCF graduated); you self-host.
Open-source
Yes
Self-hostable
Yes
Vulnerability scanning
Yes
OCI-compliant
Yes
Public repos
Yes

Categories & compliance

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