When comparing JFrog Artifactory vs Google Container Registry, the Slant community recommends JFrog Artifactory for most people. In the question“What are the best docker image private registries?” JFrog Artifactory is ranked 7th while Google Container Registry is ranked 8th. The most important reason people chose JFrog Artifactory is:
A very simple setup for trial and production deployment using Docker.
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Pros
Pro Can run as a Docker container
A very simple setup for trial and production deployment using Docker.
Pro Run it locally or get it as a service
You can install Artifactory locally in your data center or get it as a service from JFrog on one of several cloud providers (currently AWS, GCP and Azure).
Pro Integration with JFrog Xray
JFrog Xray enables scanning of Docker images for known vulnerabilities, license compliance issues, providing a full component graph and analysis tool.
Pro Universal binary repository manager for Docker and any other package type
One centralized repository for any package type.
Pro Support high availability set up
Pro Reliable and consistent uptime
Since it's hosted on Google Cloud Platform then it's very reliable in both the uptime and the security.
Pro Charged only for the storage
Users are charged only for the Google Cloud Storage space that they are occupying and not for any additional services.