Azure Container Registry Reviews

Name: Azure Container Registry
Brand: Microsoft
Rating: 4.1 (21 reviews)

4.1 out of 5

21 reviews
95% willing to recommend

What is Azure Container Registry?

Azure Container Registry allows you to build, store, and manage container images and artifacts in a private registry for all types of container deployments. Use Azure container registries with your existing container development and deployment pipelines. Use Azure Container Registry Tasks to build container images in Azure on-demand, or automate builds triggered by source code updates, updates to a container's base image, or timers.

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Azure Container Registry is the #4 ranked solution in top Container Registry solutions. PeerSpot users give Azure Container Registry an average rating of 8.2 out of 10. Azure Container Registry is most commonly compared to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI): Azure Container Registry vs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). Azure Container Registry is popular among the large enterprise segment, accounting for 63% of users researching this solution on PeerSpot. The top industry researching this solution are professionals from a financial services firm, accounting for 15% of all views.

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August 2025

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Soumen Dey

Technical Architect at LTIMindtree

The most valuable feature of Azure Container Registry is that it is a single entity that owns the application image. You put your images there, and it allows you to run the application anywhere based on that image. The whole package is valuable as it allows for easy application cloning and deployment.

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Muhammad Usman Khawar

Software Engineer (DevOps/ SRE) at Sensys LLC

We use GitHub for our repository. For our CI/CD flow, we publish our container images to ACR using the available GitHub Actions. For the CI process, we publish the images, and for deployment, we use AKS. Once the images are pushed to ACR, they are pulled into our AKS clusters, completing the deployment. If your infrastructure is hosted on Azure, it's one of the best online solutions. I've utilized peer support and documentation, and in terms of cost benefits, resiliency, high availability, and security features, it remains one of the top options. I recommend it to anyone deploying Docker files and containers. Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

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Daniel Vera

Business Architecture Senior Analyst at Accenture

I have experience with Azure DevOps and TFS versions 12 and 18. I also have experience with AKS. I am using the ACR task in Azure DevOps. I'm using other cloud providers, AWS and GCP, for deploying Kubernetes products and applications. The best recommendation is that you use Azure Container Registry as private. You can use RBAC, the role-based access control, to manage your Azure Container Registry or other products in Azure. The pricing for Azure Container Registry is based on gigabytes. Microsoft starts to charge in your bill when you use Azure Container Registry with 10 gigabytes. The pricing is not expensive.

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Azure Container Registry mindshare

As of August 2025, the mindshare of Azure Container Registry in the Container Registry category stands at 11.7%, up from 10.3% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Title	Rating	Mindshare	Recommending
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)	3.9	1.1%	92%	97 interviews Add to research
JFrog Container Registry	3.8	30.4%	83%	6 interviews Add to research

Valuable Features

Azure Container Registry is valued for its portability, elasticity, and security. It offers easy management of Windows and Linux containers, zone replication, and encryption. Users appreciate its scalability, authentication, role-based access, and CLI interaction. It supports secure image deployment, task automation, and vulnerability detection. Its integration with Azure services aids in easy application deployment and geo-replication. Fast, reliable, with minimal downtime, it efficiently manages container images and offers robust access controls.

"Azure Container Registry can be used to detect vulnerabilities in your image."
"The whole package is valuable as it allows for easy application cloning and deployment."
"It's running behind a big financial and legal customer, who runs Service Fabric behind a front door, servicing local banking containers on an ISV solution developed internally."

Room for Improvement

Azure Container Registry faces issues with VPN image pulling, limited graphical interface, and deployment delays. Users experience intermittent access problems and suggest improvements in accessibility, security, and support knowledge. They want better image management, such as auto-scanning for vulnerabilities and a unified Kubernetes service integration. Users mention the need for improved log visibility, graphical tools for image creation, and a more affordable Premium tier. Integration abilities and scalability also have room for enhancement.

"We have not explored geo-replication features."
"There is a need for a graphical interface instead of writing code in Visual Studio to create images."
"The building of images on the container is quite cumbersome."

ROI

Users experience a mix of benefits with Azure Container Registry. They observe operational efficiency and savings on repository bills. Some express uncertainty about its value compared to alternatives like JFrog Artifactory, noting similar functionalities. Others highlight ROI in learning and infrastructure management funded by clients. Horizontal scaling possibilities and high availability are considered significant advantages, although some find its necessity driven by internal constraints rather than unique advantages.

Pricing

Azure Container Registry pricing is flexible, offering Basic, Standard, and Premium plans. Users report costs around $1.5 to $1.66 daily for single-region deployments, with about $50 monthly for one geographic location. Pricing is storage-based and considered reasonable by many, though some find it on the expensive side compared to alternatives. The Premium plan includes enhancements with 500 GB of free storage. Contracts can range from annually to up to ten years for stability.

"I would rate the pricing four out of ten."
"The product is competitively priced."
"When using Azure Container Registry, it was $1.5 or $1.6 per day, but I'm unsure how much it costs today."

Popular Use Cases

Businesses utilize Azure Container Registry primarily for storing and managing Docker images. Organizations deploy containerized applications through DevOps pipelines, ensuring secure and efficient handling of artifacts. Companies in healthcare, logistics, and technology sectors find it effective for building, shipping, and managing containers, taking advantage of its cloud-based, secure, and scalable nature. It's integral in environments using microservices architecture, facilitating CI/CD processes, and supporting multi-regional deployment needs.

Service and Support

Microsoft provides varying levels of support for Azure Container Registry. Some users rate it highly, with prompt assistance and effective solutions. Others find the service lacking, particularly without a support plan, and note reliance on forums. Some report that support can sometimes feel outsourced and rely on documentation. Many have not needed to contact support due to the platform's ease of use. Pricing for integrated plans and user satisfaction differ significantly.

Deployment

Some users found Azure Container Registry's initial setup straightforward and quick, while others faced complexity, especially when dealing with infrastructure or migrations from other registries. The deployment time varied, with some experiencing delays due to replication and regional differences. Most agreed that understanding Docker and container concepts was beneficial, but settings like private access were easy to implement. Ratings for ease varied, with many rating the setup highly despite initial challenges for some.

Scalability

Azure Container Registry is recognized for its scalability across different tiers. Many users report that it easily supports multiple repositories and users without issues, including those deploying to AKS. Azure Container Registry enables fast deployment and resource scaling with user-friendly adjustments. While some rate its scalability lower, others find it exceptional, often scoring it highly. Upgrading is straightforward, though downgrading is less flexible, a common trait among cloud services.

Stability

Azure Container Registry is generally stable with integrated security features, resiliency, and replication. Ratings range from seven to ten for stability. Users experience minimal downtime, although some report crashes with indexing. Many find it efficient in its operations. Several note consistent performance even in older Azure versions, commending its robustness. Some express rare short downtimes, but overall functions remain reliable. Azure interface is user-friendly, and its stability scores well among most users.

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