Azure Container Registry vs VMware Harbor Registry comparison

Microsoft and VMware are both solutions in the Container Registry category. Microsoft is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.7, while VMware is ranked #7 with an average rating of 9.0. Microsoft holds a 11.2% mindshare in CR, compared to VMware’s 1.7% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of VMware users who would recommend it.

Azure Container Registry

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95% willing to recommend

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

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Categories and Ranking

Azure Container Registry

Ranking in Container Registry

4th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

VMware Harbor Registry

Ranking in Container Registry

7th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Container Registry category, the mindshare of Azure Container Registry is 11.2%, up from 10.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Harbor Registry is 1.7%, down from 3.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Chris Badenhorst

Strategic Head | Azure Services and GRC at Braintree

Offers horizontal scaling and auto-scaling capabilities

We are a Microsoft partner with solutions designations and specializations in Azure. We have about one thousand customers running on Azure, to whom we provide managed services through our local Microsoft arrangement in EMEA. We do have extensive experience in Azure networking, infrastructure platforms, and data analytics. We have three teams covering application and data analytics, storage configuration, networking, public endpoints, and the like. We manage Service Fabric for two customers. We have more experience with Service Fabric than pure containers on AKS or IPS.

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Sharath SK

Senior Consultant at Mettler-Toledo International Inc.

Effortless setup and comprehensive image scanning enhance project efficiency with minimal manual intervention

The challenge I encountered while using the VMware Harbor Registry is that sometimes the default credentials get overwritten, so we have to restart Harbor to make it function as before. The default credential rewrite is one of the major pains with Harbor, so this has to be improved. They can expand more into the known issue section and support for the older versions. We did check the documentation as well as some of the issues mentioned in GitHub, but they weren't that useful.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

16%

Computer Software Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

Healthcare Company

Financial Services Firm

19%

Manufacturing Company

15%

Computer Software Company

13%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Azure Container Registry?

Azure Container Registry is an easy-to-install, easy-to-configure, and easy-to-deploy solution.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Azure Container Registry?

The pricing is on the lower side and not costly. Customers usually pay approximately $500 USD monthly, though this includes multiple services, not just the Azure Container Registry.

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What needs improvement with Azure Container Registry?

While downtime is uncommon, there are occasional server errors like '404 not found' and '504 server not found'. Viewing server logs is not a reliable approach, and improving log visibility would he...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for VMware Harbor Registry?

It's totally free for us.

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What needs improvement with VMware Harbor Registry?

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What is your primary use case for VMware Harbor Registry?

I have been working with the VMware Harbor Registry for three years. I am currently using version 2.93 of the VMware Harbor Registry. For Harbor, we use both open source and enterprise versions; we...

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Comparisons

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Compared 18% of the time

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Compared 2% of the time

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Compared 1% of the time

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Compared 40% of the time

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Compared 33% of the time

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Compared 18% of the time

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Compared 9% of the time

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Also Known As

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Overview

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.

Microsoft

VMware Harbor Registry is an enterprise-class registry server that stores and distributes container images. Harbor allows you to store and manage images for use with Enterprise Pivotal Container Service (Enterprise PKS).

VMware

Sample Customers

DNV GL, Alaska Airlines, Finastra

360 Total Security, OVHcloud, TalkingData, Trend Micro

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