Azure Container Registry vs VMware Harbor Registry comparison

Microsoft and Broadcom are both solutions in the Container Registry category. Microsoft is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.8, while Broadcom is ranked #7 with an average rating of 7.0. Microsoft holds a 12.3% mindshare in CR, compared to Broadcom’s 2.3% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 50% of Broadcom users who would recommend it.

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95% willing to recommend

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50% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Azure Container Registry and VMware Harbor Registry based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Container Registry solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

Azure Container Registry

Ranking in Container Registry

4th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

VMware Harbor Registry

Ranking in Container Registry

7th

Average Rating

7.0

Reviews Sentiment

4.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Container Registry category, the mindshare of Azure Container Registry is 12.3%, up from 10.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Harbor Registry is 2.3%, up from 1.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Container Registry Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Azure Container Registry	12.3%
VMware Harbor Registry	2.3%
Other	85.4%

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Sanjay Sahu

Project Manager at Capgemini

Geo-replication and reliable deployments with private endpoints streamline our integration processes

We are using Azure Logic Apps in our integration, in addition to Azure Container Registry The geo-replication features of Azure Container Registry are powerful. They facilitate alias connectivity and architecture implementation with private endpoints. The integration with Azure Kubernetes…

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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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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The most valuable feature is that it's easy to download, install and manage."

"The geo-replication features of Azure Container Registry are powerful, facilitating alias connectivity and architecture implementation with private endpoints, while the integration with Azure Kubernetes services ensures reliable deployments."

"We like the fact that this is a secure solution, that employs a token-based system, which can be used to manage all the applications under this product."

"The portability and elasticity features are the most valuable."

"Azure Container Registry can be used to detect vulnerabilities in your image."

"The scanning of Docker images is the most valuable feature."

"Pricing is reasonable."

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

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"The most valuable features of VMware Harbor Registry are that it's lightweight and the in-built Trivy solution, which I find valuable mainly for the vulnerability scanning that it publishes."

"It is very convenient to automate consistently deploying it to a Kubernetes environment to see how it performs."

Cons

"The accessibility of Azure Container Registry also has room for improvement because the solution is not always accessible 24 x 7. I experienced this three times when the service wasn't responding, so I could not push or pull images, and I had to decommission Azure Container Registry and redeploy it."

"The solution has become more popular in the last few years but I find that the technical support has not increased their knowledge base, so more knowledgeable support staff can help improve the solution."

"Implementation needs improvement. We have a lot of open, online sources. Doing a deployment is easy for us. The only issue is when we have VPN connections and we try to pull the images from Container images to the local Dockers, it slows down."

"It's not an open source, and we pay per hour to Microsoft Azure."

"There is a need for a graphical interface instead of writing code in Visual Studio to create images."

"The deployment is an area that needs improvement, as it can take some time to deploy."

"The solution could always improve its security measures with regard to access."

"The building of images on the container is quite cumbersome."

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"The image scanning in VMware Harbor Registry is quite limited compared to other specialized image scanning tools."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product is competitively priced."

"Azure Container Registry, has no cost, but you pay for storage service."

"Azure is a bit expensive."

"When using Azure Container Registry, it was $1.5 or $1.6 per day, but I'm unsure how much it costs today."

"I would rate the pricing four out of ten."

"The Premium version includes some enhancements but is still quite okay with regard to pricing."

"I have no information on how much Azure Container Registry costs. I know it's the only solution my institution can use, so the cost was approved."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

13%

Computer Software Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

Comms Service Provider

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Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	6
Midsize Enterprise	6
Large Enterprise	10

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Questions from the Community

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?

The essential tools such as the VMs and Azure Container Registry meet our needs. We have not explored geo-replication features.

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What is your primary use case for Azure Container Registry?

I was working with SQL and in Azure DevOps. When the development team created the microservices, the microservices needed the connection with the SQL database. I used the SQL database to connect th...

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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?

I never determined the accuracy of the scanning because I did not utilize this feature. Unfortunately, I have limited experience as I have only helped utilize from a client's platform that installe...

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What is your primary use case for VMware Harbor Registry?

I am mainly deploying pilot applications in my region where many applications are more traditional and have normally used traditional frameworks. Because of this, they want to implement containeriz...

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Also Known As

Microsoft Azure Container Registry

VMware Harbor

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).

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Sample Customers

DNV GL, Alaska Airlines, Finastra

360 Total Security, OVHcloud, TalkingData, Trend Micro

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