IBM Cloud Container Registry vs Red Hat Quay comparison

IBM and Red Hat are both solutions in the Container Registry category. IBM is ranked #8 with an average rating of 8.0, while Red Hat is ranked #6 with an average rating of 8.0. IBM holds a 0.2% mindshare in CR, compared to Red Hat’s 8.4% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of IBM users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Red Hat users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on May 21, 2025

Red Hat Quay and IBM Cloud Container Registry are competing solutions in the container registry category. Red Hat Quay seems advantageous for flexibility and extensive features, while IBM Cloud Container Registry offers strong integration with IBM Cloud services.

Features: Red Hat Quay provides advanced tagging, automatic vulnerability scanning, and a robust permissions model, supporting multiple architectures. IBM Cloud Container Registry offers seamless integration with IBM Cloud services, automated image updates, and a streamlined workflow for developers.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Red Hat Quay offers flexible on-premise deployment for greater control in enterprise environments and benefits from a strong Red Hat support network. IBM Cloud Container Registry offers a cloud-native deployment reducing setup complexity.

Pricing and ROI: Red Hat Quay has higher setup costs due to on-premise capabilities but offers significant long-term ROI for enterprises seeking control and customization. IBM Cloud Container Registry features an accessible pricing model with reduced upfront costs, appealing for rapid cloud deployment and integration with IBM Cloud investments.

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Categories and Ranking

IBM Cloud Container Registry

Ranking in Container Registry

8th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Red Hat Quay

Ranking in Container Registry

6th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

8.1

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 IBM Cloud Container Registry is 0.2%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Red Hat Quay is 8.4%, down from 8.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Manuel Cruz

Manager, Information Technology at Universidade do Porto

Ensures students only have access while on campus but is expensive

It was limited because it was only to support a program. There was some benefits because we didn't have the infrastructure physically, so we would have to buy it. We didn't have to make an investment at the beginning. It has pay-as-you-use pricing. It was good for us. In this Business Intelligence and Analytics program, there are about 15 courses. In 10 courses, they use the cloud infrastructure, different software. They have MySQL database with lots of data. They have to do exercises and and analyze the the data. Basically, they had to do a lot of exercises regarding machine learning. Overall, I rate the solution a seven out of ten.

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SunilkumarSivan

Sr. DevOps Engineer (OpenShift/Kubernetes) at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees

Pretty user-friendly, efficient user management and continuously updated with new versions

It's pretty user-friendly. It's operator-based, and there's no complication in setting it up. Things like downloading an image, pulling an image, tagging, and pushing it back to the needed organization are fairly easy compared to doing things through the command-line interface. Red Hat is constantly improving its product. Every new version rollout comes with updates that enhance performance. One example is that we used to experience issues when clicking on a repository if we had thousands of them in the registry. In the latest versions, those things have been taken care of.

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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 product is efficient and can be used for multiple environments."

"We use the the IBM cloud to provide the computing solution for the course."

"It's easy to use, and it does what it is meant for."

"Things like downloading an image, pulling an image, tagging, and pushing it back to the needed organization are fairly easy compared to doing things through the command-line interface."

Cons

"Price should be reduced."

"IBM Cloud Container Registry should improve its API management. One improvement factor could be enhancing the integration capabilities of container registries like Harbor with hyperscaler platforms. While some container registries, like Azure Container Registry and IBM Cloud Container Registry, are tightly integrated with their respective hyperscaler environments, others may lack integration options."

"Nothing is happening regarding AI. I don’t see the role of AI currently."

"It could be more integrated with other platforms."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product is recommended to enterprises due to its high costs."

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about IBM Cloud Container Registry?

The product is efficient and can be used for multiple environments.

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

I rate the pricing at six on a scale, of ten where ten is expensive.

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What needs improvement with IBM Cloud Container Registry?

The price should be reduced.

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What needs improvement with Red Hat Quay?

From the AI perspective, it just serves as a container registry at this point. We are also looking for the possibility to retain a VM image from Quay, which is not possible currently. So, nothing i...

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What is your primary use case for Red Hat Quay?

We use Red Hat Quay as a single source of truth for all of our container images. We store all the container images that are used in the OpenShift platform.

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What advice do you have for others considering Red Hat Quay?

I would definitely recommend it. Overall, I would rate this product an eight out of ten.

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Overview

IBM Cloud Container Registry provides a multi-tenant, highly available, private image registry that is hosted and managed by IBM. You can use the registry by adding a namespace that is private to your account and then push images to your namespace. ... A tag is an identifier of an image within a repository.

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Red Hat Quay is a private container registry that stores, builds, and deploys container images. It analyzes your images for security vulnerabilities, identifying potential issues that can help you mitigate security risks.

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