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Amazon ECR vs Docker Hub: What are the differences?
What is Amazon ECR? A fully-managed Docker container registry service. Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR) makes it easy for developers to store, manage, and deploy Docker container images. It is integrated with Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS), simplifying your development to production workflow.
What is Docker Hub? Build and Ship any Application Anywhere. It is the world's easiest way to create, manage, and deliver your teams' container applications. It is the perfect home for your teams' applications.
Amazon ECR can be classified as a tool in the "Docker Registry" category, while Docker Hub is grouped under "Container Tools".
According to the StackShare community, Docker Hub has a broader approval, being mentioned in 23 company stacks & 22 developers stacks; compared to Amazon ECR, which is listed in 10 company stacks and 9 developer stacks.
Pros of Amazon ECR
- Highly secure as policies can be configured to manage p2
- Familiar to AWS users and easy to use1
- No upfront fees or commitments. You pay only for the am1
- Tight integration with Amazon ECS and the Docker CLI, a1
Pros of Docker Hub
- Uses a very familiar collaboration model as GitHub, the2
- Provides public and private repositories1
- Quickly creates organizations, add users or create grou1
- Allows users to set permissions to restrict access or s1
- Fairly inexpensive with usage based pricing1
- Security scanning available1
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Cons of Amazon ECR
- Difficult to use with docker client as it requires crea1
- Lack of insight into registry usage1
- Potentially expensive if the containers being deployed1
Cons of Docker Hub
- Lacks fine grain access control1
- Does not provide any insight into the registry usage1
- Lacks LDAP, SAML and OAuth support1