Amazon ECR versus GitHub Container Registry
Learn how Amazon ECR differs from GitHub Container Registry.
| Amazon ECR | GitHub Container Registry | |
|---|---|---|
| Public Repository | ✅ yes | ✅ yes |
| Private Repository | ✅ yes | ✅ yes |
| Pricing (Public Repository) | 💰 | 🆓 |
| Pricing (Private Repository) | 💰 | 💰💰 |
| Authentication | AWS IAM | Personal Access Token (PAT) |
| MFA for Image Push/Pull | ✅ yes | ❌ no |
| SLA Availability | ✅ 99.9% | ⚠️ n/a during beta |
| General Available | ✅ yes | ⚠️ beta |
| Immutable Images | ✅ yes | ❌ no |
| Image Scanning | ✅ yes | ❌ no |
| Regions | Choose between one of 25 regions worldwide | ⚠️ unknown |
| Rate Limits | Pull: 1,000 per second, Push: 10 per second | n/a |