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Product	Docker Hub by Docker View product	Notary by CNCF View product
Overview
What it is	Docker Hub helps teams with centralized container image management. Explore features like RBAC, cloud or hybrid deployment and the closest Container Security competitors.	Shortlisting Container Security tools? Notary by CNCF brings HSM key integration, with self-hosted or cloud deployment. See strengths and alternatives.
Product type	Cloud Container Image Registry	Container Image Signing & Verification System
Best for	Cross-industry, Developers, DevOps, Enterprise, Global Developers, DevOps Teams, Enterprises	Cross-industry, Software, Technology, DevSecOps, Software Supply Chain, Cloud Native Enterprise
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: yes	Free trial: yes
Deployment
Deployment options	SaaSCloudHybrid	CloudOn-Premise
Deployment details	Cloud SaaS; Hybrid; Cloud SaaS; Hybrid Registry	Self-hosted; Cloud-Native; CI/CD Registry; CLI tool (notation); Kubernetes admission webhook
Data residency	Global / United States	Self-hosted / Cloud Registry
Key features
What it offers	Automated container builds Vulnerability scanning Docker Scout integration Organization teams RBAC Docker Verified Publisher content Centralized container image management Automated build triggers	OCI artifact signing Digital signature verification TUF specification trust Admission controller enforcement HSM key integration Container image signing Artifact integrity validation Supply chain threat mitigation
Platform & access
API access	API access: yes	API access: yes
Single sign-on (SSO)	SSO: yes	SSO: no
Role-based access (RBAC)	RBAC: yes	RBAC: no
Multi-tenant	Multi-tenant: yes	Multi-tenant: no
Mobile app	Mobile app: no	Mobile app: no
Supported platforms	Docker DesktopKubernetesCloud InfrastructureCI/CD	OCI Container RegistriesKubernetesCI/CD Pipelines
Compliance	SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPR	CNCF IncubatingApache 2.0
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	GitHubBitbucketGitLabAWS ECRAzure DevOps	OCI RegistriesDocker HubAzure ACRAWS ECRGitHub Actions
Industries	Cross-industryDevelopersDevOpsEnterpriseGlobal DevelopersDevOps Teams+1 more	Cross-industrySoftwareTechnologyDevSecOpsSoftware Supply ChainCloud Native Enterprise
Regions	Global	Global
Vendor
Company	Docker	CNCF
Headquarters	Palo Alto, California, USA	San Francisco, California, USA
Company size	1,000+	51-200
Founded	2013	2015

Docker Hub

by Docker

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Notary

by CNCF

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Overview

What it is

Docker Hub

Docker Hub helps teams with centralized container image management. Explore features like RBAC, cloud or hybrid deployment and the closest Container Security competitors.

Notary

Shortlisting Container Security tools? Notary by CNCF brings HSM key integration, with self-hosted or cloud deployment. See strengths and alternatives.

Product type

Docker Hub

Cloud Container Image Registry

Notary

Container Image Signing & Verification System

Best for

Docker Hub

Cross-industry, Developers, DevOps, Enterprise, Global Developers, DevOps Teams, Enterprises

Notary

Cross-industry, Software, Technology, DevSecOps, Software Supply Chain, Cloud Native Enterprise

Pricing

Pricing model

Docker Hub

Contact Vendor

Notary

Contact Vendor

Free trial

Docker Hub

Notary

Deployment

Deployment options

Docker Hub

SaaSCloudHybrid

Notary

CloudOn-Premise

Deployment details

Docker Hub

Cloud SaaS; Hybrid; Cloud SaaS; Hybrid Registry

Notary

Self-hosted; Cloud-Native; CI/CD Registry; CLI tool (notation); Kubernetes admission webhook

Data residency

Docker Hub

Global / United States

Notary

Self-hosted / Cloud Registry

Key features

What it offers

Docker Hub

Automated container builds
Vulnerability scanning
Docker Scout integration
Organization teams
RBAC
Docker Verified Publisher content
Centralized container image management
Automated build triggers

Notary

OCI artifact signing
Digital signature verification
TUF specification trust
Admission controller enforcement
HSM key integration
Container image signing
Artifact integrity validation
Supply chain threat mitigation

Platform & access

API access

Docker Hub

Notary

Single sign-on (SSO)

Docker Hub

Notary

Role-based access (RBAC)

Docker Hub

Notary

Multi-tenant

Docker Hub

Notary

Mobile app

Docker Hub

Notary

Supported platforms

Docker Hub

Docker DesktopKubernetesCloud InfrastructureCI/CD

Notary

OCI Container RegistriesKubernetesCI/CD Pipelines

Compliance

Docker Hub

SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPR

Notary

CNCF IncubatingApache 2.0

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Docker Hub

GitHubBitbucketGitLabAWS ECRAzure DevOps

Notary

OCI RegistriesDocker HubAzure ACRAWS ECRGitHub Actions

Industries

Docker Hub

Cross-industryDevelopersDevOpsEnterpriseGlobal DevelopersDevOps Teams+1 more

Notary

Cross-industrySoftwareTechnologyDevSecOpsSoftware Supply ChainCloud Native Enterprise

Regions

Docker Hub

Global

Notary

Global

Vendor

Company

Docker Hub

Docker

Notary

CNCF

Headquarters

Docker Hub

Palo Alto, California, USA

Notary

San Francisco, California, USA

Company size

Docker Hub

1,000+

Notary

51-200

Founded

Docker Hub

2013

Notary

2015