Amazon ECR vs Red Hat Quay comparison

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Red Hat are both solutions in the Container Registry category. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.5, while Red Hat is ranked #6 with an average rating of 8.0. Amazon Web Services (AWS) holds a 18.1% mindshare in CR, compared to Red Hat’s 8.2% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Red Hat users who would recommend it.

Amazon ECR

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Executive SummaryUpdated on May 21, 2025

Amazon ECR and Red Hat Quay compete as container registries, with Amazon ECR better integrated with AWS, while Red Hat Quay is stronger in security.

Features: Amazon ECR offers seamless AWS integration, automatic image scanning, and lifecycle policies for effective image management. Red Hat Quay provides enhanced security with image vulnerability scanning, supports multiple architectures, and includes build automation tools.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Amazon ECR deploys easily within AWS, facilitating management for AWS users and offers responsive customer support. Red Hat Quay allows flexible deployment across environments, supported by comprehensive documentation, benefiting complex deployments with substantial technical support.

Pricing and ROI: Amazon ECR follows a pay-as-you-go pricing model, delivering high ROI for AWS users due to integration and cost efficiency. Red Hat Quay involves higher setup investment, providing value through advanced security and comprehensive features for security-focused users.

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Categories and Ranking

Amazon ECR

Ranking in Container Registry

2nd

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.9

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 July 2025, in the Container Registry category, the mindshare of Amazon ECR is 18.1%, up from 16.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Red Hat Quay is 8.2%, down from 8.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Rikin Parekh

Backend Engineer at Northeastern University

Helps to store Docker containers and images but deployment can be complex

If there were a way to use containers as tasks directly, that would simplify things. Currently, when we use EC2 instances, scaling horizontally means increasing the instance count by five times, which might not be cost-effective. Maybe using containers directly for tasks could be a better option. Setting up this product initially does take quite a bit of time, and maintaining it also requires effort. Doing it via command line would be challenging, so I find it easier to manage through the interface.

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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 autoscaling functionality is the main beneficial feature of Amazon ECR. It simplifies management, but some configurations can complicate things a bit."

"It is easy to use compared to other container registries."

"The solution is very stable."

"The Docker compatibility that ECR offers is probably the most beneficial aspect of the solution."

"Amazon ECR has a native integration with all AWS services, making it convenient for use within the AWS ecosystem."

"ECR provides robust security features, including image scanning and vulnerability assessment, supported by AWS identity and access management for fine-grained access control."

"The ECR solution is good. It is integrated with AWS, and it's free. Everything is free, which makes it nice to use."

"One feature of Amazon ECR that I find particularly useful is its web interface, which makes management easy. The ability to manage and support token image updates is crucial for us. Moreover, utilizing load balancers via AWS features allows us to manage all traffic."

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"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

"The documentation could be improved."

"Amazon ECR's manipulation capability of tags needs to be improved."

"There were some initial connectivity issues, especially when accessing ECR from our on-prem setup."

"Amazon ECR should include integration with Docker Hub."

"There could be improvements to the interface of AWS concerning ECR."

"It would be great if they could also provide a reference to fix the errors or vulnerabilities in the images rather than just notifying us about them."

"Providing more ways to scan the image integrated with ECR would enhance security in the software development life cycle."

"One area for improvement in Amazon ECR is its complexity. It's pretty complex for newbies, particularly learning about private repositories, including how to access Amazon ECR through AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)."

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"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

"My company currently has Amazon ECR under the pay-as-you-go model. The tool is more affordable than Azure Container Registry, and it's worth the money."

"The product is expensive."

"The solution's price is reasonable compared to its competitors"

"The main difference between Amazon ECR and other solutions, like Google Kubernetes Engine, is that I haven't personally used GKE. However, I know that GKE costs around $60 per month, which is quite cost-effective."

"The solution's prices are high in India as compared to the US."

"Amazon ECR does not have a high cost."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

16%

Computer Software Company

15%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Insurance Company

Financial Services Firm

17%

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Amazon ECR?

One feature of Amazon ECR that I find particularly useful is its web interface, which makes management easy. The ability to manage and support token image updates is crucial for us. Moreover, utili...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Amazon ECR?

I haven't observed the costs associated with Amazon ECR services in detail.

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What needs improvement with Amazon ECR?

I would appreciate a feature in Amazon ECR that allows direct image downloads from open source into ECR, bypassing the current need to first pull the image to my server. This would streamline the p...

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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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Also Known As

Amazon Elastic Container Registry

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Overview

Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR) is a fully-managed Docker container registry that makes it easy for developers to store, manage, and deploy Docker container images. Amazon ECR is integrated with Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS), simplifying your development to production workflow.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

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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