Red Hat Quay vs VMware Harbor Registry comparison

Red Hat and Broadcom are both solutions in the Container Registry category. Red Hat is ranked #6 with an average rating of 8.0, while Broadcom is ranked #7 with an average rating of 7.0. Red Hat holds a 8.0% mindshare in CR, compared to Broadcom’s 1.6% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Red Hat users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 50% of Broadcom users who would recommend it.

Red Hat Quay

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100% willing to recommend

VMware Harbor Registry

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50% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

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Categories and Ranking

Red Hat Quay

Ranking in Container Registry

6th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

5.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

VMware Harbor Registry

Ranking in Container Registry

7th

Average Rating

7.0

Reviews Sentiment

4.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Container Registry category, the mindshare of Red Hat Quay is 8.0%, down from 8.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Harbor Registry is 1.6%, down from 2.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Container Registry Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Red Hat Quay	8.0%
VMware Harbor Registry	1.6%
Other	90.4%

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Marieswaran M

Network Instructor at Advantage Pro

Has allowed me to build and deploy containerized applications consistently by integrating automated image updates and CI/CD workflows

The features of Red Hat Quay that I have found most valuable include the ability to switch between the previous version and the newer version; this is an extra feature currently added, and I appreciate this feature. Red Hat Quay's automated image building has helped my CI/CD pipeline efficiency by allowing me to store my source code from GitHub and GitLab to my images. It's very convenient, and it automatically stores my images to deploy in the OpenShift application, making it easier to deploy and run the application without any troubleshooting. The positive impacts I have seen from using Red Hat Quay include the ability to change to a newer version and roll back to the older version. This is the only feature I find beneficial, and I can monitor how many people download my images, which I can verify with the analytics provided. The value of geo-replication in maintaining consistent access to container images is significant since I store data in MongoDB and use the Apache Web Server application running in Quay.io, where I store my images.

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Sharath SK

Senior Consultant at Mettler-Toledo International Inc.

Effortless setup and comprehensive image scanning enhance project efficiency with minimal manual intervention

The challenge I encountered while using the VMware Harbor Registry is that sometimes the default credentials get overwritten, so we have to restart Harbor to make it function as before. The default credential rewrite is one of the major pains with Harbor, so this has to be improved. They can expand more into the known issue section and support for the older versions. We did check the documentation as well as some of the issues mentioned in GitHub, but they weren't that useful.

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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

"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."

"Red Hat Quay's automated image building has helped my CI/CD pipeline efficiency by allowing me to store my source code from GitHub and GitLab to my images, making it easier to deploy and run the application without any troubleshooting."

"It is very convenient to automate consistently deploying it to a Kubernetes environment to see how it performs."

Cons

"It could be more integrated with other platforms."

"I think Red Hat Quay could improve the security, as users can download the images without a login."

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

"The image scanning in VMware Harbor Registry is quite limited compared to other specialized image scanning tools."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

15%

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

Government

Financial Services Firm

23%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Retailer

Logistics Company

Company Size

By reviewers

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Midsize Enterprise

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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Red Hat Quay?

Red Hat Quay can improve its statistics capabilities. Currently, we don't have means to check the overall utilization, such as the number of repositories, frequency of usage for each repository, an...

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What is your primary use case for Red Hat Quay?

The main use case is to use Red Hat Quay for image management as an enterprise image registry in our organization. All the container images, whether from AKS, GKE, or OpenShift, are stored on Red H...

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

I still have experience with Red Hat solutions, specifically with OpenShift and Red Hat Quay. I don't have experience with Red Hat AMQ, Satellite, or API Management, as those are handled by a platf...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for VMware Harbor Registry?

It's totally free for us.

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What needs improvement with VMware Harbor Registry?

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What is your primary use case for VMware Harbor Registry?

I have been working with the VMware Harbor Registry for three years. I am currently using version 2.93 of the VMware Harbor Registry. For Harbor, we use both open source and enterprise versions; we...

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VMware Harbor

Overview

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.

Red Hat

VMware Harbor Registry is an enterprise-class registry server that stores and distributes container images. Harbor allows you to store and manage images for use with Enterprise Pivotal Container Service (Enterprise PKS).

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The Asiakastieto Group, Akbank, TTTECH

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