GitLab Package Registry vs Kargo Enterprise
GitLab Package Registry
docs.gitlab.com
Kargo Enterprise
akuity.ioSide by side
| Figure | GitLab Package Registry | Kargo Enterprise |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $2.42/mo | $495/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 2 |
| Spec score · GitOps Tools | 8.6 (#6) | 7.9 (#19) |
| Founded | 2011 | 2021 |
| Headquarters | No physical headquarters; GitLab is all-remote | Sunnyvale, California, United States |
| Purpose | The registry lets users publish and share packages that downstream projects can consume as dependencies. | Kargo Enterprise orchestrates promotions across environments between build and deployment so changes can move through environments automatically. |
| Support | The Premium plan includes Priority Support; GitLab states paid-plan support is 24/7 for Emergency severity and 24/5 for other impact levels. | Akuity Platform Enterprise includes premium support and a dedicated account manager; the pricing page also lists a real-time support channel as an Enterprise-only feature. |
Plans
GitLab Package Registry
- FreeFree
- Premium$29 a year
- UltimatePriced on request
Kargo Enterprise
- Akuity Platform Pro$495 a month
- Akuity Platform EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
GitLab Package Registry
GitLab Package Registry lets projects publish packages for downstream projects to use as dependencies. It can be private or public for supported package managers and is available on GitLab.com, GitLab Self-Managed, and GitLab Dedicated within Free, Premium, and Ultimate. Generally available formats include Generic packages, Helm, Maven, npm, NuGet, and PyPI; Composer and Conan are beta, while Debian, Go, and Ruby gems are experiments. Conda, CRAN, RPM, and Swift are not supported. A project can host multiple package types, including packages built from a monorepo. GitLab CI/CD can build or import packages, with jobs authenticating through CI_JOB_TOKEN, and the registry can be administered through an API. Project roles govern access; protection rules can restrict pushes or deletions for supported formats. Publication and deletion audit events are available when enabled, but require Premium or Ultimate. The dependency proxy is a beta feature on those paid tiers. GitLab is all-remote and has no physical headquarters.
Kargo Enterprise
Kargo Enterprise has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.