# GitLab Package Registry alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 211 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where GitLab Package Registry holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/gitlab-package-registry/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- JFrog Artifactory: 54
- Sonatype Nexus Repository: 31
- GitHub Packages: 24
- Azure Container Registry: 14
- Google Artifact Registry: 10
- Amazon ECR: 9

## Artifact and container registries

**Small business**: 59 of 84 answers did not name GitLab Package Registry (GitLab Package Registry is #3 of 13 at 9%).

- GitHub Packages: first choice in 24 of those 59
- Amazon ECR: first choice in 4 of those 59
- Azure Container Registry: first choice in 4 of those 59
- Sonatype Nexus Repository: first choice in 4 of those 59
- CloudRepo: first choice in 3 of those 59
- Google Artifact Registry: first choice in 3 of those 59
- AWS CodeArtifact: first choice in 2 of those 59
- Azure Artifacts: first choice in 2 of those 59

**Mid-market**: 72 of 84 answers did not name GitLab Package Registry (GitLab Package Registry is #11 of 15 at 2%).

- Sonatype Nexus Repository: first choice in 14 of those 72
- JFrog Artifactory: first choice in 13 of those 72
- Amazon ECR: first choice in 5 of those 72
- Azure Container Registry: first choice in 5 of those 72
- Google Artifact Registry: first choice in 4 of those 72
- AWS ECR: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Harbor: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Cloudsmith: first choice in 2 of those 72

**Enterprise**: 80 of 84 answers did not name GitLab Package Registry (GitLab Package Registry is #14 of 16 at 0%).

- JFrog Artifactory: first choice in 41 of those 80
- Sonatype Nexus Repository: first choice in 13 of those 80
- Azure Container Registry: first choice in 5 of those 80
- CloudRepo: first choice in 4 of those 80
- Harbor: first choice in 4 of those 80
- Google Artifact Registry: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Red Hat Quay: first choice in 3 of those 80
- AWS ECR: first choice in 2 of those 80

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