Comparison
Free version · no contractOrbitalReg is a universal artifact repository manager that runs on your own Kubernetes cluster: 40+ package formats behind one API, CVE scanning, curated proxies, quarantine and signature-verified pulls — the capabilities JFrog sells from Enterprise X upward — included in every tier, including the free one. Same push and pull commands, one Go binary, priced per cluster instead of per server or per user.
Side by side
JFrog tiers read from jfrog.com/pricing on 10 September 2026. Two rows are marked as gaps on purpose: we would rather you find them here than in a proof of concept.
| Capability | JFrog Artifactory | OrbitalReg |
|---|---|---|
| Package formats | 30+ (per JFrog) | 40+ — Maven, npm, PyPI, Docker/OCI, Helm, Cargo, NuGet, Terraform and more |
| Self-hosted deployment | Pro X: 1 server · Enterprise X: 3 servers | One Go binary + Helm chart; nodes per cluster unlimited |
| CVE scanning at upload | Enterprise X (Xray) | Free — Trivy and Grype, results stay on your hardware |
| Curated proxies & quarantine | Enterprise X (Curation) | Free — curated remotes, patch-version quarantine |
| Signature verification before pull | Policy blocks via Xray (Enterprise X) | Free — verify-on-pull gates: Sigstore, CMS, OpenPGP, RSA |
| Build provenance | Build-info (all tiers) | Build-info + Sigstore signatures, CI run and commit on every artifact |
| Retention / cleanup policies | Enterprise X (automated cleanup) | Free — per-repo retention policies |
| Audit log | All tiers | Free — append-only, SIEM-ready |
| Air-gapped operation | Supported | Default — no outbound calls until you opt in |
| Infrastructure as code | Terraform provider | Terraform provider + Kubernetes operator + orbital CLI |
| High availability | Enterprise X (3+ servers) | Multi-node, multi-AZ, Postgres and Redis HA documented; licences are per cluster |
| SSO (SAML / SCIM) | Enterprise X | Commercial tier |
| Multi-site federation | Enterprise X / Enterprise + | Not offered — S3 mirroring for DR, no federated repositories |
| Proprietary vulnerability research | JFrog Security Research | No — open-source Trivy and Grype engines, local results |
| Published self-hosted price | Pro X from $27,000/yr · Enterprise X from $51,000/yr | Free forever · Commercial €10,000 in year one (3 cluster licences) |
Full price tables: JFrog Artifactory pricing next to ours · the scanner comparison: free alternative to Xray and Curation.
Why teams switch
On JFrog's published plans, scanning, curation and automated cleanup start at Enterprise X. In OrbitalReg the free version already scans every upload with Trivy and Grype, quarantines new patch versions behind curated proxies, refuses unsigned pulls at the gate and writes an append-only audit log. An expired trial never blocks a build.
A cluster licence scales to as many nodes, regions and replicas as you need at no extra fee. Commercial is €10,000 in year one for three cluster licences — dev, main, prod — and the long-term tier locks that price for life. No renewal uplift, no audit-driven true-up.
A fresh install makes no outbound calls; webhooks, telemetry and external CVE feeds are opt-in. Built in Germany, GDPR-native, with the DPA, SOC 2 and ISO 27001 material procurement asks for on the trust page.
orbital migrate plan
inventories your Artifactory, apply
imports repositories, artifacts, properties and build-info, and
verify compares
sha256 on a sample set before you cut over. Xray watches map to pull-gate policies.
Step by step in Migrating from JFrog Artifactory.
Questions
It depends on what you are replacing. If the job is a universal, self-hosted artifact repository that also covers the security features JFrog sells from Enterprise X upward — scanning, curation, signed pulls — OrbitalReg does that in its free version and prices the commercial tier per cluster rather than per server or per user. Sonatype Nexus Repository is the other long-standing self-hosted option; its Community Edition caps components and daily requests, and high availability and SSO are Pro features. Cloud-only services (Cloudsmith, GitHub Packages, AWS CodeArtifact) are alternatives only if self-hosting is not a requirement.
For the registry job, yes: OrbitalReg speaks the native protocol of each format, so Maven, npm, pip, Docker, Helm and the rest keep working after the URL changes, and virtual repositories mirror Artifactory's layout. Repositories, artifacts, properties and build-info envelopes migrate with the orbital migrate CLI, and Xray watches and policies map to OrbitalReg pull-gate policies. What does not carry over is anything built on JFrog-specific APIs, and there is no equivalent of multi-site federation.
Three things worth naming. Multi-site repository federation — OrbitalReg mirrors to S3 for disaster recovery but does not federate repositories across sites. JFrog's proprietary vulnerability research and Advanced Security features such as contextual analysis and secrets detection — OrbitalReg scans with the open-source Trivy and Grype engines. And the size of the vendor: a decade-plus ecosystem of integrations and a follow-the-sun support desk. We recommend scanning one of your own SBOMs with both before deciding.
JFrog publishes self-managed list prices of $27,000 per year (Pro X, one server) and $51,000 per year (Enterprise X, three servers), with scanning and curation only from Enterprise X. OrbitalReg's free version includes scanning, curation, quarantine and signed pulls at no cost and with no contract; the Commercial tier is €10,000 in year one for three cluster licences with unlimited nodes per cluster. The two vendors price different units in different currencies, so we publish both sets of figures side by side rather than a savings number.
orbital migrate plan inventories the Artifactory instance and recommends a strategy from its size: a big-bang cutover for registries under a terabyte fits a maintenance window of half an hour to four hours, a blue-green parallel run has no downtime, and a lazy proxy in front of Artifactory fills the cache over one to two weeks for very large registries. orbital migrate verify compares sha256 on a sample set before you flip DNS.
Also compare: Sonatype Nexus alternative · Terraform provider mirror · format support matrix
Free forever · no contract
One Helm chart. Point a lazy proxy at your current registry, let
orbital migrate plan
size the cutover, and compare scan results on your own SBOMs.
