A no frills Harbor based Container Management Solution for teams and organizations
8gears Container Registry is the leading Harbor-based container registry, built and operated by core maintainers and contributors of the CNCF Harbor project. Our deep expertise and commitment to the open-source community have earned the trust of leading enterprises, cloud providers, and public sector organizations. Who rely on our expertise to manage and support their most critical core services.
As early adopters of cloud-native technologies, we faced a recurring challenge: finding a container registry that met the demands of enterprises. In 2013, Docker Hub was the primary option, but it lacked the essential features cloud-native teams needed.
We joined Project Portus, an upcoming open-source container registry designed for organizations. Recognizing its potential, we became active contributors, expanding its capabilities to meet customers’ needs. This hands-on experience led us to launch our own Container Registry as a Service (SaaS) in 2016, alongside our cloud-native consulting business. By 2020, our user base had grown significantly, and we knew we needed a more robust foundation. To better meet the evolving demands of our customers, we migrated our software stack to Harbor, a powerful, CNCF-graduated open-source registry.
Our active involvement as Harbor maintainers and contributors solidified our expertise, and container registries have since become our primary business focus. Today, we are pioneers in the container registry space, driven by our first-hand experience and a commitment to solving real-world challenges for enterprises and innovators.
As containerization becomes essential for modern software development, the need for advanced registry solutions that go beyond basic functionality is rapidly increasing. We empower enterprises, cloud providers, and ISVs to leverage the full potential of containers by providing a secure, scalable, and feature-rich platform tailored to their unique requirements. 8gears Container Registry is the ideal solution for:
Organizations seeking a centralized hub to manage all containerized workloads across any cloud provider or registry.
Teams needing a collaborative and efficient way to share and manage container images.
Businesses operating in multi-cloud or hybrid environments that require seamless deployment and management.
Companies leveraging containers for IoT or edge computing, where reliability and performance are critical.
Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) distributing software via container images, streamlining delivery, and simplifying updates.