Which is cheaper, Amazon ECR or Azure Container Registry?

AWS is cheaper in 4 of 4 comparable categories, with an average price difference of 78.5%.

How do Amazon ECR and Azure Container Registry compare for general purpose workloads?

Both providers offer competitive pricing for general purpose workloads.

Updated Apr 4, 2026AWSAzure

Overall Winner

AWS

AWS Wins

Azure Wins

Ties

AWS wins 4 of 4 price comparisons, averaging 78.5% lower prices in categories where it leads.

Prices range from $0.0200/hr to $1.67/hr across comparable tiers.

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Best for EC2 Container Registry workloads

Comparing Amazon ECR and Azure Container Registry across 4 equivalent tiers. On-demand hourly rates are shown in USD for the default region.

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Category	AWS Amazon ECR	Azure Azure Container Registry	Diff	Cheapest
EC2 Container Registry - EC2 Container Registry	$0.0200/hr USE1-AsyncActions-ImageSigning ($14.60/mo)	$0.1000/hr Premium - Data Stored ($73.00/mo)	+80.0%	AWS
EC2 Container Registry - EC2 Container Registry	$0.0300/hr USE1-Retrieval-Archive ($21.90/mo)	$0.1000/hr Premium - Premium GB Registry Replication Data Stored ($73.00/mo)	+70.0%	AWS
EC2 Container Registry - EC2 Container Registry	$0.1000/hr TimedStorage-ByteHrs ($73.00/mo)	$0.3333/hr Premium - Premium Connected registry ($243.33/mo)	+70.0%	AWS
EC2 Container Registry - EC2 Container Registry	$0.1000/hr USE1-TimedStorage-Archive-ByteHrs ($73.00/mo)	$1.6666/hr Premium - Premium Registry Replication Unit ($1,216.62/mo)	+94.0%	AWS

✓EC2 Container Registry - EC2 Container Registry - saves $58.40/mo (80% cheaper)
✓EC2 Container Registry - EC2 Container Registry - saves $51.10/mo (70% cheaper)
✓EC2 Container Registry - EC2 Container Registry - saves $170.31/mo (70% cheaper)
✓EC2 Container Registry - EC2 Container Registry - saves $1,143.62/mo (94% cheaper)