Which is cheaper, Azure Container Registry or Google Artifact Registry?

GCP is cheaper in 2 of 3 comparable categories, with an average price difference of 48%.

How do Azure Container Registry and Google Artifact Registry compare for general purpose workloads?

Both providers offer competitive pricing for general purpose workloads.

Azure Container Registry vs Google Artifact Registry: Pricing Comparison (2026)

Updated Apr 4, 2026AzureGCP

Overall Winner

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Azure Wins

GCP Wins

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Pricing Analysis

GCP wins 2 of 3 price comparisons, averaging 48% lower prices in categories where it leads.

Prices range from $0.0200/hr to $0.3333/hr across comparable tiers.

●GCP leads in Containers (2/3 tiers, avg 48% difference)

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Best for Containers workloads

Side-by-Side Pricing

Comparing Azure Container Registry and Google Artifact Registry across 3 equivalent tiers. On-demand hourly rates are shown in USD for the default region.

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Category	Azure Azure Container Registry	GCP Google Artifact Registry	Diff	Cheapest
Containers - Premium - Data Stored	$0.1000/hr Premium - Data Stored ($73.00/mo)	$0.0200/hr 22B5-F946-9E46 ($14.60/mo)	+80.0%	GCP
Containers - Premium - Premium GB Registry Replication Data Stored	$0.1000/hr Premium - Premium GB Registry Replication Data Stored ($73.00/mo)	$0.1100/hr 80C4-A497-A7D1 ($80.30/mo)	+9.1%	Azure
Containers - Premium - Premium Connected registry	$0.3333/hr Premium - Premium Connected registry ($243.33/mo)	$0.1500/hr 808D-7F23-B7BF ($109.50/mo)	+55.0%	GCP

When to Choose Azure Azure Container Registry

✓Containers - Premium - Premium GB Registry Replication Data Stored - saves $7.30/mo (9.1% cheaper)

When to Choose GCP Google Artifact Registry

✓Containers - Premium - Data Stored - saves $58.40/mo (80% cheaper)
✓Containers - Premium - Premium Connected registry - saves $133.81/mo (55% cheaper)