compare
Kraken vs zot
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | Kraken | zot |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Go | Go |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Stars | 6.8k | 2.8k |
| Latest | v0.1.31 | v2.1.21 |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-06 |
| Release cadence | about 14 days between releases | about 35 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 6 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 31 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace Distribution. Alternatives to Distribution →
PartialKrakenServes the registry API and spreads image layers peer to peer across large clusters, with S3, GCS or HDFS behind it.
Full replacementzotOCI distribution spec, with storage deduplication and sync from other registries.
Kraken
- v0.1.312026-10-05docs(.github): improve issue templates
- v0.1.302026-09-28Fix flaky port allocation in scheduler test helpers
- v0.1.292026-09-14feat(bandwidth.Limiter): emit how much bandwidth throttling happens
- v0.1.282026-08-31fix(integ): Regenerate expired TLS certs used in integ tests
- v0.1.272026-07-06chore: add stdlib mock for io.Closer and update mockgen install instruction
zot
- v2.1.212026-09-06fix(ci): use latest zot for upgrade tests
- v2.1.202026-08-04chore: bump zui version
- v2.1.192026-08-04fix(api): align blob, manifest, and referrers handling with OCI conformance
- v2.1.182026-06-24chore: fix dependabot alerts
- v2.1.172026-05-18fix(api): return 416 for bad upload range on PUT; fix GET upload Range at size zero
Kraken
✓ signed The latest release, v0.1.31, carries a signature GitHub verified.
Loading the security report
zot
✓ signed The latest release, v2.1.21, carries a signature GitHub verified.
Loading the security report