# Google Artifact Registry: how AI models rank it, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 38 judge labels across 2 categories by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/google-artifact-registry/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artifact and container registries | 3% | 10 | 3% | 37 |
| Container and Kubernetes security | 0% | 56 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "You generally do not need to avoid major, established providers like AWS Elastic Container Registry (ECR), Google Artifact Registry, Azure Container Registry (ACR)" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Artifact registries)
- "Prefer private/managed registries: Use AWS ECR, Google Artifact Registry, Azure Container Registry (ACR)" (Grok 4.1 Fast, Artifact registries)
- "Amazon ECR or Google Artifact Registry is the safest, most secure, and most scalable bet." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Artifact registries)
- "Artifact registries like JFrog Artifactory and Google Artifact Registry are more comprehensive" (Mistral Small, Artifact registries)

## And against it

- "Default IAM permissions are too broad" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Artifact registries)

## In its own words

What Google Artifact Registry's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Customers named: Branch Basics, Oliver Pluff & Co., VIM & VIGR, COVRY

## Record

- Method: https://it-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://it-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, it-ai-index.com.