Ravenstash
Comparison and migration guide

Ravenstash vs Azure Artifacts

Lower storage costs. Simplify package access. Keep your pipelines and move packages to an independent registry with generous storage, protected upstreams, and the rvs CLI.

Last reviewed: 2026-09-08

Why Ravenstash

More value from your package registry

Lower storage costs. Simplify package access. Keep your pipelines and move packages to an independent registry with generous storage, protected upstreams, and the rvs CLI.

Pricing comparison

Three workloads. A lower Ravenstash price in each.

Lower your package storage bill and keep your registry independent of Azure DevOps. Ravenstash costs less across these established team workloads.

Monthly estimates in USD, before tax. The same workload on both sides.

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Monthly cost estimates for Ravenstash and Azure Artifacts
Monthly workloadRavenstashAzure ArtifactsYou save
Product team3 users · 50 GB stored1,000 GB data transfer30,000 package downloads$34.00Team · monthly billing$52.57Artifacts storage + Basic users$18.5735% less
Busy CI pipelines10 users · 100 GB stored1,500 GB data transfer60,000 package downloads$93.00Team · monthly billing$129.13Artifacts storage + Basic users$36.1327% less
Large package distribution20 users · 500 GB stored5,000 GB data transfer90,000 package downloads$243.00Team · monthly billing$378.83Artifacts storage + Basic users$135.8335% less

Azure storage is converted from GB to GiB: first 2 GiB free, next 8 at $2, next 90 at $1, then $0.50 through 1,000 GiB. Basic access includes five users, then $6/user/month; no existing license credits are assumed. No separate Azure Artifacts transfer charge is added.

Illustrative workloads with the same users, stored bytes, and monthly downloads on both sides. Users and storage remain constant for the full cycle; downloads are complete package-file or blob responses. USD before tax; Ravenstash uses monthly billing and managed storage. GB and TB are decimal; GiB-priced services use the equivalent bytes. Prices cover the named plans and usage, without optional add-ons or negotiated discounts.

Rates reviewed 2026-09-08. Sources: Azure DevOps users and Artifacts rate card. Ravenstash plan details.

The everyday difference

One CLI changes the whole workflow.

Sign in once. Select a repository. Keep the package tools you already know. rvs handles temporary authentication for your native clients, so developers spend less time managing registry configuration and credentials.

Use the same workflow with pip, uv, npm, pnpm, Maven, Gradle, Docker, Helm, and more. CI jobs use dedicated automation tokens with the same wrappers.

Explore the rvs CLI
Sign in. Select. Install.shell
rvs auth login
rvs art select acme/packages
rvs pip install internal-sdk
rvs npm install @acme/ui
rvs mvn verify
More than a lower bill

The package tools your team needs, together.

Private PyPI, npm, Maven, Container, and Helm repositories with security, visibility, and control. Advanced metrics, organization audit, custom remotes, and BYOS follow your plan's feature availability.

Free bandwidth, worldwide

Unlimited data transfer and a network spanning 300+ locations keep packages close to developers and CI. Built for low latency on small packages and high throughput on large downloads.

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Give every token a precise job

Fine-grained automation tokens let you scope access to the resources and actions each job needs. Rotate or revoke a CI credential independently of developer sign-in.

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Catch risky dependencies

Review malware and dependency-vulnerability findings for PyPI, npm, and Maven packages. Protected mirrors and minimum package-age controls help keep risky new dependencies out of builds.

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Keep control of your storage

Choose managed storage or bring your own supported object storage. Keep the convenience of a managed registry with the storage ownership your organization needs.

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Why teams switch

Why teams choose Ravenstash over Azure Artifacts

Keep your pipelines and move packages to an independent registry with generous storage, protected upstreams, and the rvs CLI.

Store growing package catalogs at a lower cost with $0.20/GB-month additional storage on paid plans.

Keep Azure Pipelines or use any CI system with the same rvs commands and dedicated automation tokens.

Review package charts, organization audit activity, and PyPI, npm, and Maven malware and dependency-vulnerability findings in Ravenstash.

Feature comparison

Ravenstash and Azure Artifacts side by side

AreaRavenstashAzure Artifacts
Additional storagePaid plans: $0.20/GB-monthStarts at $2/GiB after the 2 GiB free allowance, then tiered rates
Repository ownershipIndependent of source host and CIAzure DevOps organizations, projects, and feeds
Container and Helm OCIIncluded alongside PyPI, npm, and MavenSeparate Azure Container Registry service
Developer workflowBrowser sign-in and native-client wrappers with rvsAzure credentials and ecosystem-specific feed setup

Sources: Azure DevOps users and Artifacts rate card · Azure Artifacts · Azure Container and Helm storage.

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What changes

URLs, sign-in, and CI credentials

  • Feeds map to organization-owned Ravenstash repositories with one or more enabled ecosystems.
  • Azure Pipelines can keep publishing packages with Ravenstash automation tokens.
  • Package URLs move from Azure feeds to Ravenstash repositories.
Developer authentication

Sign in through the browser with rvs

Developers run rvs auth login, approve the sign-in in their browser, and use their Ravenstash repositories without copying a reusable token into local configuration. CI and release jobs use dedicated automation tokens that can be rotated or revoked independently.

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Migration path

How to move from Azure Artifacts

Start with one package ecosystem, validate publish and install paths, then repeat the same process for the remaining repositories.

Pricing and product sources

  1. 1Inventory Azure Artifacts feeds and the ecosystems in each feed.
  2. 2Create Ravenstash repositories and enable the required PyPI, npm, and Maven ecosystems.
  3. 3Add Ravenstash automation tokens to Azure Pipelines variable groups or your secret manager.
  4. 4Move Azure Pipelines jobs to explicit Ravenstash targets through `rvs`.
  5. 5Test restore/install and publish paths before turning down old feeds.
Migration complete

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