Ravenstash
Comparison and migration guide

Ravenstash vs Cloudsmith

Keep the package features. Lose the bandwidth bill. Get unlimited data transfer, bring your own storage, and give developers a simpler daily workflow with rvs.

Last reviewed: 2026-09-08

Why Ravenstash

More value from your package registry

Keep the package features. Lose the bandwidth bill. Get unlimited data transfer, bring your own storage, and give developers a simpler daily workflow with rvs.

Pricing comparison

Three workloads. A lower Ravenstash price in each.

Keep bandwidth spikes off your bill. Ravenstash includes 50 GB storage on Team and unlimited data transfer, with a lower cost in every scenario below.

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

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Monthly cost estimates for Ravenstash and Cloudsmith
Monthly workloadRavenstashCloudsmithYou save
Product team3 users · 50 GB stored1,000 GB data transfer30,000 package downloads$34.00Team · monthly billing$1,679.00Pro + on-demand usage$1,645.0097% less
Busy CI pipelines10 users · 100 GB stored1,500 GB data transfer60,000 package downloads$93.00Team · monthly billing$2,504.00Pro + on-demand usage$2,411.0096% less
Large package distribution20 users · 500 GB stored5,000 GB data transfer90,000 package downloads$243.00Team · monthly billing$8,354.00Pro + on-demand usage$8,111.0097% less

Cloudsmith Pro list pricing: $149/month, 5 GB storage and 25 GB transfer, then $1.50 per additional GB for each. These are Pro on-demand estimates, not Ultra or Enterprise quotes; Cloudsmith usage limits must be raised to serve these workloads.

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: Cloudsmith plans and usage pricing. 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 Cloudsmith

Get unlimited data transfer, bring your own storage, and give developers a simpler daily workflow with rvs.

Keep storage and data transfer separate: downloading a large package never consumes your Ravenstash storage allowance.

Bring your own supported object storage while Ravenstash manages the registry, authentication, and package workflows.

Use scoped automation tokens, protected upstreams, and malware and dependency-vulnerability findings alongside your packages.

Feature comparison

Ravenstash and Cloudsmith side by side

AreaRavenstashCloudsmith
Data transferUnlimited · freePro: 25 GB included, then $1.50/GB
Storage on entry team plan50 GB included, then $0.20/GB-monthPro: 5 GB included, then $1.50/GB
Bring your own storageUse supported customer-owned object storageNo BYOS option listed in hosted plans
Developer workflowOne sign-in and repository selection for native-client wrappersCloudsmith CLI and ecosystem configuration

Sources: Cloudsmith plans and usage pricing.

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What changes

URLs, sign-in, and CI credentials

  • Organizations and repositories map to Ravenstash personal accounts or organizations.
  • CI and release jobs use Ravenstash automation tokens.
  • Package-client configuration changes by ecosystem, while the familiar publish and install commands remain.
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 Cloudsmith

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

Pricing and product sources

  1. 1Group existing Cloudsmith repositories by package format and target Ravenstash organization.
  2. 2Create organization repositories for active packages and enable each required ecosystem.
  3. 3Replace Cloudsmith credentials with Ravenstash automation tokens in CI.
  4. 4Replace native registry configuration with explicit rvs repository targets.
  5. 5Run parallel publish and install tests before retiring old repository URLs.
Migration complete

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