Give every project the same straightforward package workflow. Manage packages across source hosts and CI systems with independent organization access, protected upstreams, and rvs.
Last reviewed: 2026-09-08
Give every project the same straightforward package workflow. Manage packages across source hosts and CI systems with independent organization access, protected upstreams, and rvs.
Buy the package registry your team needs without adding a paid DevOps suite. These examples compare Ravenstash with a new GitLab.com Premium subscription for a private group.
Monthly estimates in USD, before tax. The same workload on both sides.
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| Monthly workload | Ravenstash | GitLab Package Registry | You save |
|---|---|---|---|
| Product team6 users · 50 GB stored1,000 GB data transfer30,000 package downloads | $55.00Team · monthly billing | $174.00Premium subscription · annual billing | $119.0068% less |
| Busy CI pipelines10 users · 100 GB stored1,500 GB data transfer60,000 package downloads | $93.00Team · monthly billing | $290.00Premium subscription · annual billing | $197.0067% less |
| Large package distribution20 users · 500 GB stored5,000 GB data transfer90,000 package downloads | $243.00Team · monthly billing | $580.00Premium subscription · annual billing | $337.0058% less |
GitLab.com Free private groups are limited to five users, so every example has more than five members. Premium is $29/user/month, billed annually; figures show that subscription base only. Premium also includes source hosting and CI features. This is a new-subscription comparison, not a claim that migrating packages removes an existing GitLab subscription charge; the registry is also available on Free within its limits.
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: GitLab subscription pricing · GitLab Package Registry availability. Ravenstash plan details.
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
rvs auth login
rvs art select acme/packages
rvs pip install internal-sdk
rvs npm install @acme/ui
rvs mvn verifyPrivate 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.
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.
Learn more about free bandwidth, worldwideTrack package downloads and storage with metrics and charts, and review organization audit activity in the same product.
Learn more about see what your packages are doingFine-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.
Learn more about give every token a precise jobReview 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.
Learn more about catch risky dependenciesCombine private packages with approved PyPI, npm, and Maven upstreams. Add custom remotes and use cached dependencies for faster repeat builds.
Learn more about control your upstream sourcesChoose managed storage or bring your own supported object storage. Keep the convenience of a managed registry with the storage ownership your organization needs.
Learn more about keep control of your storageManage packages across source hosts and CI systems with independent organization access, protected upstreams, and rvs.
Buy a focused package service for your team with clear user and storage rates.
Share packages across projects and source hosts without making registry access depend on one GitLab project layout.
Use rvs from GitLab CI or any other runner, with scoped automation tokens and package metrics in Ravenstash.
| Area | Ravenstash | GitLab Package Registry |
|---|---|---|
| Package ownership | Independent of source hosting and CI provider | Project and group package registries |
| Storage ownership | BYOS with a managed registry | Customer object storage configuration documented for self-managed GitLab |
| Developer workflow | One browser sign-in and repository selection across clients | GitLab job, deploy, or access tokens with client setup |
Sources: GitLab subscription pricing · GitLab Package Registry availability · GitLab package registries · GitLab object storage.
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Start with one repository and compare the complete workflow.
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.
Start with one package ecosystem, validate publish and install paths, then repeat the same process for the remaining repositories.
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