They want private packages organized around runtime or platform ownership rather than GitLab project structure.
Migration from GitLab Package Registry
Migrate from GitLab Package Registry to Ravenstash
GitLab Package Registry is useful when packages are part of GitLab's DevSecOps platform. Ravenstash fits teams that want package hosting independent of GitLab seats, projects, and group structure.
Last reviewed: 2026-07-05
Why migrate
When teams start looking beyond GitLab Package Registry
Teams that use GitLab for code but want packages shared across multiple projects, source hosts, or CI systems.
They use several source hosts or CI systems and want one package registry outside GitLab.
They want package registry cost planning separate from broader GitLab subscription decisions.
Pricing angle
Compare storage, delivery, and overages together
GitLab pricing is built around a full DevSecOps platform, with package registry storage included in broader plan and storage rules. Ravenstash pricing is being designed around private package registry usage itself.
These are pricing directions Ravenstash is testing, not launched paid plans. Billing, checkout, quotas, and enforcement are still being finalized.
Starter
$19/mo
small teams and serious individual projects
- Storage
- 50 GB storage
- Delivery
- 500 GB package delivery
Team
$49/mo
product teams with active CI
- Storage
- 250 GB storage
- Delivery
- 2 TB package delivery
Growth
$99/mo
platform teams with many private packages
- Storage
- 1 TB storage
- Delivery
- 5 TB package delivery
Business
$249/mo
CI-heavy organizations
- Storage
- 3 TB storage
- Delivery
- 20 TB package delivery
What changes
Most of the work is package-manager configuration
- Package endpoints move from GitLab project or group routes to Ravenstash repositories.
- Package publishing can stay in GitLab CI, but secrets become Ravenstash automation tokens.
- Repository access is managed in Ravenstash teams rather than GitLab project roles.
Where to be careful
GitLab Package Registry can still be the right answer
GitLab can remain the cleanest choice if package permissions must exactly follow GitLab project permissions.
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Migration path
How to move from GitLab Package Registry
Start with one package ecosystem, validate publish and install paths, then move the remaining repositories with the same pattern.
- 1Map project and group package registries to Ravenstash repositories.
- 2Create team-owned Ravenstash automation tokens for GitLab CI variables.
- 3Update package registry URLs in CI templates and developer docs.
- 4Publish a test package through GitLab CI into Ravenstash.
- 5Move consumers gradually, starting with internal libraries that change often.
Next step
Test Ravenstash with one private package.
Create a repository, publish one package, update one install job, and compare the developer experience before moving the rest.