Where Ravenstash fits
Ravenstash fits teams that want a dedicated product surface for package repositories, organizations, tokens, and cache visibility independent of cloud-provider IAM.
Comparison and migration guide
Ravenstash vs AWS CodeArtifact
CodeArtifact is convenient inside AWS. Ravenstash is for teams that want package management to be a focused product instead of another AWS service, IAM policy, region, request, and transfer calculation.
Last reviewed: 2026-07-20
Where AWS CodeArtifact fits
AWS CodeArtifact is a natural fit for teams deeply standardized on AWS IAM, AWS billing, and AWS-native package workflows.
Pricing comparison
Ravenstash and AWS CodeArtifact in real package-usage scenarios
AWS remains very competitive for low storage, same-region AWS traffic, and teams that already absorb its identity model. Ravenstash becomes easier to compare when packages travel to developer machines or non-AWS CI: Team includes 500 GB of monthly delivery, then charges $0.05/GB in started 10 GB tranches, while AWS bills CodeArtifact requests and regional internet transfer separately. Each estimate uses the same users, stored packages, and monthly package delivery for both products.
| Usage scenario | Ravenstash monthly | AWS CodeArtifact monthly |
|---|---|---|
| Small Product Team · 3 users · 50 GB stored · 1 TB delivered | $59 · Team with delivery overage | About $92 · pay as you go, plus requests |
| CI-Heavy Product Squad · 10 users · 100 GB stored · 1.5 TB delivered | $113 · Team with usage | About $140 · pay as you go, plus requests |
| Delivery-Heavy Scaling Org · 20 users · 500 GB stored · 5 TB delivered | $280 · Business with members | About $475 · pay as you go, plus requests |
Why teams switch
Why teams choose Ravenstash over AWS CodeArtifact
Teams using multiple clouds, teams separating package governance from AWS administration, and teams that want a simpler package-specific product surface.
They want private package repositories that are not coupled to AWS accounts, regions, IAM roles, or cloud billing ownership.
They want developer and CI credentials that look like standard package-registry tokens instead of cloud-provider access flows.
They want package dashboards, organization ownership, remote cache & proxy visibility, and migration copy written for package workflows rather than cloud services.
Feature comparison
Ravenstash and AWS CodeArtifact side by side
| Area | Ravenstash | AWS CodeArtifact |
|---|---|---|
| Private PyPI | Included | Supported by service |
| Private npm | Included | Supported by service |
| Private Maven | Included | Supported by service |
| Package delivery | Team includes 500 GB, then $0.05/GB in started 10 GB tranches | Internet transfer uses regional AWS rates; same-region AWS traffic can be free |
| Package-manager credentials | Reusable until rotated or revoked | Authorization tokens default to 12 hours |
| Cloud-provider IAM | Not used for Ravenstash access | Core access model |
| Organization dashboard | Included | AWS-console centered |
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What changes
URLs, sign-in, and CI credentials
- Package clients move from CodeArtifact repository endpoints to Ravenstash PyPI, npm, or Maven URLs.
- CI jobs use Ravenstash API tokens with the standard package-manager auth patterns.
- Repository ownership moves from AWS domains/accounts to a Ravenstash personal account or organization.
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.
Migration path
How to move from AWS CodeArtifact
Start with one package ecosystem, validate publish and install paths, then repeat the same process for the remaining repositories.
- 1Inventory CodeArtifact domains, repositories, formats, and the CI jobs that publish to each repository.
- 2Design Ravenstash repositories around ownership or release boundaries, then enable the matching ecosystems.
- 3Create Ravenstash API tokens for CI and release jobs.
- 4Update pip, uv, Twine, npm, Maven, and Gradle registry URLs one ecosystem at a time.
- 5Enable a remote cache & proxy only where the repository's dependency settings allow it.
Migration complete
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