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Run your licensed product in any cloud, VPC, or on-prem.

Hiphops transforms Docker into an end-to-end SaaS delivery platform with built-in software licensing.
Share your app with anyone, anywhere, on any host—with full license control.

integrates with

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Distribute images

Grant external access with shareable tokens - let users pull from their own registries via customer cloud connections

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Unlimited pulls

Avoid massive egress costs or blocked access - no pull limits means your users can rely on your images

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Software licensing

License validation with JWT tokens that double as Docker credentials. JavaScript, TypeScript, and Python SDK support.

Auth + RBAC + Licensing

Create users, mint tokens, define custom policies, and manage software licenses — share exactly how you want with full license control.

Link existing registries

Create push or pull links with existing registries - or use Hiphops on its own.
Easily push to or pull from ECR, Google Artifact Registry, Docker Hub.

API or Dashboard

Manage your registry manually or automate everything with our REST API - plus interactive API docs.

Use standard tools

Use Hiphops tokens as plain Docker credentials and license validation tokens. Your existing tools just work—plus license validation with our SDK.

Software licensing made simple

Create licensed products

Define custom license fields, set registry permissions, and generate customer-specific product keys. Everything from simple feature flags to complex multi-tenant configurations.

Hook SDK integration

Validate licenses in your application with our Hook SDK. Available for JavaScript, TypeScript, and Python with support for Node.js, Deno, Bun, and Docker containers.

Dual-purpose tokens

Product keys serve as both license validation tokens and Docker registry credentials. One JWT token handles both software licensing and container access—seamlessly.

Customer onboarding

Secure onboarding links with 7-day expiry or direct JWT sharing. Customer-specific configurations with automatic registry access based on their license tier.

Ready to add licensing to your containers?

Start with our quickstart guide or explore the full licensing documentation.

Pricing & plans

Registry Free

Provide software to your customers through a private registry - NO CREDIT CARD REQUIRED

US$ 0 /month
This includes:
3GB private storage
1 licensed product
Hook SDK (JS/TS/Python)
API-based license management
Multi-tenant access control
Unlimited shareable access tokens
Unlimited private registries
Unlimited users
Global image CDN
Unlimited pushes and pulls
Pull through caches
Community Slack support
Registry Team

Advanced private registry sharing

US$ 150 /month
This includes:
Everything in Registry Free
30GB private storage
5 licensed products
License analytics and reporting
1 customer cloud connection
Private Slack channel support
Registry Enterprise

Best for companies with many customers. Available custom support getting your product installed on-premise or in your customers’ cloud

US$ 1000 /month
This includes:
Everything in Registry Team
300GB up to unlimited storage
Unlimited licensed products
Advanced license analytics
3 customer cloud connections
Custom SSO integration
Priority support (1 business day response)
Dedicated instance (extra cost)
Professional services (extra cost)

It's less than 30 seconds from clicking below ↓ to fully set up.

(No credit card required)

Licensed software distribution across clouds and on-prem

Most container registries are designed for shipping images into your own cloud - or making them public. None handle software licensing.

With Hiphops you distribute licensed images from anywhere to anywhere, with the exact access and licensing terms you define.

How to distribute licensed software with containers
  • 01
    Create a licensed product with custom fields
    Define license terms, expiry dates, feature flags, and customer-specific configurations
  • 02
    Generate product keys for customers - JWT tokens that work as both license validation and Docker credentials
  • 03
    Customers validate licenses in their apps using Hook SDK
    Simple API: const info = await license(); - works with JavaScript, TypeScript, and Python
  • 04
    Same token pulls your licensed containers from Hiphops registry
How to push images to a customer's ECR
  • 01
    Create a push connection
    Hiphops automatically manages proxy registries + provides config snippets for your customers
  • 02
    Customer adds the config to their Elastic Container Registry
  • 03
    You're done! Now use Hiphops to manage access, auth, etc
How to share private images with customer's on-prem
  • 01
    Create a token for the customer with permission to pull their images
    Can be done manually or automated via the API for a frictionless onboarding experience
  • 02
    Customer uses the token as a plain Docker credential, pulling directly from your Hiphops registry
  • 03
    Finished. Customers can pull your images as normal - you manage their access through Hiphops
How to push to your existing registry - e.g. Google Artifact Registry
  • 01
    Add a pull-through cache to Hiphops for your existing registry
    You can choose to replicate images or just pass through
  • 02
    Pull your images via Hiphops registry - using our auth and access management
"Yeah, this is super slick. Set up is basically instant. Congrats"
"We hit rate limits on Docker Hub due to local dev requiring frequent rebuilds - pull-through cache with no pull limits was a game changer"
"Docker images are critical infra. The risk of lost image access breaking deploys wasn't acceptable to us"
"Before this we've been holding customer's hands getting our images into their cloud. This removes a lot of onboarding friction"
"Impressed by how quickly things were set up. Especially appreciated the GitHub Actions template"
"Having a cache of images that isn't tied to Docker Hub and doesn't get rate limited during deployments is very useful 😂"
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