What do you mean? There is a website called Docker Hub. There is a competing product, affiliated with Podman, called Quay, which is also a website and an on-prem solution that I think you can pay for and also an open-source product:
In the context of your question Hub makes sense, as it is something Docker maintains that most podman users still rely on
> Compose files aren’t a replacement for Docker Hub.
Correct, but most compose files refer to Docker Hub.
You seem to be highlighting that alternatives, which I don't dispute, but most people are overwhelmingly using the services that Docker maintain. That's the answer to your question. Read up a few replies if you've forgotten the context.
Podman? Podman appears to have reimplemented basically everything. What runtime are you talking about?