Comparison

Amazon EKS vs Docker

On the evidence we track, Docker leads this comparison with a composite score of 71/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Amazon EKS full profile →Docker full profile →

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Amazon EKS46

★Docker71

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Amazon EKS	DockerLeader
Vioscale score	46 / 100medium · 73%	71 / 100medium · 66%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	11	-
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Fedrampsecurity.fedramp	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	✓	-
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	✓
Pcisecurity.pci	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	9.1
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 13 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fmoby%2Fmoby&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 4 · Max severity: HIGH
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	1,657
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	72,001
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	3
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	Apache-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	Go
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US	Available worldwide · Popular in US

Score

Vioscale score

Amazon EKS46 / 100medium · 73%

Docker71 / 100medium · 66%

Pricing

Free tier

Amazon EKS✓

Docker✓

Model

Amazon EKSfreemium

Dockercommercial

Price level

Amazon EKSlow

Dockerlow

Transparent

Amazon EKS✗

Docker✓

Integrations

Count

Amazon EKS11

Docker–

Security

Disclosure policy

Amazon EKS✓

Docker✓

Fedramp

Amazon EKS✓

Docker–

Gdpr

Amazon EKS✓

Docker✓

Hipaa

Amazon EKS✓

Docker–

Iso27001

Amazon EKS–

Docker✓

Pci

Amazon EKS✓

Docker–

Scorecard

Amazon EKS–

Docker9.1

Soc2

Amazon EKS–

Docker✓

Vulnerabilities

Amazon EKS–

DockerCount: 13 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fmoby%2Fmoby&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 4 · Max severity: HIGH

Reliability

Status page

Amazon EKS✓

Docker✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Amazon EKS–

Docker1,657

Github stars

Amazon EKS–

Docker72,001

Activity

Commits last 30d

Amazon EKS–

Docker100

Release

Cadence days

Amazon EKS–

Docker3

History

Amazon EKS–

Docker20 items

License

Spdx

Amazon EKS–

DockerApache-2.0

Language

Primary

Amazon EKS–

DockerGo

Market

Availability

Amazon EKSAvailable worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US

DockerAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for container orchestration tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for Container Orchestration Tools
Capability	Amazon EKS	Docker
Core
Orchestration scope	Kubernetes	Swarm / Compose
Deployment
Hosting	Cloud + self-hosted	Cloud + self-hosted
Standards
OCI / CRI compliant	-	-
CNCF Certified Kubernetes conformant	-	-
Security
Rootless operation	-	✓
Architecture
Daemonless architecture	-	-
Platform
Windows containers	-	✓
ARM architecture support	-	-
Workloads
GPU scheduling	-	-
Stateful workloads	-	-
Networking
Built-in networking / CNI	-	✓
Ops
Vendor-managed control plane	✓	-
Ecosystem
CNCF maturity	-	-
UX
GUI dashboard	✓	✓

Core

Orchestration scope

Amazon EKSKubernetes

DockerSwarm / Compose

Deployment

Hosting

Amazon EKSCloud + self-hosted

DockerCloud + self-hosted

Standards

OCI / CRI compliant

Amazon EKS-

Docker-

CNCF Certified Kubernetes conformant

Amazon EKS-

Docker-

Security

Rootless operation

Amazon EKS-

Docker✓

Architecture

Daemonless architecture

Amazon EKS-

Docker-

Platform

Windows containers

Amazon EKS-

Docker✓

ARM architecture support

Amazon EKS-

Docker-

Workloads

GPU scheduling

Amazon EKS-

Docker-

Stateful workloads

Amazon EKS-

Docker-

Networking

Built-in networking / CNI

Amazon EKS-

Docker✓

Ops

Vendor-managed control plane

Amazon EKS✓

Docker-

Ecosystem

CNCF maturity

Amazon EKS-

Docker-

GUI dashboard

Amazon EKS✓

Docker✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Amazon EKS

A fully managed Kubernetes platform that automates cluster and infrastructure management, allowing teams to build and run production-grade containerized workloads with AWS's operational reliability and security. Supports unified workload management across cloud, on-premises, and edge locations.

Independently observed

Docker

Leader

Docker provides a complete containerization ecosystem combining open-source components and tools (via the Moby project) with commercial products. It allows applications and their dependencies to be bundled into containers for consistent deployment across cloud and on-premise environments, with both managed and self-hosted deployment options.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Amazon EKS

from $0.10/moUsage-based

From $0.10 per cluster per hour. No minimum fees or upfront commitments. Additional charges for compute resources (EC2, EBS, IP addresses, cross-AZ traffic).

Standard Kubernetes version support$0.10 per cluster per hour (standard support for 14 months after release)
Extended Kubernetes version support$0.60 per cluster per hour (extended support for 12 months after standard support ends)

as of 2026-08-05verify ↗

Docker

Leader

from $9/moHybridFree tier

From free (Personal tier) to $24/seat/month (Business). Docker Hardened Images starting at $5k/repo (Select tier).

Docker PersonalFree
- Docker Desktop
- Docker Engine + Kubernetes
- Docker Hub
- Docker Scout
- Docker Debug
Docker Pro$9/seat/month (monthly billing) or $11/seat/month (annual billing)
- Docker Build Cloud
- Testcontainers Cloud
- Synchronized File Shares
- Docker Scout health scores visibility
- 5 business day support
Docker Team$15/seat/month (monthly billing) or $16/seat/month (annual billing)
- Add users in bulk
- Audit logs
- Docker Hub role-based access control
- 2 business day support
Docker BusinessContact sales
- Hardened Docker Desktop
- Single Sign-On (SSO)
- SCIM user provisioning
- Image and Registry Access Management
- Desktop Insights Dashboard
- +3 more

as of 2026-08-05verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Amazon EKS	Docker
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✗	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✗
HybridDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Amazon EKS✓

Docker✓

Windows

Amazon EKS✗

Docker✓

Linux

Amazon EKS✗

Docker✓

CLI

Amazon EKS✓

Docker✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Amazon EKS✓

Docker✓

Self-hosted

Amazon EKS✓

Docker✓

On-premise

Amazon EKS✓

Docker✗

Hybrid

Amazon EKS✓

Docker✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Amazon EKS

11 total

Cast AI
Tailscale
1Password
Okta
Trend Micro
Orca Security
Vanta
Arctic Wolf
Asana
LucidLink
Brave Search API

Independently observed

Docker

Leader

Not documented yet.

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.