Comparison

Docker vs Red Hat OpenShift

On the evidence we track, Docker leads this comparison with a composite score of 70/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Docker full profile →Red Hat OpenShift full profile →

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★Docker70

Red Hat OpenShift57

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	DockerLeader	Red Hat OpenShift
vioscaleAI score	70 / 100medium · 61%	57 / 100low · 40%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✗
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	9.1	5.6
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	https://www.docker.com/blog/eu-ai-act-compliance/	-
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	Count: 3 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fopenshift%2Forigin&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: CRITICAL
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	1,657	983
Github starsadoption.github_stars	72,148	8,696
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	92
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	2	25
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	Apache-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Go	Go
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US	Available worldwide
Content
Faqcontent.faq	7 items	6 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Docker70 / 100medium · 61%

Red Hat OpenShift57 / 100low · 40%

Pricing

Free tier

Docker✓

Red Hat OpenShift✓

Model

Dockeropen_source

Red Hat OpenShiftcommercial

Price level

Dockerfree

Red Hat OpenShiftlow

Transparent

Docker✓

Red Hat OpenShift✗

Security

Disclosure policy

Docker✓

Red Hat OpenShift✓

Gdpr

Docker✓

Red Hat OpenShift✓

Iso27001

Docker✓

Red Hat OpenShift–

Scorecard

Docker9.1

Red Hat OpenShift5.6

Soc2

Docker✓

Red Hat OpenShift–

Trust center

Dockerhttps://www.docker.com/blog/eu-ai-act-compliance/

Red Hat OpenShift–

Vulnerabilities

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

Red Hat OpenShiftCount: 3 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fopenshift%2Forigin&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: CRITICAL

Reliability

Status page

Docker✓

Red Hat OpenShift✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Docker1,657

Red Hat OpenShift983

Github stars

Docker72,148

Red Hat OpenShift8,696

Activity

Commits last 30d

Docker100

Red Hat OpenShift92

Release

Cadence days

Docker2

Red Hat OpenShift25

History

Docker20 items

Red Hat OpenShift20 items

License

Spdx

DockerApache-2.0

Red Hat OpenShiftApache-2.0

Language

Primary

DockerGo

Red Hat OpenShiftGo

Market

Availability

DockerAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Red Hat OpenShiftAvailable worldwide

Content

Faq

Docker7 items

Red Hat OpenShift6 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Container Orchestration Tools
Capability	Docker	Red Hat OpenShift
Core
Orchestration scope	Swarm / Compose	Kubernetes
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

DockerSwarm / Compose

Red Hat OpenShiftKubernetes

Deployment

Hosting

DockerCloud + self-hosted

Red Hat OpenShiftCloud + self-hosted

Standards

OCI / CRI compliant

Docker-

Red Hat OpenShift-

CNCF Certified Kubernetes conformant

Docker-

Red Hat OpenShift-

Security

Rootless operation

Docker✓

Red Hat OpenShift-

Architecture

Daemonless architecture

Docker-

Red Hat OpenShift-

Platform

Windows containers

Docker✓

Red Hat OpenShift-

ARM architecture support

Docker-

Red Hat OpenShift-

Workloads

GPU scheduling

Docker-

Red Hat OpenShift-

Stateful workloads

Docker-

Red Hat OpenShift-

Networking

Built-in networking / CNI

Docker✓

Red Hat OpenShift-

Ops

Vendor-managed control plane

Docker-

Red Hat OpenShift✓

Ecosystem

CNCF maturity

Docker-

Red Hat OpenShift-

GUI dashboard

Docker✓

Red Hat OpenShift✓

What each one is

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

Docker

Leader

An open-source project providing toolkit components for containerization, designed for engineers and developers to modify, experiment with, and build container-based systems. It includes container build tools, registries, orchestration, runtimes, and other components that work together but can be independently swapped.

Independently observed

Red Hat OpenShift

An enterprise container application platform built on Kubernetes that enables organizations to build, deploy, and manage modern applications with a consistent experience across self-managed and managed cloud services.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

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 ↗

Red Hat OpenShift

Free tier

Free Developer Sandbox available; enterprise deployment via self-managed or managed cloud services

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Docker	Red Hat OpenShift
macOSPlatforms	✗	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✗	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
HybridDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

macOS

Docker✗

Red Hat OpenShift✓

Windows

Docker✓

Red Hat OpenShift✓

Linux

Docker✓

Red Hat OpenShift✓

CLI

Docker✓

Red Hat OpenShift✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Docker✗

Red Hat OpenShift✓

Self-hosted

Docker✓

Red Hat OpenShift✓

Hybrid

Docker✗

Red Hat OpenShift✓

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