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Docker

Accelerated Container Application Development

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docker

Available worldwide · Popular in: US

What is Docker?

Docker is a containerization platform providing tools for building, deploying, and managing containerized applications, with offerings for individual developers and enterprises.

Independently observed

Docker pricing

Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.

Pricing as of verify at live pricing ↗Independently observed
from $9/moHybridFree tier

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

Docker Personal

Free
Free
min 1 seats

For individual developers who need the essential tools to build and deploy containers.

scout_repos
1
private_hub_repos
1
hub_pulls_per_hour
100
  • Docker Desktop
  • Docker Engine + Kubernetes
  • Docker Hub
  • Docker Scout
  • Docker Debug

Docker Pro

$9/seat/month (monthly billing) or $11/seat/month (annual billing)
monthly · min 1 seats

For individual professionals who require more advanced features and additional resources.

scout_repos
2
build_cloud_minutes
200
testcontainers_cloud_minutes
100
  • 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)
monthly

For small teams that need collaborative tools to make working together more efficient.

users
Up to 100
org_tokens
10
scout_repos
Unlimited
hub_organizations
1
private_hub_repos
Unlimited
build_cloud_minutes
500
testcontainers_cloud_minutes
500
  • Add users in bulk
  • Audit logs
  • Docker Hub role-based access control
  • 2 business day support

Docker Business

Contact sales
Contact sales
annual

For enterprises desiring robust security, control, and compliance features.

users
No cap
org_tokens
100
scout_repos
Unlimited
hub_organizations
Unlimited
private_hub_repos
Unlimited
build_cloud_minutes
1500
testcontainers_cloud_minutes
1500
  • Hardened Docker Desktop
  • Single Sign-On (SSO)
  • SCIM user provisioning
  • Image and Registry Access Management
  • Desktop Insights Dashboard
  • Enhanced Container Isolation (ECI)
  • Purchase via invoice
  • 1 business day support response

Add-ons

  • Docker Hardened Images (DHI) - Community$0/undefined
  • Docker Hardened Images (DHI) - Select$5000 one-time
  • Docker Hardened Images (DHI) - Enterprise

What Docker does

The capabilities that matter for container orchestration tools, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.

Core
Orchestration scope
Kubernetes
Deployment
Hosting
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
✓
Independently observed

Platform & deployment

Independently observed
Platforms
  • CLI
  • Web
Deployment
  • Cloud / SaaS
  • Hybrid
  • Self-hosted

Docker alternatives

Other container orchestration tools we track, ranked by the same independent score.

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The Vioscale score: one lens on the evidence

Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Docker, not the verdict.

Balanced composite 68 / 100
low · 38%
Signal contributions to the composite score
SignalScoreWeightContributionEvidence
Security Posture750.139.7✓
Reliability500.178.8✓
Pricing Transparency1000.077.0✓
Github Activity630.106.6✓
Release Cadence990.065.7✓
Price Level800.053.8✓
Github Stars920.032.7✓
Capabilities290.072.0✓
Integrations00.090.0-
Package Downloads00.150.0-
Stackoverflow Activity00.070.0-

Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.

All data & sourcesshow ↓

Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.

Activity

AttributeValueEvidence
Commits last 30d100mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 65%

Adoption

AttributeValueEvidence
Github stars71,942highsource · 2026-08-01 · 90%

Features

AttributeValueEvidence
Capabilities{"hosting":"both","gui_dashboard":true,"orchestration":"kubernetes"}mediumsource · 2026-08-05 · 60%

Language

AttributeValueEvidence
PrimaryGohighsource · 2026-08-01 · 90%

License

AttributeValueEvidence
SpdxApache-2.0highsource · 2026-08-01 · 95%

Market

AttributeValueEvidence
Availability{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}mediumsource · 2026-08-05 · 50%

Pricing

AttributeValueEvidence
Free tierYesmediumsource · 2026-08-05 · 60%
Modelcommercialmediumsource · 2026-08-05 · 70%
Price levellowmediumsource · 2026-08-05 · 60%
Starting gbp9mediumsource · 2026-08-05 · 60%
TransparentYesmediumsource · 2026-08-05 · 60%

Release

AttributeValueEvidence
Cadence days2mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 70%

Reliability

AttributeValueEvidence
Status pageYesmediumsource · 2026-08-05 · 60%

Security

AttributeValueEvidence
Disclosure policyYesmediumsource · 2026-08-05 · 60%
GdprYeshighsource · 2026-08-05 · 75%
Iso27001Yeshighsource · 2026-08-05 · 75%
Soc2Yeshighsource · 2026-08-05 · 75%