DevOps & Infra Container Runtime mature
Docker (Moby)
Container platform for building and running applications
70.0K stars
3.0K contributors
Since 2020
Container platform for building and running applications
License
Apache-2.0
Min RAM
128 MB
Min CPUs
1 core
Scaling
single_node
Complexity
beginner
Performance
medium
Self-hostable
✓
K8s native
✕
Offline
✕
Pricing
fully free
Docs quality
good
Vendor lock-in
none
Use cases
- ✓ Primary: packaging-applications
- ✓ Primary: microservices-deployment
- ✓ Primary: development-environments
Anti-patterns / when NOT to use
- ✕ Not an orchestrator by itself
- ✕ Docker Desktop licensing for enterprise
- ✕ Security concerns with root daemon
Integrates with
Compare with alternatives
Conflicts with
Podman
DevOps & Infra
Replaces / alternatives to
Technical specs
Language
Go
API type
REST
Protocols
HTTP
Deployment
dockerbinary
Community
GitHub stars 70.0K
Contributors 3.0K
Commit frequency weekly
Plugin ecosystem none
Backing Docker Inc
Funding open_core
Release
Latest version
— Last release —
Since 2020
Best fit
Team size
solosmallmediumenterprise
Industries
general