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Overview
Developed byDocker Inc
Founded bySolomon Hykes
Founded2013
LicenseApache 2.0
Open source✓ Open Source
Primary languageGo
Use caseapplication containerization
Also see
Alternative to
Virtual machines
Based onLinux containers
Competes with
Podman
Knowledge graph stats
Claims33
Avg confidence93%
Avg freshness100%
Last updatedUpdated yesterday
WikidataQ15206305
Trust distribution
100% unverified
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Docker

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Platform for building, sharing, and running containerized applications

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primary use case

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
application containerization○UnverifiedHighFresh1
building, sharing, and running containerized applications○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Application containerization and deployment○UnverifiedHighFresh1

integrates with

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
AWS○UnverifiedHighFresh1
GitHub Actions○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Kubernetes○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Docker Hub○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Kubernetes○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Docker Compose○UnverifiedHighFresh1

programming language

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
Go○UnverifiedHighFresh1

open source

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
true○UnverifiedHighFresh1

license type

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
Apache 2.0○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Apache License 2.0○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Apache 2.0○UnverifiedHighFresh1

first released

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
2013○UnverifiedHighFresh1

based on

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
Linux containers○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Linux containers (LXC)○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

developed by

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
Docker Inc○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Docker Inc.○UnverifiedHighFresh1

founded year

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
2013○UnverifiedHighFresh1

founded by

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
Solomon Hykes○UnverifiedHighFresh1

supports protocol

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
OCI Container Runtime Specification○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Docker Registry API○UnverifiedHighFresh1
OCI runtime specification○UnverifiedModerateFresh1
OCI (Open Container Initiative)○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

requires

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
Linux kernel○UnverifiedHighFresh1

pricing model

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
Freemium○UnverifiedModerateFresh1
Freemium (Docker Desktop paid for commercial use)○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

competes with

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
Podman○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

alternative to

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
Virtual machines○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

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Claim count: 33Last updated: 4/9/2026Edit history