How much does Docker cost?

Docker starts at $11/month. No tier-by-tier breakdown is published on the record we hold.

Does Docker have a free plan?

Yes, Docker is recorded as free, so it can be used without paying.

Which technology tools can I use without paying?

5 of the 8 technology tools listed alongside Docker have a free tier: Asana, Amplitude, Apache Spark, Apache Hadoop, Auth0.

What am I actually paying for with Docker?

The record lists 27 features across 6 areas: core, integrations, security, deployment, platform, localization. In practice it is brought in for application containerization, microservices, ci/cd pipelines.

Does Docker charge per user?

The record carries a price and a billing period, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.

Are these Docker prices current?

They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.

What should I compare Docker against before paying?

The closest technology tools in this directory are Checkmk, Asana, Amplitude, Apache Spark. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Docker covering price, platforms and features.

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Docker pricing

No tier breakdown is published on the record we hold for Docker. Below is what is on record, and how it compares with the technology tools listed alongside it.

Entry price: Free, then $11/month
Model: Not recorded
Tiers: -
Free tier: Yes

What is on record

The Docker catalogue entry carries a starting price of $11/month, but no tier breakdown. The category comparison below is still useful, and the Docker review carries the full feature record.

What the product covers

The full Docker feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.

Core

Container runtime
Docker Desktop
Docker Hub
Docker Compose
Container images
Dockerfile
Docker Swarm
BuildKit

Integrations

GitHub
GitLab
Jenkins
CircleCI
VS Code
IntelliJ
AWS
Azure

Security

Image scanning
Content trust
Secrets management
RBAC

Deployment

Local deployment
Cloud deployment
Hybrid deployment

Platform

Windows support
Macos support
Linux support

Localization

All programming languages language support

People bring Docker in for application containerization, microservices, ci/cd pipelines, development environments, cloud migration. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to Docker are worth a look before you commit to a tier.

How that compares in Technology

Across the 5 technology tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $35/month. Docker starts at $11/month, which puts it below the middle of its category.

Docker entry price against other Technology tools
Tool	Entry price	Model	Rated	Head to head
Docker (this page)	Free, then $11/month	-	-
Checkmk	On request	subscription	-	vs Docker
Asana	Free, then $10.99/month	-	-	vs Docker
Amplitude	Free, then $49/month	-	-	vs Docker
Apache Spark	Free	open-source	-	vs Docker
Attio	$29/month	subscription	-	vs Docker
Aha!	$59/month	-	-	vs Docker

Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the Docker badges page.

Before you pay for Docker

Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.

What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: not published on the record we hold. Because there is a free tier, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to use it before paying anything.

Docker runs on linux, macos, windows, and is published by Docker Inc of Palo Alto, CA. The full record is on the Docker review, and the rest of the category is under best technology tools.

Docker pricing on the vendor's own site

Docker pricing questions

How much does Docker cost?: Docker starts at $11/month. No tier-by-tier breakdown is published on the record we hold.
Does Docker have a free plan?: Yes, Docker is recorded as free, so it can be used without paying.
Is Docker expensive for a technology tool?: It starts below the middle of its category. Across the 5 technology tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $35/month; Docker starts at $11/month.
Which technology tools can I use without paying?: 5 of the 8 technology tools listed alongside Docker have a free tier: Asana, Amplitude, Apache Spark, Apache Hadoop, Auth0.
What am I actually paying for with Docker?: The record lists 27 features across 6 areas: core, integrations, security, deployment, platform, localization. In practice it is brought in for application containerization, microservices, ci/cd pipelines.
Does Docker charge per user?: The record carries a price and a billing period, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
Are these Docker prices current?: They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
What should I compare Docker against before paying?: The closest technology tools in this directory are Checkmk, Asana, Amplitude, Apache Spark. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Docker covering price, platforms and features.