Docker

What it is for

Docker is a hosted Containers desk (Docker Desktop): you filter a running list, and Personal is $0. Use it when the job is a container table you start at a public $, not when you need a $20 chat seat.

What makes it unique: the cover is Docker’s official Containers view (nginx search, Only show running containers, compose nginx-node-redis, redis-1 / web1-1 / web2-1 / nginx-1, ports 6379, 81:5000, 82:5000, 80:80, CPU 1.40% / 800%, memory **988.02 MB / 7.47 GB`) from the docs still — not a pricing card. The rows themselves are ops of Containers.

Key features

• Containers — a grid of running / stopped containers and Compose apps (cover still; docs). One desk. Cover nginx-node-redis / redis-1 sit here.
• Images — the local image list next to Containers (docs). An image, not a running row.
• Volumes — named disks Containers mount (docs). A volume, not a container.
• Builds — Buildx history on the same Desktop (docs). A build, not a running row.
• Kubernetes — a local cluster Desktop can start (docs). A cluster, not the Containers grid.

Search / Only show running / Start / Stop / Delete on the cover are CTAs (not desks). Personal / Pro / Team tiles are the meter. Ask Gordon and MCP Toolkit in the sidebar are other SKUs, not a sixth desk we fold into Containers.

Who it's for

Best fit: individual developers who will stay on Personal at $0 while they open a first Containers list, then Pro at $9/user/month yearly ($11 monthly) when they need commercial / advanced Desktop features.

Pricing

Verified 2026-10-23 (Asia/Shanghai) from docker.com/pricing. Figures below are the printed USD per user / month tiles. Yearly vs monthly both print.

• Personal — $0. “For individual developers who need the essential tools to build and deploy containers.”
• Pro — $9/user/month yearly ($11 monthly). Advanced features and additional resources.
• Team — $15/user/month yearly ($16 monthly). Collaborative tools. Printed as most popular.
• Business — $24/user/month (yearly and monthly print the same). Security, control, compliance.
• Hardened Images / extras — starting at $5k/repo on the same page. Confirm the live quote.

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Limitations / costs

• Personal is the $0 individual tile. Team workflows are the $15 Team yearly mark.
• A Containers desk, not Fly’s app list. For that hosted-app desk see Fly.io.
• Desktop still needs a Linux VM on your machine. The $0 tile is the subscription, not the RAM.

Alternatives

• Fly.io — a hosted app when you want Fly’s public $, not a local Containers grid.
• DigitalOcean — a droplet when you want DigitalOcean’s public $, not Docker Desktop.
• Heroku — a dyno when you want Heroku’s public $, not nginx-node-redis on localhost.

Official tutorial

Official Docker channel video: Docker Hardened Images Are Now FREE (Apache 2.0) (oEmbed author: Docker). First-party Hardened Images film; the Containers still is the cover. Hardened Images on the video is a second desk, not generate-on-Containers. @docker did not resolve — the official handle we oEmbedded is @DockerInc (also linked from docker.com as youtube.com/user/dockerrun).

Written path: docker.com/pricing plus the Containers still.

Website

https://www.docker.com

Repository

https://github.com/docker

Source

Catalog row curated for AI Tools Nav. Cover is Docker’s official Containers still (nginx-node-redis + redis-1/web1/web2/nginx-1 + CPU/memory). Dollars checked on docker.com/pricing (Personal $0; Pro $9 yearly / $11 monthly; Team $15 / $16; Business $24). Tutorial oEmbed author: Docker.

Last verified

2026-10-23 (Asia/Shanghai) editorial check.