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[Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated August 26th, 2026 # Reviews of Docker Ease of use 4.1 Customer Service 4.1 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews Daniel S Director of Research and DevelopmentHospital & Health Care, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “We run a monorepo with a microservice architecture in healthcare and Docker runs our local dev workflow.“ March 27, 2026 Aroob A Web DeveloperMarketing and Advertising, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “It does not allow me to check the database tables on a google tab.“ December 23, 2024 Wren W Owner and OperatorE-Learning, Self-employedUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Once I wrapped each of my projects in a container, the whole "works on my machine but not the server" headache went away.“ June 20, 2026 Aroob A Web DeveloperMarketing and Advertising, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “I can't open mariadb for wordpress projects.“ December 23, 2024 Daniel S Director of Research and DevelopmentHospital & Health Care, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Then when we deploy to Azure Container Apps its basically the same containers, so theres very little friction between local and prod.“ March 27, 2026 Divaldo C CEOConsumer Services, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “One of the things that worries me is that Docker is not very friendly to consuming virtual machines, containers consume considerable resources.“ October 20, 2023 CM Christhian M Data ScientistFinancial Services, 201 - 500 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “The easy deployment of Docker and the fact that it doesn't take not much space makes Docker a great alternative for VMs and a great tools for production“ October 21, 2024 Praveen A SDETHospital & Health Care, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Cant be used for continuous integration and docker dont assure of availability as if container gets down all the services inside container gets down, which cannot be automatically orchestrated on creating new containers for high availability“ January 14, 2023 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 538 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Monica G. Cloud Engineer Telecommunications Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Decent container registry services, slow in Singapore, decent price, awesome 3rd party support" June 9, 2025 4.0 Overall, Docker is well supported, and for the most part reliable. The price is good. However, docker pulls in Singapore are slow. Pros I love the support. Just about every 3rd party vendor supports Docker. The container registry services are good for the most part. Price is good - no issue on price. Cons Our docker pulls from Asia Pacific, especially Singapore is really really really slow. I ended up using AWS ECR for that region. Alternatives considered [Amazon ECS](https://www.capterra.com/p/234183/Amazon-ECS/) Reason for choosing Docker The price is better with Docker. Also, I ended up using Amazon ECR for our Singapore/Asia Pacific images. The docker image pulls were too slow with Docker in that region. Review Source Daniel S. Director of Research and Development Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### " Great except for massive space hogging" March 27, 2026 4.0 Been using Docker for a few years now across multiple projects. Its become a tool I cant imagine working without. Pros We run a monorepo with a microservice architecture in healthcare and Docker runs our local dev workflow. Docker Compose lets us spin up the whole stack locally so devs can test end to end without needing a cloud environment. Then when we deploy to Azure Container Apps its basically the same containers, so theres very little friction between local and prod. Just clone the repo and docker compose up. Cons I have to docker compose prune -a often or else it eats up my entire drive. Today I did it and it freed 500gb. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Senior Software Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Docker has gone the way of the dodo" May 15, 2023 2.0 Started out great, then turned to not-so-great, then eventually GET ME OFF THIS THING.It took them coming out with an Open container initiative to be able to market their product, which is bloated cruftware. There are better options out there. Maybe not as user-friendly, but definitely not as buggy. Pros It was awesome the day we replaced it with something else. I suppose it's a good dashboard app for showing off running containers on your workstation. Cons It's too resource intensive, and makes everything else crash when I'm running the containers. I hate how they force you to upgrade to the latest version if you're a freebie, and that usually breaks all my keys on boxes, which means I've got to reset to factory defaults just to use what I already had working. Docker is literally a productivity killer because they think they know more about virtualization than you do and so they push updates and force you to download them and occupy all your hard-drive with bloated containers. Review Source Wren W. Owner and Operator E-Learning Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Keeps my personal projects running smoothly" June 20, 2026 5.0 It's become the backbone of all my side projects. Once it's set up it just runs and I rarely have to think about it. Pros Once I wrapped each of my projects in a container, the whole "works on my machine but not the server" headache went away. I run my Instagram automation, a home server, and a little calculator app my family uses, and they all behave the same on Windows and Mac. Spinning something up or tearing it down is quick. Cons It eats disk space if you don't clean up old images now and then, and Docker Desktop can be heavy on RAM. The learning curve at the start was rough until networking and volumes clicked. Review Source SP Stuart P. Product Manager Computer Software Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Newbie to containers" August 3, 2025 4.0 Brand new to it and trying to move from a classic heroku dyno built on a slug to a container approach to overcome memory issues. Pros The desktop client was reasonably straightforward for a begi8nner when it comes to containerisation. Cons It's still quite a new concept for me so maybe in built conceptual guidance would be good. It assumes a base level of knowledge. Review Source EC Eric C. Engineering Manager Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "De-facto standard for containerization" March 16, 2025 5.0 Positive experience. Integrates well with our CI/CD deployment pipelines. Pros De-facto standard for containerization. Works well in dev and (when required) simple test environments. Cons Only stable enough for production in Linux. We use Windows for our dev machines and while it works, it is slightly flaky! Review Source GG Guntas G. Software Developer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Good tool for clean setups" July 10, 2025 5.0 Pros Good program to develop more faster and keep envs separated. The image system help to share better the base and avoid some possible mistakes. Cons Containers get slow suddenly sometimes, and handling flows is really hard to manage on standard plan. The folder structure was not much familiar for me and bit complicated to use. Review Source NP Nicolas P. IT Manager Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "a good container system" February 17, 2025 4.0 used it for some months to check if it could be adapted to our web hosting system Pros easy to understand concept, lots of help on internet Cons not very easy to configure, need a good technician knoledge Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Software Engineer Telecommunications Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "A Powerful Tool for Streamlined Development and Deployment" February 2, 2025 5.0 Overall experience has been positive in terms of creating and tearing down the environments for testing, development and production environments. Pros Docker helps to run the application across the environments and machines. It also supports to scale up the applications and move them across different cloud providers. Cons Learning curve of Docker could be deep for beginners with the integration of tools like Kubertness making it a bit challenge. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Engineering Manager Program Development Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Docker the best " December 30, 2024 5.0 Docker has been a life-changing in the tech world since it is easier to deploy application and also as a dev I can have den env easily Pros Easy way to create images that will work in any platform Cons docker desktop since you have to pay for use it Review Source KN Kiril N. Developer Information Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Excelent container tool" February 9, 2025 5.0 Im using it every day for local development and I'm happy with the experience of it. Pros Easy to manage and setup containers for local and production env. Cons For now I cannot find any cons of using it. Review Source JY Jason Y. Software Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Docker Review" March 12, 2025 5.0 Pros Great tool for containers and keep the environments separate and clean. Cons Not enough features on the application UI on desktop. Review Source CM Christhian M. Data Scientist Financial Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Review of Docker" October 21, 2024 5.0 Pros The easy deployment of Docker and the fact that it doesn't take not much space makes Docker a great alternative for VMs and a great tools for production Cons When it comes to using docker, you must have a little bit of knowledge about OS and OS system configuration. Review Source RP Redley P. Network Engineer/ Content Writer / Freelancer Computer Networking Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Docker Overall Review" December 31, 2022 4.0 I have been using Docker for a few months now, and overall, I have had a positive experience with the tool.One of the things that I like most about Docker is its portability. Containers are lightweight and portable, which makes it easy to deploy applications on different environments and platforms. This has been particularly useful for me, as I often work with a variety of different systems and environments.I have also found Docker to be very helpful for ensuring consistency across environments. By packaging up all of the necessary code, libraries, and dependencies in a single container, Docker helps to ensure that my applications will run the same way regardless of the environment in which they are deployed.In addition to its portability and consistency, I have also found Docker to be very scalable. It is easy to create and deploy new containers as needed, which makes it straightforward to scale applications up or down as needed.Overall, I have had a positive experience with Docker and would definitely recommend it to others. It is a useful tool that can help to streamline the development and deployment process, making it easier to build and manage applications. Pros \- Portability: Docker containers are lightweight and portable, making it easy to deploy applications on different environments and platforms.- Consistency: Docker helps to ensure consistency across environments by packaging up all of the necessary code, libraries, and dependencies in a single container.-Scalability: Docker makes it easy to scale applications by allowing you to quickly create and deploy new containers as needed.- Ease of use: Docker provides an intuitive and user-friendly interface for managing containers and images. Cons \-Security:Docker containers can potentially introduce security vulnerabilities if they are not properly configured and maintained.-Resource utilization:Docker containers can consume resources such as CPU and memory, which may impact the performance of other applications running on the same host.-Complexity: Using Docker may add an additional layer of complexity to the application development and deployment process. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Lead Solution Advisor Computer & Network Security Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "De-couple your huge applications and make them independent with Docker!" July 31, 2022 4.0 We are already in the process of refactoring all our internal applications into microservices architecture. Containers are the future of application development and therefore, almosy every software company is already working on this transition with full force. Since docker is the heart for containerization, it is evolving with time and is helping companies revolutionize their softwares. Pros 1\. Huge database for base images: Dockers works with Docker Hub by default which has a huge database of base images which includes Operating Systems with very limited tool set installed on top. This helps make the OS super light and can be downloaded and ran under minutes. 2. Any docker image runs as a container/ service which is independent from any other containers. However, each container can run in conjuction with other containers and they can even restart and be alive at all times automatically. 3. DockerFiles can be used to build docker images easily which can then be posted on DockerHub for private or public usage. Cons Docker lacks containerization due to which it is used only as the underlying software and not as a primary software. Containerization is a large part of microservices, therefore, this is one of the cons of docker. However, many third party orchestration tools are available for performing these activities. Review Source VC Vincent C. Principal Technical Level Designer Entertainment Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "An extremely powerful tool to run your server applications in a closed environment." November 17, 2022 4.0 Docker is a must-have tool if you run multiple app/services on a single server by isolating each of them in its own environment. When you have an issue it is so much easier to fix it within the container then having to mess with the main server where everything would be hosted. Pros When I found Docker and what it can do I was amazed by how powerful it is. Each container is a closed environement like a VM would be but it is super easy to deploy and configure. I wish I would have known docker sooner as I had so much trouble migrating things from a server to another back in the days but now with docker it is so easy to do and this is just amazing. Cons I would like docker to have a web UI where you can manage your container from there. Yes you can use Portainer but I wish it would be there by default when you install portainer. A command line tool can repel some users to learn Docker. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Owner of ShadowPlayersDev Computer Software Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Running programs with Docker, the best thing ever happened to me" September 19, 2024 5.0 I used Docker to run Oracle SQL since Oracle SQL doesn't support natively Ubuntu. Pros It's smooth for running different programs, provides an user-friendly interface, giving the best experience to everyone. Cons The installation process was kind of confusing, I didn't manage to understand the documentation. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer DevOps Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great tool for development" October 13, 2023 5.0 It is a great toolSome production application such as Nginx, Nextcloud are run on dockerThey are managed by docker-composedDOckerfile makes it easy to add components to existing imageit helps devs to build and ship their application cross platform Pros Can run on cross platformCan build applications on OS based container or completely from scratchCan tag imagesLow resource consumption if configured well Cons Nothing to dislikeOne thing is that one needs some experience to work with it Review Source VR Verified Reviewer IT Manager, Enterprise Web Hosting Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Containers are really helpful" February 1, 2019 5.0 It's a great way to test new technologies in a robust manner. Pros Ability to spin up software with just a few clicks. Initial setup doesn't require to much experience. Downloading new images and containers creation gives a lot of joy. It's a great way to perform POC and experiments as if they appear to be invaluable the removal from the device is simple and doesn't leave any orphaned dependency packages. Scaling services through Swarm allows to greatly improve performance of applications that can work in such environment. There is a huge variety of systems on which it could be run. Cons By default the docker service storage is kept on /var (on linux systems) which doesn't usually tend have a lot of free space. The amount of documentation available could be overwhelming in the beginning. If you would change the storage driver on an existing docker environment you will loose all your containers and images. If you would like to keep them you need to import and export them manually. There are some security concerns and it's easy to expose yourself if you don't know what you're doing. Review Source PK Parth K. Web Developer Staffing and Recruiting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Excellent and most effective deployment technique for code reproducibility" January 22, 2023 4.0 I operate in an industry where I may need to quickly test software functionality in several situations. After developing functionality to serve as a microservice, we put it on Docker and make it easily accessible both internally and outside. It saves time to put it up on the cloud after testing on the local system, and anybody may test it by configuring it with a single command. Pros Docker is used to creating Docker images. Container administration and deployments are simplified. When the work is finished, the container releases the resources, which can then be utilised by another container. It is simple to package the software and run it on various devices and platforms. It generates massive self-contained apps that tackle several real-world issues. Cons It is not always simple to apply and comprehend the ideas. In Docker, we must pay a lot of money to create the image auto-build, which is quite tough. Docker's networking workarounds present significant problems for people attempting to fully understand what is going on behind the hood. Review Source NM NOMPILO M. Systems Development Leanership Computer Software Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Behind the Scenes with Docker" November 22, 2023 5.0 It was difficult the first time I used Docker, but you get to love it once you understand it. Pros Application dependencies can be packaged alongside an application using Docker's containerization, guaranteeing consistency between environments. Docker's container isolation enables applications to run independently, avoiding conflicts and ensuring scalability Docker simplifies the deployment process by providing a standardized way to package, distribute, and deploy applications. Cons A learning curve is introduced by Docker, especially for people unfamiliar with containerization concepts. Gaining familiarity with Docker commands and best practices, can take some time. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Lead Developer Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "I run containers for projects, and tools, like discourse, Docker is simplifying my life! " May 7, 2018 4.0 Time saving, money saving, two great benefits ! Pros The community is highly reactive, the software is stable, can be easily used, even if your are not a technical guru. Docker simplify usage of tools, apps. No more worries about which version of this lib, or this framework to install and run an app. It is easier to try things too, you get the container, you run it, and you test, no more complicated install, no more OS breakage because you have to install some new version of a lib who break the rest of your setup ! Last but not least, it's simple to deploy and use with some majors cloud hosting, it is a great tool for starting businesses, and you have can scale if you need to, start small and save money, and if you need, go big. Cons You have to choose or manage well your container, the main trouble to my point of view is to have too old container, meaning you need to update your operating system to have the more recent security feature, if you have an old operating system you are vulnerable. People often don't think about that aspect, and the risk is to have lot of apps running on old OS. Review Source MD Magdalena D. Costume Designer Entertainment Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Vibrant Application for Swift Development " April 18, 2024 5.0 Pros Docker is aggressive in making valuable development for any application. Cons Docker is consistent and it delivers sustainable ways for application handling. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Staff Test Infrastructure Engineer Computer & Network Security Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Powerful, essential, awesome" May 27, 2018 5.0 Pros Docker provides an efficient way to build, run and manage containerized applications. Also, it integrates with Docker Hub, which contains tons of built-in images that can be directly used or as a starting point to build our own images. Additionally, Docker is lightweight, very stable and fast, so it is too easy to get a complex dev/testing environment up and running in seconds, but also it can be used in production environments. It includes different tools like Docker Compose and Docker Swarm to ease even more complex tasks to orchestrate our applications. Moreover, tons of products/services provide integrations with Docker, such as Jenkins, Bamboo, Amazon Web Services, Datadog, etc. Cons The learning curve is high at the beginning and after having been working for a while with the software, there are still tons of options to explore and to work with. Review Source MF Mike F. Systems Engineer Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "An excellent addition to the container development workflow" June 22, 2023 5.0 It has streamlined our container development process very well. Pros The ease of use and integration with our current toolset, while also having an extensive library of documentation Cons Nothing not to like, it works out the box. Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.