Docker
Docker helps developers build, share, and run applications by conquering the complexity of app development and simplifying workflows through containerization.
At a Glance
- Software Developers
- DevOps Engineers
- IT Operations Teams
- Enterprise IT Departments
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Latest News
Docker Announces Don Johnson as New CEO, Succeeding Scott Johnston
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Products & Services
Local development environment for building, sharing, and running containerized applications on Mac, Windows, and Linux.
Cloud-based registry service for finding and sharing container images with the world's largest library.
The core open-source containerization technology for building and containerizing applications.
Supply chain security tool that provides actionable insights into image vulnerabilities and compliance.
Market Position
Docker is the de facto standard for containerization, positioned as the essential toolkit for the 'Build' and 'Share' phases of the software development lifecycle, increasingly focusing on AI-integrated development.
Leadership
Founders
Solomon Hykes
Creator of Docker and founder of dotCloud. Hacker and entrepreneur. Led Docker as CTO until 2018.
Sebastien Pahl
Co-founder of dotCloud and early engineer at Docker. Previously involved in cloud infrastructure and engineering.
Kamel Founadi
Co-founder of dotCloud and early CTO. Contributed to the development of the platform's early cloud infrastructure.
Executive Team
Don Johnson
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Former Executive Vice President at Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI); joined Docker in Feb 2025.
Mark Cavage
President and Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Former engineering leader at AWS and Oracle; joined Docker in March 2025 to scale operations.
Board of Directors
Founding Story
Originally founded as dotCloud in Paris, the company offered a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS). During its time at Y Combinator in 2010, the founders realized the underlying containerization technology was a game-changer. In 2013, they open-sourced the Docker project and pivoted the entire company to focus on the container ecosystem.
Business Model
Revenue Model
Subscription-based SaaS model with per-user per-month pricing tiers for developers and enterprises.
Pricing Tiers
For individual developers, open source contributors, and students. Includes Docker Desktop, unlimited public repositories, and 200 image pulls/6 hours.
For individual power users. Includes advanced productivity features, unlimited private repositories, and 5,000 image pulls/day.
For small teams. Includes collaboration features, role-based access control, and unlimited image pulls.
For large organizations. Includes centralized management, SSO, SCIM, and advanced security/compliance features.
Target Markets
- Software Developers
- DevOps Engineers
- IT Operations Teams
- Enterprise IT Departments
- Startups
- Microservices architecture
- CI/CD pipeline optimization
- Cloud migration
- Local development environments
- AI/ML model development and deployment
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