🆚 Docker vs. LXC
Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *- 📈 Docker is much more popular than LXC.
- 🌍 Docker is more popular in all countries.
- ⭐ LXC is particularly popular in France.
Type
Container management tool
Container management tool
About
Docker is a platform that allows users to easily pack, distribute, and manage applications within containers.
LXC is a low-level Linux container runtime that consists of tools, templates, and library and language bindings.
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Armonk, New York, United States
Pricing
Free version ✔️Personal *
Pro$11/user/month
Team$16/user/month
Business$24/user/month
* Docker Desktop is free for small businesses (fewer than 250 employees and less than $10 million in annual revenue), personal use, education, and non-commercial open source projects.
Free ✔️Open source
Categories
Containers › Rank #2
Containers › Rank #3
Popularity
Determined by the number of sites using each technology.
The Docker container management tool is 21 times more popular than LXC.
Total websites
Market share
Containers
Popularity by country
Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.
Docker is more popular than LXC in all countries.
United States
Germany
Australia
France
United Kingdom
Netherlands
Switzerland
Canada
Denmark
Brazil
Awards
- 🥈 Second most popular in the United States in the Containers category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in Germany in the Containers category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in Australia in the Containers category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in the United Kingdom in the Containers category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in the Netherlands in the Containers category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in France in the Containers category.
Popularity by domain category
Determined by the number of sites in each category.
Docker is more popular than LXC in all market segments.
Business
Education/Reference
Blogs/Wiki
Marketing/Merchandising
Internet Services
Forum/Bulletin Boards
Health
Government/Military
Sports
Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO
Top sites
Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.
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