⚡ Containers

Containerization and virtualization software improve scalability, simplify deployment, and reduce resource costs by allowing users to efficiently run multiple applications in isolated environments on the same hardware.

According to our statistics, container management tools are detected on 2.5% of all websites.
99.4% of these sites use only one container management tool, 0.6% use two.

Statistics based on 3.5M+ analyzed websites. About this data

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

The following chart shows the leading container management tools on the web in 2026, based on market share.

The most popular is Kubernetes, which dominates the market with an overwhelming 98.3% share.
It is followed by Docker with 2.2% and LXC with 0.1%.

Kubernetes 98.3%
Docker 2.2%
LXC 0.1%
Openstack 0.03%
OpenShift 0.02%
VMware <0.001%

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✨ Best Container Management Tools

Below is a more detailed list of 6 container management tools we track, ranked by their market share.

Rank	Name	Market share
1	Kubernetes San Francisco, California, United States An open-source container orchestration system for automating the deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications across clusters of machines. FreeOpen source	98.3%
2	Docker San Francisco, California, United States An open-source platform that enables developers to package, distribute, and run applications in lightweight, portable containers that include all required dependencies. Free$11+/user/month	2.2%
3	LXC Armonk, New York, United States A low-level Linux container runtime that consists of tools, templates, and library and language bindings. FreeOpen source	0.1%
4	Openstack San Francisco, California, United States A cloud operating system and a set of software components that provide common services for cloud infrastructure. FreeOpen source	0.03%
5	OpenShift Raleigh, North Carolina, United States A containerization platform to develop, modernize, and deploy applications at scale. $$$	0.02%
⏳	VMware Palo Alto, United States A virtualization and cloud computing software provider. $$$	<0.001%

👉 See Also

Containerization

🗃️ About This Data

We evaluate the popularity of technologies based on the number of websites where we detect their usage.
Technologies without a detectable web footprint, and those we do not track, are not reflected in the calculated market share.
This report is based on the analysis of 3,511,995 websites.
We currently track the presence of 6 container management tools across the web.
Statistics were last calculated on May 14, 2026.
For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.