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Bitnami vs Docker Compose: What are the differences?
What is Bitnami? The App Store for Server Software. Our library provides trusted virtual machines for every major development stack and open source server application, ready to run in your infrastructure.
What is Docker Compose? Define and run multi-container applications with Docker. With Compose, you define a multi-container application in a single file, then spin your application up in a single command which does everything that needs to be done to get it running.
Bitnami belongs to "Server Software" category of the tech stack, while Docker Compose can be primarily classified under "Container Tools".
"Cloud Management" is the primary reason why developers consider Bitnami over the competitors, whereas "Multi-container descriptor" was stated as the key factor in picking Docker Compose.
Docker Compose is an open source tool with 22.4K GitHub stars and 3.74K GitHub forks. Here's a link to Docker Compose's open source repository on GitHub.
Udemy, StackShare, and HENNGE are some of the popular companies that use Docker Compose, whereas Bitnami is used by Samsunir, RunaHR, and GHA Technologies. Docker Compose has a broader approval, being mentioned in 1665 company stacks & 11022 developers stacks; compared to Bitnami, which is listed in 16 company stacks and 95 developer stacks.
Pros of Bitnami
- Cloud Management6
Pros of Docker Compose
- Multi-container descriptor123
- Fast development environment setup110
- Easy linking of containers79
- Simple yaml configuration68
- Easy setup60
- Yml or yaml format16
- Use Standard Docker API12
- Open source8
- Go from template to application in minutes5
- Can choose Discovery Backend5
- Scalable4
- Easy configuration4
- Kubernetes integration4
- Quick and easy3
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Cons of Bitnami
Cons of Docker Compose
- Tied to single machine9
- Still very volatile, changing syntax often5