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Docker vs FOSSA

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Overview

Docker
Docker
Stacks194.2K
Followers143.8K
Votes3.9K
FOSSA
FOSSA
Stacks28
Followers37
Votes4
GitHub Stars1.4K
Forks185

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Detailed Comparison

Docker
Docker
FOSSA
FOSSA

The Docker Platform is the industry-leading container platform for continuous, high-velocity innovation, enabling organizations to seamlessly build and share any application — from legacy to what comes next — and securely run them anywhere

Stop vulnerabilities, automate compliance, and mitigate third-party risk in your applications

Integrated developer tools; open, portable images; shareable, reusable apps; framework-aware builds; standardized templates; multi-environment support; remote registry management; simple setup for Docker and Kubernetes; certified Kubernetes; application templates; enterprise controls; secure software supply chain; industry-leading container runtime; image scanning; access controls; image signing; caching and mirroring; image lifecycle; policy-based image promotion
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Statistics
GitHub Stars
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GitHub Stars
1.4K
GitHub Forks
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GitHub Forks
185
Stacks
194.2K
Stacks
28
Followers
143.8K
Followers
37
Votes
3.9K
Votes
4
Pros & Cons
Pros
  • 823
    Rapid integration and build up
  • 692
    Isolation
  • 521
    Open source
  • 505
    Testa­bil­i­ty and re­pro­ducibil­i­ty
  • 460
    Lightweight
Cons
  • 8
    New versions == broken features
  • 6
    Documentation not always in sync
  • 6
    Unreliable networking
  • 4
    Moves quickly
  • 3
    Not Secure
Pros
  • 1
    Native to CI
  • 1
    Fewer false positives
  • 1
    Supports full text license scanning
  • 1
    Easy to integrate
Integrations
Java
Java
Docker Compose
Docker Compose
VirtualBox
VirtualBox
Linux
Linux
Amazon EC2 Container Service
Amazon EC2 Container Service
Docker Swarm
Docker Swarm
boot2docker
boot2docker
Kubernetes
Kubernetes
Docker Machine
Docker Machine
Vagrant
Vagrant
Yarn
Yarn
.NET Core
.NET Core
Android OS
Android OS
Travis CI
Travis CI
Bitbucket
Bitbucket
Buck
Buck
Clojure
Clojure
Haskell
Haskell
SBT
SBT
Python
Python

What are some alternatives to Docker, FOSSA?

LXD

LXD

LXD isn't a rewrite of LXC, in fact it's building on top of LXC to provide a new, better user experience. Under the hood, LXD uses LXC through liblxc and its Go binding to create and manage the containers. It's basically an alternative to LXC's tools and distribution template system with the added features that come from being controllable over the network.

Snyk

Snyk

Automatically find & fix vulnerabilities in your code, containers, Kubernetes, and Terraform

LXC

LXC

LXC is a userspace interface for the Linux kernel containment features. Through a powerful API and simple tools, it lets Linux users easily create and manage system or application containers.

rkt

rkt

Rocket is a cli for running App Containers. The goal of rocket is to be composable, secure, and fast.

Vagrant Cloud

Vagrant Cloud

Vagrant Cloud pairs with Vagrant to enable access, insight and collaboration across teams, as well as to bring exposure to community contributions and development environments.

Dependabot

Dependabot

Dependabot helps you keep your dependencies up to date. Every day, it checks your dependency files for outdated requirements and opens individual PRs for any it finds. You review, merge, and get to work on the latest, most secure releases.

fossabot

fossabot

Automatically review updates for breaking changes & code impact. Works alongside Dependabot, Renovate & Snyk for JavaScript / TypeScript.

AutoFac

AutoFac

It is an addictive Inversion of Control container for .NET Core, ASP.NET Core, .NET 4.5.1+, Universal Windows apps, and more. It provides activation events to let you know when components are being activated or released, allowing for a lot of customization with little code.

Studio 3T

Studio 3T

It's the only MongoDB tool that provides three ways to explore data alongside powerful features like query autocompletion, polyglot code generation, a stage-by-stage aggregation query builder, import and export, SQL query support and more.

GreenKeeper

GreenKeeper

Real-time monitoring for npm dependencies. Let a bot send you informative and actionable issues so you can easily keep your software up to date and in working condition.

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