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Docker vs Terrateam
Docker has 72,113 GitHub stars, 19,233 forks, 3,902 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Terrateam has 1,282 stars, 76 forks, 110 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Docker leads on adoption by 5,525% (72,113 vs 1,282 stars). Docker is written in Go under Apache-2.0; Terrateam is written in OCaml under MPL-2.0. Docker has attracted 27% as many forks as stars, Terrateam 6%. Docker was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Docker | Terrateam | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 72K | ★ 1.3K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MPL-2.0 |
| Written in | Go | OCaml |
| Last push | 2026-09-19 | 2026-09-19 |
| Forks | ⑂ 19K | ⑂ 76 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Docker if
- You weight community size — 72K stars and counting
- You want the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Terrateam if
- You want the Terrateam feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MPL-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches OCaml
- You evaluated both and Terrateam fits your workflow better
About Docker
Docker, published here as the Moby Project, is the open source collection of container toolkit components and the framework for assembling them into custom container based systems, built for engineers, integrators and enthusiasts who want to modify, hack and build on container code rather than buy a commercially supported product.
read the full Docker overview →
About Terrateam
Terrateam is a GitOps orchestration project for infrastructure as code. It is written in OCaml, released under the MPL 2.0 license, and listed under Infrastructure & Operations / Cloud Infrastructure Management. The project lives in the Terraform, OpenTofu, GitHub, GitLab, DevOps automation, and cloud infrastructure management ecosystem. Its README describes a pull request workflow for planning, reviewing, and applying infrastructure changes, and it states that Terrateam and Stategraph have merged into one platform during a gradual transition.
read the full Terrateam overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Docker or Terrateam more popular?
Docker has 72,113 GitHub stars and Terrateam has 1,282. Docker has the larger community by that measure.
Are Docker and Terrateam free?
Both are open source. Docker is licensed under Apache-2.0 and Terrateam under MPL-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Docker and Terrateam?
Docker is written in Go and Terrateam in OCaml. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Docker or Terrateam?
Choose Docker if you want the larger community (72,113 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose Terrateam if its feature set, stack or MPL-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.