The end of Docker? The reasons behind developers changing their runtimes

Docker once led the container revolution but times have changed. Developers are embracing faster, leaner, and more secure alternatives in 2025.

Is Docker Losing Its Edge?

Once the DevOps poster child was Docker. It became associated with portability, repeatability, and developer agility and brought the world contemporary containerizing. Saying “Docker” was essentially the same for a long time as saying “containers.” It revolutionized the way software was developed, tested, and implemented fundamentally.

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But the container ecology will not be a one-horse contest in 2025. Although Docker is still somewhat popular, an increasing number of companies and developers are substituting lighter, more modular, Kubernetes-native solutions for it. The discussion now centers on which runtime will lead the next chapter of container…