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Docker Desktop vs Finch: catalog facts
Docker Desktop	Finch
Freemium Free for personal use, education, open source projects and small businesses. Larger…	Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Command line
Everything in one installer: engine, Compose, Kubernetes and a dashboard The reference implementation, so every tutorial assumes it	One installer sets up nerdctl, containerd, BuildKit and Lima Familiar nerdctl-style commands
Paid subscription required above a company size threshold Closed source, unlike the Docker engine itself	Does not implement every upstream nerdctl command Not intended for production or multi-tenant workloads
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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