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Docker Desktop vs Whaler: catalog facts
Docker Desktop	Whaler
Freemium Free for personal use, education, open source projects and small businesses. Larger…	Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0 or later.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Linux
Everything in one installer: engine, Compose, Kubernetes and a dashboard The reference implementation, so every tutorial assumes it	Starts and stops containers and compose applications Built-in log viewer
Paid subscription required above a company size threshold Closed source, unlike the Docker engine itself	Basic feature set compared with full Docker dashboards Requires Docker to be installed separately
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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