Docker Democratizes Debugging: Free Access for All Users with Personal Plan Update
What happened
Between the Oct 5, 2025 and Jan 1, 2026 captures of Docker's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Docker Debug democratized from Pro plan to Personal plan (moved to free tier); Docker Hardened Images (DHI) launched as new product line with free tier and paid enterprise options. Pulse files it as a packaging change (feature change, new plan) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 12, 2026) lists Docker Pro at $9, Docker Team at $15, Docker Business at $24, Testcontainers Cloud Additional Minutes at $3 per 100 minutes and Docker Build Cloud Minutes (500) at $25 per 500 build minutes.
Docker's previous recorded change was "Docker Introduces Premium Support Add-on with 24×7 Response and Priority SLAs for Business and DHI Plans" (Q3 2025). Docker has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window Aws, Google Cloud and Hypervault also changed their Cloud & DevOps pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Pro · FeatureChangedPro planPersonal plan
- — · PlanNew plan
Docker Hardened Images (DHI) launched as new product line with free tier and paid enterprise options
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pro | Feature | Pro plan | Personal plan | Changed |
| — | Plan | Docker Hardened Images (DHI) launched as new product line with free tier and paid enterprise options | New plan | |
Values as written on Docker's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Docker's pricing page (docker.com) from Oct 5, 2025 and Jan 1, 2026; the change is marked on the page, where "Pro plan" becomes "Personal plan".
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Docker, the last 90 days
Full history- Sep 28, 2026packagingDocker adds $250 Cloud Sandbox credit in place of whitepaper CTA
- Apr 2, 2026packagingDocker Reveals Hardened Images Pricing Starting at $5K Per Repo
- Week 3, 2026improvedDocker Restricts Hub Organizations, Drops Debug from Personal Plan
- Q4 2025packagingDocker Democratizes Debugging: Free Access for All Users with Personal Plan Update · this change
- Q3 2025improvedDocker Introduces Premium Support Add-on with 24×7 Response and Priority SLAs for Business and DHI Plans
Across Cloud & DevOps in the same window
All Cloud & DevOps changes- AwsJan 11Aws Kendra Expands Free Tier to Include GenAI Enterprise Edition, Offering 750 Hours for First 30 Days
- Google CloudSep 21Looker: Conversational Analytics grace period extended indefinitely
- Google CloudSep 21Google Cloud Looker scraps Sept 30 deadline, extends free CA access indefinitely
- HypervaultSep 14Hypervault adds Device management and private vault admin toggle to Business/...
- HypervaultJul 3Hypervault: Families plan gains monthly billing at €5.99/mo
Questions about this change
Did Docker raise prices in January 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Oct 5, 2025 and Jan 1, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: feature change, new plan.
What changed on Docker's pricing page between Oct 5, 2025 and Jan 1, 2026?
Pro feature: Pro plan → Personal plan, changed; Docker Hardened Images (DHI) launched as new product line with free tier and paid enterprise options. Pulse compared the captures it took on Oct 5, 2025 and Jan 1, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Docker change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for Docker in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Docker Introduces Premium Support Add-on with 24×7 Response and Priority SLAs for Business and DHI Plans" in Q3 2025; Docker has been tracked since 2023-11-14.