Apollo GraphQL vs Docker Pricing (2026)
How do these two stack up on price? Here's what each one costs, what you get, and where the value sits.
| Apollo GraphQL | Docker | |
|---|---|---|
| Starts at | Custom | $11/mo |
| Number of plans | 4 | 4 |
| Free plan | ||
| Free trial | ||
| Pricing model | usage-based | per-seat |
Free
- GraphOS - Apollo's complete API management platform
- Supports any GraphQL API
- Self-hosted GraphOS Router (limited to 60 requests per minute)
- Built-in support for GraphQL Federation, Connectors, Response Caching, Federated Subscriptions, and more.
- Up to 3
- 1 day
- Community Support
Developer
- GraphOS - Apollo's complete API management platform
- Supports any GraphQL API
- Self-hosted GraphOS Router
- Built-in support for GraphQL Federation, Connectors, Response Caching, Federated Subscriptions, and more.
- Up to 10
- 7 days
- Developer Support (8×5, no SLA)
Standard
- GraphOS - Apollo's complete API management platform
- Supports any GraphQL API
- Self-hosted GraphOS Router
- Built-in support for GraphQL Federation, Connectors, Response Caching, Federated Subscriptions, and more.
- Schema Proposals - Collaboration and approval workflows
- Single sign-on (SSO)
- Up to 30
- 90 days
- Standard Support (8×5, with SLA)
Enterprise
- GraphOS - Apollo's complete API management platform
- Supports any GraphQL API
- Self-hosted GraphOS Router
- Built-in support for GraphQL Federation, Connectors, Response Caching, Federated Subscriptions, and more.
- Schema Proposals - Collaboration and approval workflows
- Single sign-on (SSO)
- Audit logging
- Custom MSA
- Unlimited
- 18 months
- Business Support (24×7×365, with SLA)
- (Add-on) Premium Support Packages
- (Add-on) Professional Services Packages
Docker Personal
- Docker Desktop
- Docker Engine + Kubernetes
- Docker Hub
- Docker Scout
- Docker Debug
- 1 user
- 1 Docker Scout-enabled repo*
- 100 Docker Hub pulls/hr*
- 1 private Docker Hub repo
- Docker Build Cloud and Testcontainers Cloud free trial
Docker Pro
- Docker Build Cloud
- Testcontainers Cloud
- Synchronized File Shares
- Visibility into Docker Scout health scores
- 5 business day support response
- 1 user
- 2 Docker Scout-enabled repos
- Unlimited Docker Hub pull rate
- 200 Docker Build Cloud build minutes**
- 100 Testcontainers Cloud runtime minutes**
Docker Team
Popular- Add users in bulk
- Audit logs
- Docker Hub role-based access control
- 2 business day support response
- Up to 100 users
- Unlimited Docker Scout-enabled repos
- Unlimited Docker Hub pull rate
- Unlimited private Docker Hub repos
- 500 Docker Build Cloud build minutes**
- 500 Testcontainers Cloud runtime minutes**
- 10 Organization access tokens
- 1 Docker Hub organization
Docker Business
- Hardened Docker Desktop
- Single Sign-On (SSO)
- SCIM user provisioning
- Image and Registry Access Management
- Desktop Insights Dashboard
- Enhanced container Isolation (ECI)
- Purchase via invoice
- 1 business day support response
- No user cap
- Unlimited Docker Scout-enabled repos
- Unlimited Docker Hub pull rate
- Unlimited private Docker Hub repos
- 1,500 Docker Build Cloud build minutes**
- 1,500 Testcontainers Cloud runtime minutes**
- 100 Organization access tokens
- Unlimited Docker Hub organizations***
Apollo GraphQL vs Docker FAQ
- Which one is cheaper?
- One or both use custom pricing, so it depends on your specific needs.
- Can I use either one for free?
- Both offer free plans, so you can try each without paying. Start with whichever fits your workflow better and upgrade when you hit the limits.
- How do they charge?
- Different approach here. Apollo GraphQL uses usage-based pricing, while Docker goes with per-seat. That changes the math depending on your team size and usage.
- Which one is a better deal?
- Depends on what you need. Apollo GraphQL: Apollo sits in a premium position for GraphQL infrastructure — they're not competing on being cheap, they're betting on being the de facto standard for federated GraphQL at scale. They're targeting mid-market to enterprise engineering teams who've already bought into the GraphQL ecosystem and need a managed, production-grade layer. Docker: At $16-24/seat, Docker is priced modestly against dev tooling peers — they're not trying to be the premium option, they're trying to stay sticky with teams that already live in their ecosystem. The real competition isn't other container registries, it's the gravitational pull of cloud-native alternatives like GitHub Container Registry or AWS ECR that come bundled with infrastructure teams already pay for.
Keep tabs on both.
We'll monitor pricing changes for Apollo GraphQL and Docker and let you know when something moves.