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GitHub vs Docker

Compare developer CI/CD workflows, containerization registry updates, and developer seat tier changes.

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GitHub

Developer Tools

The world’s leading developer platform for code hosting and review.

Verified Changes: 81Pricing Shifts: 0
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Docker

Developer Tools

Platform for building, sharing, and running containerized applications.

Verified Changes: 14Pricing Shifts: 0

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GitHub Latest Updates

Full Hub
featureOct 1, 2026

Rate limits for private vulnerability reports

Open source maintainers are receiving more low-quality and automated vulnerability reports, which can bury the reports that matter. Rate limits cap how many new reports a single account can submit… The post Rate li...

➔ Updated platform deployment with Rate limits for private vulnerability reports.
featureOct 1, 2026

Structured forms for private vulnerability reports

GitHub has introduced structured forms for private vulnerability reporting to replace unstructured free-text submissions. These forms mandate specific fields, including a reproducible proof of concept, to streamline the assessment process.

➔ Private vulnerability reports now utilize structured forms that enforce specific data fields, including mandatory sections for reproducible proof-of-concept details.
featureOct 1, 2026

GitHub Copilot can now interact with desktop apps with computer use

GitHub Copilot has introduced 'computer use' capabilities in public preview for the CLI and desktop applications on macOS and Windows. This feature enables the AI to actively interact with desktop software on behalf of the user.

➔ GitHub Copilot can now perform actions within desktop applications on macOS and Windows via the new 'computer use' public preview.
featureOct 1, 2026

GitHub Copilot in VS Code, September 2026 releases

GitHub introduced agent-driven development workflows for VS Code versions 1.136 through 1.140. The update adds automated handling for repeatable tasks and a new agent-assisted pull request merge capability.

➔ Automated handling of repeatable tasks and agent-assisted pull request merging enabled in VS Code v1.136-v1.140.
featureOct 1, 2026

Accessibility statements highlighted on repository overview

GitHub now automatically detects and highlights ACCESSIBILITY.md files located in the repository root, .github/, or docs/ directories. This feature surfaces accessibility documentation directly on the repository overview page for improved visibility.

➔ ACCESSIBILITY.md files placed in the root, .github/, or docs/ directories are automatically detected and highlighted on the repository overview.
featureOct 1, 2026

Actions retention now covers checks, runs, and statuses

GitHub has unified the retention policy for workflow metadata, including checks, runs, and statuses, under the existing GitHub Actions retention settings. These records will now be automatically purged based on the same duration configured for artifacts and logs.

➔ Checks, workflow runs, and statuses are now governed by the unified GitHub Actions retention setting used for artifacts and logs.

Docker Latest Updates

Full Hub
featureOct 1, 2026

Trust Docker for the agents you don’t

At WeAreDevelopers, Docker introduced Cloud Sandboxes, the open Sandbox Kit specification, and a commitment to bring Kits to the CNCF for neutral governance....

➔ Updated platform deployment with Trust Docker for the agents you don’t.
product launchSep 24, 2026

Manufacturing Trust for AI Agents | Docker’s WeAreDevelopers Keynote

Docker introduced Sandboxes, Kits, and Cloud Sandboxes to provide isolated execution environments for AI agents. These tools enable reproducible authority and secure runtime isolation for automated agentic workflows.

➔ Availability of Sandboxes, Kits, and Cloud Sandboxes specifically designed to provide isolated execution and reproducible authority for AI agents.
featureSep 24, 2026

Docker and CNCF partner on an open spec for agent permissions

Docker is bringing the open source Sandbox Kit Spec to the CNCF, so AI agent permissions become a neutral, vendor independent standard built on OCI....

➔ Updated platform deployment with Docker and CNCF partner on an open spec for agent permissions.
featureSep 24, 2026

From Dockerfile to Kit: the Docker Sandboxes Kit Specification

Docker's Sandbox Kit Specification v3 packages an AI agent's network rules, credentials, and volumes as an ordinary, pinnable OCI image....

➔ Updated platform deployment with From Dockerfile to Kit: the Docker Sandboxes Kit Specification.
featureSep 24, 2026

Introducing Cloud Sandboxes: Start on Your Laptop, Finish in the Cloud

Run agents on your laptop, in the cloud, and move between them with one command, all safely. Earlier this year we launched Docker Sandboxes: microVM environments where coding agents can work autonomously in a safe way....

➔ Updated platform deployment with Introducing Cloud Sandboxes: Start on Your Laptop, Finish in the Cloud.

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