OrbStack
Run Docker containers and Linux VMs without the Docker Desktop drag
About OrbStack
OrbStack is the app I point people to when they complain about Docker Desktop. Containers start in seconds, it sips battery, and the built-in Linux VM support is a bonus that keeps surprising me.
It's a drop-in replacement — the docker CLI just works — so switching costs an afternoon at most. Resource usage is dramatically lower on Apple Silicon Macs.
Free for personal use, which covers a lot of people. Commercial use needs a Pro subscription at roughly $8 per user per month, still an easy sell for teams.
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