# Docker Hub: how AI models rank it, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 30 judge labels across 1 categories by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/docker-hub/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artifact and container registries | 0% | 89 | 57% | 30 |

## What the models said for it

- "You publish images for broad public consumption: consider Docker Hub as a distribution destination" (GPT-6 Luna, Artifact registries)
- "Public and private Docker image registry, widely used for sharing and distribution." (Mistral Small, Artifact registries)
- "Open‑source projects needing a public registry | Docker Hub, Quay.io" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Artifact registries)
- "for open-source/public → Docker Hub" (MiniMax M2.5, Artifact registries)

## And against it

- "Public Container Registries (Exercise Extreme Caution)

Docker Hub
- Studies show approximately 2.5-3% of publicly listed images contain malicious payloads" (MiniMax M2.5, Artifact registries)
- "avoid direct, unrestricted use of public community images from Docker Hub, GitHub Container Registry, npm/PyPI, Artifact Hub and similar community indexes" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Artifact registries)
- "What to avoid for production B2B use... Docker Hub is the default public registry but hits limits for private production use" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Artifact registries)
- "Avoid Docker Hub for your primary private registry — it has strict pull-rate limits and weak IAM/security integration" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Artifact registries)

## In its own words

What Docker Hub's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Discover and share container images (https://docker.com/)
- Price stated: Included in Docker Personal, Docker Pro, Docker Team, and Docker Business (https://www.docker.com/pricing)
- Certifications: SOC 2 Type 2 attestation for Docker Hub and Scout, ISO 27001 certification, SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 27701, GDPR, CCPA
- Customers named: Ataccama

## What it publishes

Every page docker.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 5519 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 992 pages, 28 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-24
- case study: 27 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-25
- webinar or virtual event: 61 pages, 10 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-23
- conference or event: 10 pages, 6 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-28
- report or ebook: 141 pages, 73 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-29
- comparison: 15 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-24
- template or tool: 45 pages, 21 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-29
- glossary or explainer: 11 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-03
- news or press: 82 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-18
- Recent: 2026-09-29 template or tool: Hub https://docs.docker.com/dhi/tools/hub
- Recent: 2026-09-29 report or ebook: Admin set up https://docs.docker.com/guides/admin-set-up
- Recent: 2026-09-29 report or ebook: Admin user management https://docs.docker.com/guides/admin-user-management
- Recent: 2026-09-28 conference or event: Docker partner day emea win the agentic era together https://www.docker.com/events/docker-partner-day-emea-win-the-agentic-era-together/
- Recent: 2026-09-25 report or ebook: Agentic ai https://docs.docker.com/guides/agentic-ai
- Recent: 2026-09-24 blog: Manufacturing trust for ai agents keynote https://www.docker.com/blog/manufacturing-trust-for-ai-agents-keynote/

## Record

- Method: https://it-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://it-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, it-ai-index.com.