Docker vs Podman vs Containerd – what are y’all using in 2026? 🐳

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DevOps noob here 😅 Building our startup’s CI/CD pipeline and super confused about container runtime.

Docker been the standard forever but hearing Podman is more secure? And Containerd seems like the minimalist option?

Our stack: mainly Docker Compose for local dev, deploying to AWS ECS

Main concerns: security + ease of use + production stability

Halp! Which one should I go with??

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student here 😅 using docker compose for my thesis project

honestly docker desktop is fine for local dev. podman looked complicated lol

gonna stick with docker until i have a reason not to 😂

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Docker all the way for production

Been running Docker in production for 3 years. The ecosystem is mature, docs are great, and troubleshooting is easy bc everyone’s familiar with it.

Podman is cool for security (rootless containers) but honestly didn’t see major benefits for our use case. Containerd is more low-level – good if you need bare metal control but unnecessary for most startups.

My pick: Docker for ease of use + community support.