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Comparison · CI/CD · weekly run Nov 3

Docker vs Semaphore

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

Docker is the stronger AI pick in CI/CD: it has a visibility score of 17.2 versus 6.4 for Semaphore, and ranks ahead in 100% of the answers that name both.

Choose Docker if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (17.2 vs 6.4)
You need SOC 2 Type 2 attestation for Docker Hub and Scout or ISO 27001 certification or ISO 27701 certified privacy program coverage
You prefer a larger, established vendor (501–1,000 employees)
Per seat pricing suits your budget better than usage-based

Choose Semaphore if…

You want a lower entry price ($0.003 vs $11)
AI answers describe it more positively (40% vs 6% positive)
You need SOC 2 Type 2 or ISO 27001:2022 coverage
Usage-based pricing suits your budget better than per seat

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Docker	Semaphore
Visibility score	17.2%	6.4%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in CI/CD	#7	#14
Share of voice	4.5%	1.9%
Mentions this run	27	11
Positive in AI answers	6%	40%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Docker 0pp · Semaphore 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Docker leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

22.8%

3.9%

AI Mode

18.3%

8.2%

Perplexity

10.6%

7.2%

DockerSemaphore

Head to head in AI answers

1 engine answers name both brands

1Docker ranked higher

0Semaphore ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Docker	Semaphore
Which CI/CD tool offers a free trial?	AI Mode	#3	#6

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Docker	Semaphore
Pricing model	Per seat	Usage-based
Entry price	Free; paid from $11 per seat / mo	Free; paid from $0.003 / mo
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Deployment	Local and Docker-managed cloud	Open source, cloud, hybrid or enterprise deployment
Compliance	SOC 2 Type 2 attestation for Docker Hub and Scout, ISO 27001 certification, ISO 27701 certified privacy program	SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001:2022
Support	Community forums and Community Slack, Support tickets with 5, 2 or 1 business day response SLAs by plan, Premium Support and TAM add-on with 24x7 response	Free help with account setup, projects and Git integration, Paid Basic, Priority Response, SLA Standard and SLA Premium support plans, On-demand engineering access in blocks of hours
Founded	2013	2009
Headquarters	San Francisco, California, United States	Novi Sad, Serbia
Employees	501–1,000	11–50
Funding	Funding round	PE round, Cypress Ridge Capital
Best for	Individual developers, growing teams and large enterprises that run AI coding agents and need security teams to govern them	Teams that want fast, low-cost CI/CD with pay-as-you-go pricing and the option to self-host open source.