Mar 27, 2023 15:35:00

Docker announces continuation of discontinued free plan

Docker, which develops the virtualization system `` Docker '', announced on March 16, 2023 that the `` Docker Free Teams plan '' will be abolished. However, on March 24, 2023, they announced that they would change their policy and continue to offer the 'Docker Free Teams Plan'. At the same time, it became clear that refunds would be made for users who switched to a paid plan after the announcement of the abolition. Docker's announcements surrounding the end of its free plan have come and gone, causing confusion in the development community.

We're no longer sunsetting the Free Team plan | Docker
https://www.docker.com/blog/no-longer-sunsetting-the-free-team-plan/

On March 14, 2023, an email was sent to users using Docker Hub in their organization, saying, ``If you do not switch to a paid Team plan, your account will be deleted along with the image.'' In response to this email, speculation spread in the software development community that ``the open source community, which is active with a small amount of support, may be in trouble.''

After that, on March 16, 2023, Docker released an official statement, stating that the description of 'deleting the account along with the image' was inaccurate and that the scope of impact was unclear. apology. On top of that, we announced that we will end the 'Docker Free Teams plan'.

Docker Hub free plan will be partially terminated, Docker calls for migration to open source support program - GIGAZINE

Then, on March 24, 2023, it was announced that the end of the 'Docker Free Teams plan' itself would be withdrawn. Docker's announcement is as follows.

・Users currently subscribed to the free plan do not need to switch to a paid plan.
・Users who switched to a paid plan after the free plan termination announcement on March 14, 2023 will be refunded within 30 days.
・Users who were in the request stage to migrate from the 'Docker Free Teams plan' to the paid plan will remain on the 'Docker Free Teams plan'.

In addition, Docker has published a frequently asked question page regarding the handling of the 'Docker Free Teams plan'. The contents of the frequently asked questions page are as follows.

Q: Will the 'Docker Free Teams plan' be discontinued?
A: No. Docker sent a notice on March 14, 2023 regarding the abolition of the 'Docker Free Teams plan', but this decision was withdrawn on March 24, 2023.

Q: Were other plans affected?
A: No. 'Docker Personal Plan', 'Docker Pro Plan', 'Docker Team Plan', 'Docker Business Plan', 'Docker-Sponsored Open Source Program', 'Docker Verified Publishers' and 'Docker Official Images' are not affected.

Q: Does Docker still have an open source backing program?
A: Yes. The long-running ' Docker-Sponsored Open Source Program ' is still available. The 'Docker-Sponsored Open Source Program' has advantages over the 'Docker Free Teams Plan', so we recommend that those who are eligible for the program apply for participation.

Q: Is there a way to check if I'm on the 'Docker Free Teams Plan'?
A: Check ' Organizations ' in your Docker account. If you subscribe to the 'Docker Free Teams plan', 'Docker Free Team' is written in the 'Subscription' column.

Q: Why is there no 'Docker Free Teams plan' in the plan list ?
A: The 'Docker Free Teams Plan' will no longer be available for new subscriptions in 2021.

Q: What is the difference between the paid 'Docker Team Plan' and the 'Docker Free Teams Plan'?
A: The differences between the paid 'Docker Team plan' and 'Docker Free Teams plan' are as follows. Also, in the 'Docker Free Teams Plan', companies with more than 250 employees or annual revenues of $ 10 million (about 1.3 billion yen) cannot use Docker Desktop commercially.

	Docker Team plan	Docker Free Teams plan
number of teams	Unlimited	1
number of sheets	100	3
private repository	Unlimited	Unable to create
number of pulls	Up to 5000 times per day per user	Up to 200 times per user every 6 hours

Q: What should I do if I exceed the 'Docker Free Teams plan' limit?
A: Please migrate to 'Docker Team Plan' or 'Docker Business Plan'.

Q: What happens if I requested to migrate from 'Docker Free Teams Plan' to 'Docker Personal Plan' or 'Docker Pro Plan'?
A: Accounts will not be migrated as the 'Docker Free Teams plan' is still available.

Q: I moved to a paid plan between March 14th, 2023 and March 24th, 2023, when will I receive my refund?
A: We are currently identifying and working to process refunds for all transactions, but please allow up to 30 days for processing.

Q: I moved from the 'Docker Free Teams plan' to a paid plan and then tried to return to the 'Docker Free Teams plan' again, resulting in a problem.
A: Please contact support .

Q: Can I export data from my account?
A: Yes. You can pull an image from a private repository in a Docker registry and push it to another registry.

Q: Does Docker remove user images?
A: No. We had no intention of removing public repositories or imposing access restrictions. Each image is deleted only if the repository administrator decides to do so.

Q: Is it possible for someone else to take over the namespace?
A: No. Docker does not expose the namespace, so there is no risk of squatting.

Q: Did this plan deprecation affect the security of Docker Hub?
A: No. We do not restrict access to the repository, and each maintainer can access the repository for their own purposes, such as security-related fixes.

Q: What if I can't fix the problem?
A: Please contact support .

In addition, when announcing the withdrawal of the 'Docker Free Teams plan', Docker said, 'We apologize for both lack of communication and management policy. We pledge to become more reliable community members than ever before.' I'm here.