Dory
5.3#39 in container development environmentsmacOS
VisitDory vs Garden
What both publish
| Fact | Dory | Garden |
|---|---|---|
| Integrations | Dory provides a versioned local MCP tool contract over stdio, including a read-only mode that blocks writes. | Garden provides plugins for Kubernetes, Helm, Terraform, Pulumi and local scripts. |
| License | Dory is GPL-3.0 and open to inspection. | The Garden repository is open source under the Mozilla Public License 2.0. |
| Purpose | Dory combines Docker, Compose, Kubernetes, virtual machines, and agent sandboxes in a local development system for Apple Silicon Macs. | Garden is a DevOps automation tool for developing and testing Kubernetes apps faster. |
| Security | The maker says Dory requires no account, telemetry, or cloud control plane; the Docker socket is owner-only and published ports bind to localhost by default. | A Garden community response states that the company is SOC 2 compliant and undergoes regular penetration testing. |
Dory plans
No prices published.
Garden plans
- FreeFree
- Free tierFree
- Team$50 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
Pick Dory if…
You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.
Pick Garden if…
Garden is designed for platform engineers, DevOps engineers and application developers running workloads on Kubernetes. It suits teams that need reproducible workflows, on-demand environments, dependency-aware caching or live synchronization during development.