{
  "slug": "docker",
  "name": "Docker",
  "domain": "docker.com",
  "category": "developer-infrastructure",
  "categoryName": "Developer infrastructure",
  "description": "Developer platform combining Docker Desktop, Docker Hub, Build Cloud, Testcontainers Cloud, and security and collaboration features.",
  "directAnswer": "Cancel Docker from Docker Home: select the billed account, open Billing, find the subscription under Active plans, and use its action menu or Manage button to cancel. It takes about 2 minutes and ends at the close of the current subscription period. Refunds are limited to Docker's 15-day window.",
  "price": "$11 / month",
  "priceMonthlyUsd": 11,
  "planName": "Pro",
  "subscriptionPlans": [
    {
      "id": "pro",
      "name": "Pro",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "cycle": "month",
          "priceUsd": 11
        },
        {
          "cycle": "year",
          "priceUsd": 108
        }
      ],
      "priceNote": "One user; annual option is advertised as $9 per month billed annually",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.docker.com/pricing/"
    },
    {
      "id": "team",
      "name": "Team",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "cycle": "month",
          "priceUsd": 16
        },
        {
          "cycle": "year",
          "priceUsd": 180
        }
      ],
      "priceNote": "Per user; annual option is advertised as $15 per user per month billed annually",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.docker.com/pricing/"
    },
    {
      "id": "business",
      "name": "Business",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "cycle": "year",
          "priceUsd": 288
        }
      ],
      "priceNote": "$24 per user per month billed annually; sales-assisted options are available",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.docker.com/pricing/"
    }
  ],
  "difficulty": "Medium",
  "difficultyScore": 4.9,
  "billingMethods": [
    "web",
    "invoice"
  ],
  "accountTypes": [
    "personal",
    "team",
    "enterprise"
  ],
  "cancellationUrl": "https://app.docker.com/billing",
  "cancellationTime": "~2 minutes",
  "cancellationTimeSeconds": 120,
  "steps": {
    "web": [
      {
        "title": "Open Billing",
        "body": "Sign in to Docker Home, choose the personal account or organization that owns the subscription, then go to Billing."
      },
      {
        "title": "Open the active plan action",
        "body": "On the Billing Overview page, find the subscription under Active plans and use the action menu or Manage button to open the available plan actions."
      },
      {
        "title": "Cancel auto-renewal",
        "body": "Choose the available cancellation action and follow the confirmation prompts. Self-serve subscriptions can be cancelled any time before renewal and remain active through the current subscription period."
      }
    ],
    "ios": [],
    "android": [],
    "team": [
      {
        "title": "Check sales-led terms",
        "body": "For a sales-assisted or invoiced subscription, contact the Docker account team and follow the Order Form. Docker's standard agreement requires at least 30 days' written notice before the end of an annual term for non-renewal."
      }
    ]
  },
  "platformNotes": {
    "web": {
      "warning": "Cancelling a subscription does not deactivate the Docker account or delete personal data. Those are separate actions."
    },
    "team": {
      "note": "Sales-assisted, marketplace, reseller, and custom Order Form subscriptions may have different non-renewal terms."
    }
  },
  "refundInfo": "Self-serve subscriptions are not eligible for refunds outside Docker's 15-day refund window. The Subscription Service Agreement states that payments are otherwise non-refundable, and unused portions of removed Team or Business seats are not refunded.",
  "pauseInfo": "Docker subscriptions cannot be paused or delayed. Downgrading is the documented alternative.",
  "downgradeInfo": "A cancelled eligible self-serve subscription ends at the end of its subscription period. Docker Personal is the free individual plan; active paid subscriptions must be downgraded to Personal before an individual account can be deactivated. Team and Business customers lose paid entitlements when their paid plan ends.",
  "dataRetentionInfo": "Cancelling a plan is separate from account deactivation. Account deactivation is permanent and removes access to Docker products but does not delete personal data; a separate Docker Privacy request is required for personal-data deletion. Back up images and tags before deactivation.",
  "factRows": [
    {
      "k": "Cancellation fee",
      "v": "None documented for self-serve"
    },
    {
      "k": "Refund window",
      "v": "15 days"
    },
    {
      "k": "Effective",
      "v": "End of subscription period"
    },
    {
      "k": "Free plan after",
      "v": "Docker Personal for individuals"
    }
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "Where do I cancel Docker Pro?",
      "answer": "In Docker Home, select the personal account, open Billing, find Pro under Active plans, and use its action menu or Manage button to cancel."
    },
    {
      "question": "When does Docker cancellation take effect?",
      "answer": "A self-serve cancellation stops renewal and the paid subscription remains active through its current subscription period."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can I get a Docker refund?",
      "answer": "Docker says self-serve subscriptions are not refundable outside its 15-day refund window. Other payments are generally non-refundable."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can I pause Docker?",
      "answer": "No. Docker explicitly says subscriptions cannot be paused or delayed; downgrade instead."
    },
    {
      "question": "Does cancelling Docker delete my account?",
      "answer": "No. Account deactivation is separate, permanent, and does not itself delete personal data. A separate privacy request is required for data deletion."
    },
    {
      "question": "Is there a free Docker plan after cancellation?",
      "answer": "Docker Personal is the free individual plan. Team and Business customers lose their paid organization entitlements when the subscription ends."
    }
  ],
  "officialSources": [
    {
      "title": "Docker pricing",
      "url": "https://www.docker.com/pricing/",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-13"
    },
    {
      "title": "Manage Docker plans",
      "url": "https://docs.docker.com/subscription/manage/",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-13"
    },
    {
      "title": "Docker plan FAQs",
      "url": "https://docs.docker.com/subscription/faq/",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-13"
    },
    {
      "title": "Docker Plans FAQs",
      "url": "https://www.docker.com/pricing/faq/",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-13"
    },
    {
      "title": "Deactivate a Docker account",
      "url": "https://docs.docker.com/accounts/deactivate-user-account/",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-13"
    },
    {
      "title": "Docker Subscription Service Agreement",
      "url": "https://www.docker.com/legal/docker-subscription-service-agreement/",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-13"
    }
  ],
  "verified": true,
  "manuallyVerifiedAt": "2026-08-13",
  "nextReviewAt": "2026-10-12",
  "urls": {
    "guide": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/docker",
    "json": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/docker.json",
    "markdown": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/docker.md"
  }
}