# AgentOS vs Docker Agent (slim)

> Docker Agent scores 76.5 (BB) on agent readiness against AgentOS's 75.3 (BB), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. AgentOS leads on security & auth. Both do agent frameworks. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Docker Agent scores 76.5 (BB) on agent readiness against AgentOS's 75.3 (BB), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. AgentOS leads on security & auth. Both do agent frameworks.

- AgentOS: BB 75.3, rank #46 of 629 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/agentos.min.md
- Docker Agent: BB 76.5, rank #30 of 629 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/docker-agent.min.md
- AgentOS, good for TypeScript teams that want long-term memory, personas, voice and channel adapters and multi-agent teams in one package, and that will pin versions. Ahead on Security & auth, 81 against 70.
- Docker Agent, good for Teams already on Docker who want agents defined in a file, shared through an OCI registry and run the same way in a terminal, in CI or behind an HTTP, MCP or A2A server. Ahead on Reliability, 88 against 77; Agent ergonomics, 81 against 74; Maintenance & community, 96 against 87; Transparency & trust, 80 against 64. Also No key needed to call it.

| Category | AgentOS | Docker Agent |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 77 | 88 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 92 | 90 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 74 | 81 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 81 | 70 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 87 | 96 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 64 | 80 |

| Fact (where they differ) | AgentOS | Docker Agent |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Framers Lab, Inc. | Docker |
| Auth | API key | None |
| Last release | 2026-10-08 | 2026-10-07 |
| Terms last updated | 2025-11-06 | 2026-08-26 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2025-11-06 | 2026-08-26 |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | yes |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | yes |
| Popularity | 677 stars, 5.3k npm/wk | 4k stars |