What is the stack difference between VirtualBox and Docker for Windows

Question

I want to run Linux application on a Windows operating system. But I’m confused, I have 2 options:

• I can use VirtualBox to run Linux virtual machine with application
• I can use Docker for Windows to run Linux docker image with application

So, which solution is expected to have better performance?

Answer 1

In my opinion you should use Docker instead of VirtualBox.

• Docker is an independent platform, it will run on any operating system like windows, macOS, etc
• Docker provides built-in support for all kind of base images, which will help you to get speedy development.
• With the Docker, you can destroy or re-run image with few/one command.
• Docker provides an easy way to map local folders with VirtualBox you need to configure that.
• VirtualBox is heavy as compared with Docker.
• In Docker, you will always get the fresh/clean environment if you decide to use Continuous Deployment.
• Network mapping and many more things are easily available with Docker.

I hope this helped you out.