Docker on MacOS is still slow?

Info 06/01/2025 Update: Many readers requested the inclusion of OrbStack in the benchmarks. This update introduces OrbStack&rsquo;s performance data, along with updated insights and comparisons. TLDR # Two years after my first analysis of Docker performance on MacOS , things have improved significantly . VirtioFS is now much faster (bind mounts are only 3x slower instead of 5-6x) , and we have new…