The short answer
- debian:bookworm-slim is 3.3 MB smaller unpacked on amd64 (78 MB vs 81 MB, 4% less).
- As a download, debian:bookworm-slim is 28 MB compressed against 30 MB for debian:trixie-slim: 1.1× less to pull.
- debian:trixie-slim has fewer known vulnerabilities: 164 (43 critical or high) against 224 (49 critical or high) in debian:bookworm-slim.
- 0 of debian:trixie-slim's 164 findings have a fixed version available upstream.
- 2 of debian:bookworm-slim's 224 findings have a fixed version available upstream.
- Base OS: debian:trixie-slim is built on Debian 13.7 (trixie); debian:bookworm-slim on Debian 12.15 (bookworm).
- Packages detected: 78 in debian:trixie-slim, 88 in debian:bookworm-slim.
- Filesystem layers: 1 vs 1.
- Platforms: only debian:trixie-slim ships arm/v5, riscv64, s390x.
| debian:trixie-slim | debian:bookworm-slim | |
|---|---|---|
| Download, amd64 | 30 MB | 28 MB |
| Unpacked, amd64 | 81 MB | 78 MB |
| Download, arm64 | 30 MB | 28 MB |
| Base OS | Debian 13.7 (trixie) | Debian 12.15 (bookworm) |
| Layers | 1 | 1 |
| Packages | 78 | 88 |
| Files | 2,661 | 3,243 |
| Known vulnerabilities | H 43M 60L 60? 1 | C 1H 48M 89L 83? 3 |
| Default user | root | root |
| Platforms | 8 | 5 |
| Last pushed | 4 days ago | 4 days ago |
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Highlighted cells are lower (smaller or fewer). Sizes from Docker Hub checked 2026-11-01; measurements and SBOMs from 2026-10-26 and 2026-10-26; vulnerability database 2026-11-01. Methodology.