Comparison

Amazon EKS vs HashiCorp Nomad

On the evidence we track, HashiCorp Nomad leads this comparison with a composite score of 55/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Amazon EKS46
HashiCorp Nomad55
Score
Vioscale score
Amazon EKS46 / 100medium · 73%
HashiCorp Nomad55 / 100medium · 59%
Pricing
Free tier
Amazon EKS
HashiCorp Nomad
Model
Amazon EKSfreemium
HashiCorp Nomadcommercial
Price level
Amazon EKSlow
HashiCorp Nomadfree
Transparent
Amazon EKS
HashiCorp Nomad
Integrations
Count
Amazon EKS11
HashiCorp Nomad6
Security
Disclosure policy
Amazon EKS
HashiCorp Nomad
Fedramp
Amazon EKS
HashiCorp Nomad
Gdpr
Amazon EKS
HashiCorp Nomad
Hipaa
Amazon EKS
HashiCorp Nomad
Iso27001
Amazon EKS
HashiCorp Nomad
Pci
Amazon EKS
HashiCorp Nomad
Scorecard
Amazon EKS
HashiCorp Nomad7.5
Soc2
Amazon EKS
HashiCorp Nomad
Reliability
Status page
Amazon EKS
HashiCorp Nomad
Adoption
Dependent repos
Amazon EKS
HashiCorp Nomad1,972
Github stars
Amazon EKS
HashiCorp Nomad16,835
Activity
Commits last 30d
Amazon EKS
HashiCorp Nomad66
Release
History
Amazon EKS
HashiCorp Nomad20 items
Language
Primary
Amazon EKS
HashiCorp NomadGo
Market
Availability

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for container orchestration tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Orchestration scope
Amazon EKSKubernetes
HashiCorp NomadCustom scheduler
Deployment
Hosting
Amazon EKSCloud + self-hosted
HashiCorp NomadCloud + self-hosted
Standards
OCI / CRI compliant
Amazon EKS-
HashiCorp Nomad-
CNCF Certified Kubernetes conformant
Amazon EKS-
HashiCorp Nomad-
Security
Rootless operation
Amazon EKS-
HashiCorp Nomad-
Architecture
Daemonless architecture
Amazon EKS-
HashiCorp Nomad-
Platform
Windows containers
Amazon EKS-
HashiCorp Nomad-
ARM architecture support
Amazon EKS-
HashiCorp Nomad-
Workloads
GPU scheduling
Amazon EKS-
HashiCorp Nomad-
Stateful workloads
Amazon EKS-
HashiCorp Nomad-
Networking
Built-in networking / CNI
Amazon EKS-
HashiCorp Nomad-
Ops
Vendor-managed control plane
Amazon EKS
HashiCorp Nomad
Ecosystem
CNCF maturity
Amazon EKS-
HashiCorp Nomad-
UX
GUI dashboard
Amazon EKS
HashiCorp Nomad-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Amazon EKS

A fully managed Kubernetes platform that automates cluster and infrastructure management, allowing teams to build and run production-grade containerized workloads with AWS's operational reliability and security. Supports unified workload management across cloud, on-premises, and edge locations.

Independently observed

HashiCorp Nomad

Leader

A simple and flexible scheduler and orchestrator to deploy and manage containers and non-containerized applications across on-prem and clouds at scale

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Amazon EKS

from $0.10/moUsage-based

From $0.10 per cluster per hour. No minimum fees or upfront commitments. Additional charges for compute resources (EC2, EBS, IP addresses, cross-AZ traffic).

  • Standard Kubernetes version support$0.10 per cluster per hour (standard support for 14 months after release)
  • Extended Kubernetes version support$0.60 per cluster per hour (extended support for 12 months after standard support ends)
as of verify ↗

HashiCorp Nomad

Leader
Open source
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Amazon EKS
HashiCorp Nomad
macOS
Amazon EKS
HashiCorp Nomad
Windows
Amazon EKS
HashiCorp Nomad
Linux
Amazon EKS
HashiCorp Nomad
CLI
Amazon EKS
HashiCorp Nomad
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Amazon EKS
HashiCorp Nomad
Self-hosted
Amazon EKS
HashiCorp Nomad
On-premise
Amazon EKS
HashiCorp Nomad
Hybrid
Amazon EKS
HashiCorp Nomad

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Amazon EKS

11 total
  • Cast AI
  • Tailscale
  • 1Password
  • Okta
  • Trend Micro
  • Orca Security
  • Vanta
  • Arctic Wolf
  • Asana
  • LucidLink
  • Brave Search API
Independently observed

HashiCorp Nomad

Leader
6 total
  • Consul
  • Vault
  • Docker
  • Podman
  • QEMU
  • Java
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.