Comparison

Docker vs HashiCorp Nomad

On the evidence we track, Docker leads this comparison with a composite score of 71/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Docker full profile →HashiCorp Nomad full profile →

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★Docker71

HashiCorp Nomad55

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	DockerLeader	HashiCorp Nomad
Vioscale score	71 / 100medium · 66%updating	55 / 100medium · 59%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	-
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	6
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Iso27001security.iso27001	✓	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	9.1	7.5
Soc2security.soc2	✓	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 13 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fmoby%2Fmoby&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 4 · Max severity: HIGH	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fhashicorp%2Fnomad%2Fapi&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	1,657	1,972
Github starsadoption.github_stars	72,001	16,835
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	66
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	3	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Go	Go
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US	-

Score

Vioscale score

Docker71 / 100medium · 66%updating

HashiCorp Nomad55 / 100medium · 59%updating

Pricing

Free tier

Docker✓

HashiCorp Nomad✓

Model

Dockercommercial

HashiCorp Nomadcommercial

Price level

Dockerlow

HashiCorp Nomadfree

Transparent

Docker✓

HashiCorp Nomad–

Integrations

Count

Docker–

HashiCorp Nomad6

Security

Disclosure policy

Docker✓

HashiCorp Nomad✓

Gdpr

Docker✓

HashiCorp Nomad–

Iso27001

Docker✓

HashiCorp Nomad✓

Scorecard

Docker9.1

HashiCorp Nomad7.5

Soc2

Docker✓

HashiCorp Nomad✓

Vulnerabilities

DockerCount: 13 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fmoby%2Fmoby&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 4 · Max severity: HIGH

HashiCorp NomadCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fhashicorp%2Fnomad%2Fapi&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

Docker✓

HashiCorp Nomad✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Docker1,657

HashiCorp Nomad1,972

Github stars

Docker72,001

HashiCorp Nomad16,835

Activity

Commits last 30d

Docker100

HashiCorp Nomad66

Release

Cadence days

Docker3

HashiCorp Nomad–

History

Docker20 items

HashiCorp Nomad20 items

License

Spdx

DockerApache-2.0

HashiCorp Nomad–

Language

Primary

DockerGo

HashiCorp NomadGo

Market

Availability

DockerAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

HashiCorp Nomad–

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Container Orchestration Tools
Capability	Docker	HashiCorp Nomad
Core
Orchestration scope	Swarm / Compose	Custom scheduler
Deployment
Hosting	Cloud + self-hosted	Cloud + self-hosted
Standards
OCI / CRI compliant	-	-
CNCF Certified Kubernetes conformant	-	-
Security
Rootless operation	✓	-
Architecture
Daemonless architecture	-	-
Platform
Windows containers	✓	-
ARM architecture support	-	-
Workloads
GPU scheduling	-	-
Stateful workloads	-	-
Networking
Built-in networking / CNI	✓	-
Ops
Vendor-managed control plane	-	✗
Ecosystem
CNCF maturity	-	-
UX
GUI dashboard	✓	-

Core

Orchestration scope

DockerSwarm / Compose

HashiCorp NomadCustom scheduler

Deployment

Hosting

DockerCloud + self-hosted

HashiCorp NomadCloud + self-hosted

Standards

OCI / CRI compliant

Docker-

HashiCorp Nomad-

CNCF Certified Kubernetes conformant

Docker-

HashiCorp Nomad-

Security

Rootless operation

Docker✓

HashiCorp Nomad-

Architecture

Daemonless architecture

Docker-

HashiCorp Nomad-

Platform

Windows containers

Docker✓

HashiCorp Nomad-

ARM architecture support

Docker-

HashiCorp Nomad-

Workloads

GPU scheduling

Docker-

HashiCorp Nomad-

Stateful workloads

Docker-

HashiCorp Nomad-

Networking

Built-in networking / CNI

Docker✓

HashiCorp Nomad-

Ops

Vendor-managed control plane

Docker-

HashiCorp Nomad✗

Ecosystem

CNCF maturity

Docker-

HashiCorp Nomad-

GUI dashboard

Docker✓

HashiCorp Nomad-

What each one is

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

Docker

Leader

Docker provides a complete containerization ecosystem combining open-source components and tools (via the Moby project) with commercial products. It allows applications and their dependencies to be bundled into containers for consistent deployment across cloud and on-premise environments, with both managed and self-hosted deployment options.

Independently observed

HashiCorp Nomad

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.

Docker

Leader

from $9/moHybridFree tier

From free (Personal tier) to $24/seat/month (Business). Docker Hardened Images starting at $5k/repo (Select tier).

Docker PersonalFree
- Docker Desktop
- Docker Engine + Kubernetes
- Docker Hub
- Docker Scout
- Docker Debug
Docker Pro$9/seat/month (monthly billing) or $11/seat/month (annual billing)
- Docker Build Cloud
- Testcontainers Cloud
- Synchronized File Shares
- Docker Scout health scores visibility
- 5 business day support
Docker Team$15/seat/month (monthly billing) or $16/seat/month (annual billing)
- Add users in bulk
- Audit logs
- Docker Hub role-based access control
- 2 business day support
Docker BusinessContact sales
- Hardened Docker Desktop
- Single Sign-On (SSO)
- SCIM user provisioning
- Image and Registry Access Management
- Desktop Insights Dashboard
- +3 more

as of 2026-08-05verify ↗

HashiCorp Nomad

Open source

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Docker	HashiCorp Nomad
WebPlatforms	✓	✗
macOSPlatforms	✗	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✗	✓
HybridDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Docker✓

HashiCorp Nomad✗

macOS

Docker✗

HashiCorp Nomad✓

Windows

Docker✓

HashiCorp Nomad✓

Linux

Docker✓

HashiCorp Nomad✓

CLI

Docker✓

HashiCorp Nomad✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Docker✓

HashiCorp Nomad✓

Self-hosted

Docker✓

HashiCorp Nomad✓

On-premise

Docker✗

HashiCorp Nomad✓

Hybrid

Docker✗

HashiCorp Nomad✓

Integrations

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

Docker

Leader

Not documented yet.

HashiCorp Nomad

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.