Comparison

HashiCorp Nomad vs Helm

On the evidence we track, Helm leads this comparison with a composite score of 67/100. 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
HashiCorp Nomad55
Helm67
Score
Vioscale score
HashiCorp Nomad55 / 100medium · 59%
Helm67 / 100medium · 60%
Pricing
Free tier
HashiCorp Nomad
Helm
Model
HashiCorp Nomadcommercial
Price level
HashiCorp Nomadfree
Helmfree
Transparent
HashiCorp Nomad
Helm
Integrations
Count
HashiCorp Nomad6
Helm
Reliability
Status page
HashiCorp Nomad
Helm
Adoption
Dependent repos
HashiCorp Nomad1,972
Helm5,000
Github stars
HashiCorp Nomad16,835
Helm30,177
Activity
Commits last 30d
HashiCorp Nomad66
Helm100
Release
Cadence days
HashiCorp Nomad
Helm2
History
HashiCorp Nomad20 items
License
Spdx
HashiCorp Nomad
Language
Primary
HashiCorp NomadGo
HelmGo
Market
Availability
HashiCorp Nomad

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

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

Helm

Leader

Helm provides a templated configuration system and package manager for Kubernetes applications, allowing users to define complex multi-component deployments as reusable, versioned, and shareable packages.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

HashiCorp Nomad

Open source
as of verify ↗

Helm

Leader
Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

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

Integrations

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

HashiCorp Nomad

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

Helm

Leader

Not documented yet.

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