HashiCorp Nomad
A distributed workload orchestrator for managing containerized and non-containerized applications across multiple machines and environments.
- Vendor
- HashiCorp
- Also known as
- hashicorp-nomad
What is HashiCorp Nomad?
Nomad is an orchestration platform for deploying and managing diverse applications—containers, legacy services, and batch jobs—at scale across on-premises and cloud infrastructure. It combines scheduling, resource allocation, and state management into a single self-contained system.
HashiCorp Nomad pricing
We don't have HashiCorp Nomad's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.
What HashiCorp Nomad does
The capabilities that matter for container orchestration tools, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Orchestration scope
- Custom scheduler
- Hosting
- Cloud + self-hosted
- OCI / CRI compliant
- -
- CNCF Certified Kubernetes conformant
- -
- Rootless operation
- -
- Daemonless architecture
- -
- Windows containers
- -
- ARM architecture support
- -
- GPU scheduling
- ✓
- Stateful workloads
- -
- Built-in networking / CNI
- -
- Vendor-managed control plane
- ✗
- CNCF maturity
- -
- GUI dashboard
- -
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- CLI
- macOS
- Linux
- Windows
- Cloud / SaaS
- On-premise
Integrations (7)
Independently observed- Consul
- Vault
- Docker
- Podman
- QEMU
- Java
- Terraform
Security & compliance
Known vulnerabilities: 0 (0 in the last 12 months) sourcea count reflects scale & disclosure, not quality
HashiCorp Nomad FAQ
Common questions about HashiCorp Nomad, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is 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 It is indexed under Container Orchestration Tools.
Source: https://www.nomadproject.io
Is HashiCorp Nomad free to use?
HashiCorp Nomad is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
Source: https://www.nomadproject.io
What platforms does HashiCorp Nomad support?
HashiCorp Nomad supports Windows, macOS, Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.
Source: https://www.nomadproject.io
Can HashiCorp Nomad be self-hosted?
Yes. HashiCorp Nomad can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.
Source: https://www.nomadproject.io
What does HashiCorp Nomad integrate with?
We have confirmed 6 integrations for HashiCorp Nomad, including Consul, Vault, Docker, Podman, QEMU and Java. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.
Source: https://www.nomadproject.io
What security certifications does HashiCorp Nomad have?
We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and ISO 27001 for HashiCorp Nomad. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as HashiCorp Nomad not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.
HashiCorp Nomad alternatives
Other container orchestration tools we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- Google Kubernetes EngineA managed Kubernetes platform that abstracts away cluster operations and infrastructure managementlow · 40%
- DockerPlatform for building, packaging, and running containerized applicationsmedium · 65%
- KubernetesOpen-source system for automating containerized application deployment, scaling, and managementlow · 30%
- BuildahA command-line tool for building Open Container Initiative-compliant container imageslow · 41%
- containerdlow · 33%
- HelmPackage manager for Kubernetes applicationslow · 41%
Compare HashiCorp Nomad
Side by side against other container orchestration tools, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for HashiCorp Nomad, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Security posture | 70 | 0.12 | 8.1 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 50 | 0.16 | 7.9 | ✓ |
| Development activity | 55 | 0.09 | 5.2 | ✓ |
| Price level | 100 | 0.04 | 4.2 | ✓ |
| Dependent projects | 55 | 0.06 | 3.5 | ✓ |
| Security score | 75 | 0.04 | 3.2 | ✓ |
| Stars | 80 | 0.03 | 2.1 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 29 | 0.06 | 1.8 | ✓ |
| Pricing transparency | 25 | 0.06 | 1.6 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 17 | 0.08 | 1.5 | ✓ |
| Release cadence | 0 | 0.05 | 0.0 | - |
| Package downloads | 0 | 0.14 | 0.0 | - |
| Developer Q&A activity | 0 | 0.06 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Activity
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Commits last 30d | 56 | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 65% |
Adoption
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 6 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 62% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Hosting: both · Orchestration: custom · Gpu scheduling: Yes · Managed control plane: No | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 3 | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | Go | highsource · 2026-09-10 · 90% |
Pricing
Release
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| History | 20 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 70% |
Reliability
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Status page | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 60% |
Security
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure policy | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 60% |
| Iso27001 | Yes | highsource · 2026-08-01 · 75% |
| Soc2 | Yes | highsource · 2026-08-01 · 75% |
| Scorecard | 7.5 | highsource · 2026-09-10 · 90% |
| Vulnerabilities | 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 | highsource · 2026-09-10 · 90% |
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