HashiCorp Nomad vs Kargo
HashiCorp Nomad
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| Figure | HashiCorp Nomad | Kargo |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $495/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 6 | 2 |
| Spec score · Progressive Delivery Software | 8.7 (#4) | 8.8 (#3) |
| Founded | 2012 | 2021 |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States | Sunnyvale, California, United States |
| Installation | Nomad is distributed as precompiled binaries, OS packages or source; official instructions cover Linux repositories, macOS Homebrew and manual downloads. | The official quickstart offers installation for local Kubernetes setups including Docker Desktop, OrbStack, kind, k3d, and custom environments. |
| Integrations | Nomad integrates with Terraform, Consul, Vault and Waypoint, and its catalog lists 86 integrations including task drivers, observability plugins, packs and autoscaler components. | Kargo integrates with Argo CD Applications, and its quickstart says it works with both Kustomize and Helm configurations. |
| Purpose | Nomad schedules and orchestrates containers, binaries, and virtual machines across cloud, on-premises, and edge environments. | Kargo is a continuous promotion orchestration layer for moving applications through deployment stages, and it complements Argo CD for Kubernetes. |
| Security | Nomad's security mechanisms include mutual TLS, access control lists, namespaces, and Sentinel policies; some multi-tenant features are Enterprise-only. | Kargo’s operator security documentation covers secure configuration, OpenID Connect, access controls, API tokens, and secrets management. |
Plans
HashiCorp Nomad
- Nomad Community EditionPriced on request
- Nomad EnterprisePriced on request
- Nomad Community EditionFree
- Enterprise Self ManagedPriced on request
- FlexPriced on request
- Pay-as-You-GoPriced on request
Kargo
- Akuity Pro (includes 1 Kargo instance)$495 a month
- Akuity Enterprise (includes Kargo)Priced on request
In their own words
HashiCorp Nomad
HashiCorp Nomad has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Kargo
Kargo is an open-source continuous promotion orchestration layer for moving applications through deployment stages in Kubernetes environments. It complements Argo CD, with customizable pipelines for advancing changes from one environment to another and a view of changes across environments. Kargo tracks updates from Git artifacts, container images, Helm charts, and other artifacts. Verification checks can run at stages before an artifact advances downstream. Documented promotion steps include Git operations, Helm, Kustomize, Argo CD, and HTTP requests to external services. Kargo Enterprise additionally lists Jira, ServiceNow, JFrog Evidence, GitHub Actions, and Slack or email notifications, and can automatically return a stage to its last stable artifact when verification fails. The open-source distribution uses the Apache 2.0 license. A basic installation requires a Kubernetes cluster, and the documentation says Kargo works best paired with Argo CD. Its default configuration is suitable only for trying it in a local cluster that is not internet-facing. The open-source distribution has no time- or severity-bound backport guarantee for security fixes. Akuity Pro, including one Kargo instance, is listed at $495 a month; Enterprise pricing is available by contacting sales.