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HashiCorp Nomad
San Francisco, California, United States
What it is
HashiCorp Nomad schedules containers, binaries, and virtual machines across cloud, on-premises, and edge settings. It can run containers, older applications, and batch workloads on shared infrastructure, including on edge devices that may not stay connected to central cloud services. For containers, its Docker driver downloads images, maps ports, starts workloads, monitors them, and handles cleanup. Nomad works with Consul for clustering, service discovery, service mesh, and dynamic configuration, and with Vault to fetch workload secrets. Its security controls include mutual TLS, access control lists, namespaces, and Sentinel policies, though some multi-tenant capabilities are Enterprise-only. Nomad is self-hosted, with installation options for Linux, Mac, and Windows as a package or precompiled binary, or from source. HashiCorp says it can scale to thousands of nodes in a cluster and run across private data centers and multiple clouds. A free plan is available; Enterprise adds quotas, audit logging, multi-region deployment, and advanced server management.
For and against
For
- Runs containers, legacy apps, and batch workloads together
- Docker driver manages container startup and cleanup
- Integrates with Consul and Vault
- Free plan available
Against
- Some multi-tenant features are Enterprise-only
- Self-hosted deployment requires installation
The verdict
Nomad covers a range of workloads and deployment environments, with integrations for service management and secrets. Teams should consider its self-hosted model and the Enterprise-only limits on some multi-tenant features.
Who it suits
Nomad suits teams that need to coordinate containers and other workloads across cloud, on-premises, or edge environments. Its free plan may also fit teams exploring self-hosted workload orchestration.
Plans and prices
Nomad Enterprise
Resource quotas · Sentinel policies · Audit logging · Multi-region deployments
Read 15 Sep 2026 · developer.hashicorp.com
Nomad Community Edition
source-available · support through docs, forums, GitHub issues or IBM Support
Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com
Enterprise Self Managed
Contact sales
Read 15 Oct 2026 · hashicorp.com
Flex
Contact sales
Read 15 Oct 2026 · hashicorp.com
Pay-as-You-Go
IBM HashiCorp Cloud Platform
Read 15 Oct 2026 · hashicorp.com
On the record
- Acquisition news
- IBM announced on April 24, 2024 an agreement to acquire HashiCorp for $35 per share in cash, valuing the deal at $6.4 billion.newsroom.ibm.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- API
- Its REST-style HTTP API controls nearly every agent function, uses /v1 routes and listens on port 4646 by default.developer.hashicorp.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- API security
- API requests can use X-Nomad-Token or Bearer ACL credentials, with TLS recommended when authentication is enabled.developer.hashicorp.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- App-store status
- The Apple App Store listing named HashiCorp Nomad Prep identifies itself as an unofficial independent study app, not a HashiCorp product, and has insufficient ratings to display.apps.apple.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Architecture
- Nomad runs as a single process with no external dependencies and supports Linux and Windows clients.developer.hashicorp.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company founding
- Mitchell Hashimoto and Armon Dadgar founded HashiCorp in 2012.hashicorp.com · read 28 Sep 2026
- Company size and location
- LinkedIn lists HashiCorp as founded in 2012, headquartered in San Francisco and employing 1,001–5,000 people.linkedin.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Consul integration
- Nomad integrates with Consul for automatic clustering, service registration and discovery, service mesh, and dynamic configuration.developer.hashicorp.com · read 28 Sep 2026
- Deployment
- Nomad is available as a precompiled binary or package for several operating systems, and can also be built from source.developer.hashicorp.com · read 28 Sep 2026
- Docker
- Nomad's Docker driver handles downloading containers, mapping ports, and starting, watching, and cleaning up containers.developer.hashicorp.com · read 28 Sep 2026
- Docker limitation
- Running Nomad clients inside Docker is not officially supported because clients need extensive host access; the image is intended for CLI pipelines and is not tested as an agent.developer.hashicorp.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Documentation
- The documentation covers HCL job and agent specifications, Nomad Pack, autoscaling, federation, upgrades, Autopilot, Terraform provisioning and community task drivers.developer.hashicorp.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Edge
- Nomad manages workloads on edge devices such as sensors or microcomputers that are not continuously connected to central cloud centers.hashicorp.com · read 28 Sep 2026
- Edge support
- Device plugins let Nomad place workloads on specialized edge hardware within a shared hybrid cluster topology.hashicorp.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Enterprise features
- Nomad Enterprise adds resource quotas, Sentinel policies, audit logging, multi-region deployments, and advanced server management with Nomad Autopilot.docs.hashicorp.com · read 28 Sep 2026
- Installation
- Nomad is distributed as precompiled binaries, OS packages or source; official instructions cover Linux repositories, macOS Homebrew and manual downloads.developer.hashicorp.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Nomad integrates with Terraform, Consul, Vault and Waypoint, and its catalog lists 86 integrations including task drivers, observability plugins, packs and autoscaler components.developer.hashicorp.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Licence
- The repository identifies Nomad as BUSL-1.1 licensed, making it source-available rather than OSI open source; Enterprise files are excluded from the open-source licensing.github.com · read 15 Oct 2026
