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Consul Template vs confd: catalog facts
Consul Template	confd
Free Free and open source under the Mozilla Public License 2.0.	Free Free and open source under the MIT license.
Command line	Command line
Renders files from Consul, Vault, or Nomad data Watches for changes and updates templates	Renders local configuration files from templates Supports several data backends and environment variables
Requires a Consul, Vault, or Nomad cluster	Some removed template functions are unavailable in current versions
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MPL-2.0	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026

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