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Juju vs Nomad: catalog facts
Juju	Nomad
Free Free and open source; Canonical offers commercial support separately.	Free Free to download and run from HashiCorp's install page.
Windows, Linux, Command line	Self-hosted, Command line
Works across Kubernetes, virtual machines and public clouds Charms package reusable operations logic	Schedules containers and plain binaries alongside each other Runs on premises or across clouds
Charm-based model has a learning curve Aimed at operating server infrastructure rather than single machines	Aimed at clusters, which is more than a single machine needs Source-available license rather than open source
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Closed source
License not stated	License: BUSL-1.1
No account 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 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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