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K3s vs Nomad: catalog facts
K3s	Nomad
Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…	Free Free to download and run from HashiCorp's install page.
Linux, Self-hosted, Command line	Self-hosted, Command line
Single binary installs a conformant cluster in under a minute Runs comfortably on small ARM boards and low-memory hosts	Schedules containers and plain binaries alongside each other Runs on premises or across clouds
Defaults to SQLite for a single server; high availability needs etcd or an external database Bundled Traefik and ServiceLB have to be disabled if you prefer your own	Aimed at clusters, which is more than a single machine needs Source-available license rather than open source
Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Closed source
License: Apache-2.0	License: BUSL-1.1
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 September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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