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

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