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NomadK3s
Free

Free to download and run from HashiCorp's install page.

 Free

The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…

Self-hosted, Command line Linux, Self-hosted, Command line
  • Schedules containers and plain binaries alongside each other
  • Runs on premises or across clouds
  • Single binary installs a conformant cluster in under a minute
  • Runs comfortably on small ARM boards and low-memory hosts
  • Aimed at clusters, which is more than a single machine needs
  • Source-available license rather than open source
  • 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
Downloadable app, Self-hosted Self-hosted
Closed source Open source
License: BUSL-1.1 License: Apache-2.0
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

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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