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OKD vs Nomad: catalog facts
OKD	Nomad
Free Free community distribution.	Free Free to download and run from HashiCorp's install page.
Linux, Self-hosted	Self-hosted, Command line
Integrated platform with over 100 preinstalled operators Runs in cloud, on bare metal or at the edge	Schedules containers and plain binaries alongside each other Runs on premises or across clouds
Heavy and opinionated compared with plain Kubernetes Needs significant infrastructure to run	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 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 September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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