Google Cloud Service Mesh vs HashiCorp Nomad
| Google Cloud Service Mesh | HashiCorp Nomad | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | No |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | — | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Web | api, Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Paid from | 0.5 /mo | — |
| Deployment model | hybrid | hybrid |
| Proxy architecture | both | sidecar |
| mTLS support | Yes | Yes |
| Traffic policies | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-cluster support | Yes | Yes |
| Supported platforms | GKE on Google Cloud; Google Distributed Cloud software-only for VMware; Google Distributed Cloud software-only for bare metal; GKE on AWS; GKE on Azure; Amazon EKS; Microsoft AKS | Kubernetes, OpenShift, Nomad, virtual machines, Amazon ECS, AWS Lambda |
Both are listed in Best Service Mesh Platforms. On Inferse, HashiCorp Nomad scores higher on our published basis.