# exo vs Nomad

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | exo | Nomad |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 77/100 ✓ | 76/100 |
| Rank in category | #5 of 25 in LLM Inference | #2 of 11 in Container Orchestration |
| GitHub stars | 48 070 ✓ | 17 047 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +447 ✓ | +78 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 7 | 19 ✓ |
| Latest release | v1.0.71 · 23 Apr 2026 | ent-changelog-1.10.18 · 28 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Other |
| Main language | Python | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

exo scores 77/100 against 76/100 for Nomad, so it is the safer default.

Nomad ships more often: 19 stable releases in the past year, against 7 for exo.

If you want the quickest setup, exo is easier to run; Nomad needs more configuration.

exo is growing faster right now (+447 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [exo](https://selfhost.directory/project/exo) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/exo.md)
- [Nomad](https://selfhost.directory/project/nomad) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/nomad.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/exo-vs-nomad