# Nomad vs SimpleX Chat

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

| | Nomad | SimpleX Chat |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 76/100 ✓ | 74/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 11 in Container Orchestration | #4 of 110 in Chat |
| GitHub stars | 17 049 | 19 612 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +80 | +142 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 19 ✓ | 12 |
| Latest release | ent-changelog-1.10.18 · 28 Oct 2026 ✓ | v7.0.4 · 3 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | Other | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Go | Haskell |

## Which one should you pick?

Nomad scores 76/100 against 74/100 for SimpleX Chat, so it is the safer default.

Nomad ships more often: 19 stable releases in the past year, against 12 for SimpleX Chat.

## Details

- [Nomad](https://selfhost.directory/project/nomad) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/nomad.md)
- [SimpleX Chat](https://selfhost.directory/project/simplex-chat) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/simplex-chat.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/nomad-vs-simplex-chat