Sonatype Nexus Repository Reviews

Name: Sonatype Nexus Repository
Brand: Sonatype
Rating: 4.1 (15 reviews)

Vendor: Sonatype

4.1 out of 5

15 reviews
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What is Sonatype Nexus Repository?

Nexus Repository is powered by Repository Manager, the same technology engine found in our OSS version deployed at more than 100,000 organziations world-wide. It is Built on the shoulders of Maven, Repository Manager supports all popular component formats and brings your entire development organization together. It includes staging and release functionality that provides support for operations and quality assurance processes prior to production and gives you instant insight into potential component security, license, and quality issues, enabling teams to take corrective action early and quickly.

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Sonatype Nexus Repository is the #1 ranked solution in top Software Distribution solutions and top Repository Managers. PeerSpot users give Sonatype Nexus Repository an average rating of 8.2 out of 10. Sonatype Nexus Repository is most commonly compared to JFrog Artifactory: Sonatype Nexus Repository vs JFrog Artifactory. Sonatype Nexus Repository is popular among the large enterprise segment, accounting for 64% of users researching this solution on PeerSpot. The top industry researching this solution are professionals from a financial services firm, accounting for 20% of all views.

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CuneytGurses

DevOps Engineer at Sonne Technology, Inc.

Particularly concerning OSF-type licenses, while they support a multitude of features, there's room for improvement in the single point transform, especially for grouping. It appears that currently, the grouping functionality is not robust, particularly for Docker images within a group. The support for this aspect seems to be contingent on the license type. For instance, with the Voss license type, there is a noticeable absence of support for this feature. This is an area that could benefit from enhancement in the upcoming updates.

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Joseph_Lim

Principal Engineer at Interos Solutions, Inc.

One issue is that Nexus Repository doesn't have an end-to-end solution that helps developers easily sign an image and store it or to deploy that image if it's not signed. We're looking for other tools to help us with that. We'll continue to use Nexus but only for storing our artifacts. It would be great if Nexus had some features to help us maintain our container images as well. The solution could be more intuitive. We are using goharbor for our container registry. It has a feature that helps us to define a pattern and other features that have allowed us to configure the container images more easily. In that sense, Nexus is not as feature-rich. I'm hoping that the features we use on goharbor will be integrated into Nexus and then we won't need as many tools to run our infrastructure.

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Kulbhushan Mayer

DevOps Practitioner at a recreational facilities/services company with 11-50 employees

One feature that needs changing is their pricing model. They are charging a huge amount. The way they charge it's too much. In addition, they should have some feature where we can move a specific repository from one instance of Nexus to another instance of Nexus. As of now, this feature doesn't exist. With the recent upgrade, when they moved from 2.x to 3.x, they made a couple of changes in the backend regarding how data is saved. That, again, makes it a bit difficult to move the changes. So the feature that I would suggest is the capability to move repositories that people have configured in their systems from one instance to the other. If they had this feature, it would be very effective.

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Sonatype Nexus Repository mindshare

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As of May 2025, the mindshare of Sonatype Nexus Repository in the Software Distribution category stands at 24.4%, up from 17.2% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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PeerResearch reports based on Sonatype Nexus Repository reviews

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Product	Reviews, tips, and advice from real users	May 20, 2025	Download

Title	Rating	Mindshare	Recommending
JFrog Artifactory	3.9	N/A	87%	7 interviews Add to research
Archiva	0.0	N/A	0%	0 interviews Add to research

Valuable Features

"Sonatype Nexus Repository has a valuable internal scanner feature."
"Primarily, the extensive support for a wide range of packages is a crucial factor. The effectiveness of new-age package managers is often determined by the breadth of packages they can handle. In this regard, Nexus Repository Manager 3 stands out for its comprehensive coverage, accommodating a vast array of packages widely utilized across the globe. This inclusivity enables easy access to a diverse range of packages, making it a pivotal aspect of its functionality."
"The customer service and support are good ."

Room for Improvement

"They should provide automation for adding container images and artifacts in compliance with security requirements."
"Particularly concerning OSF-type licenses, while they support a multitude of features, there's room for improvement in the single point transform, especially for grouping. It appears that currently, the grouping functionality is not robust, particularly for Docker images within a group. The support for this aspect seems to be contingent on the license type. For instance, with the Voss license type, there is a noticeable absence of support for this feature. This is an area that could benefit from enhancement in the upcoming updates."
"If your emphasis shifts towards NPM products or NuGet, using Nexus is still feasible but may require more effort. The tool is more centered around Maven, making it a bit challenging to seamlessly integrate with NPM."

Pricing

"I use the open-source version of the product, which is free of cost."
"The cost is managed by the client."
"There were costs in addition to the standard licensing fees. The standard is free."

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