# NuGet vs Verdaccio

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Verdaccio

| Attribute | NuGet | Verdaccio |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 46.3 (39% (low)) | 67.6 (78% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 34 | 36 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 9 | 4,188 |
| adoption.github_stars | 1,642 | 17,843 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | - | 635,930 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | NuGet is the official central repository for .NET packages. It allows developers to author, discover, and integrate reusable code libraries and components into their .NET applications. | Verdaccio is an open-source, lightweight registry for managing npm packages locally within an organization. It runs with minimal configuration, proxies remote registries to cache packages locally, and supports private package hosting without requiring external infrastructure. |
| features.capabilities | `{"role":"public_registry","ecosystem":"dotnet","deployment":"both","open_source":"oss","pricing_model":"free","package_formats":"single"}` | `{"role":"private_hosted_registry","ecosystem":"js","deployment":"cli_local","open_source":"oss","pricing_model":"free","upstream_proxy":true,"package_formats":"single","private_packages":true,"vuln_license_scanning":true,"lockfile_deterministic":true,"supply_chain_integrity":true}` |
| integrations.count | 5 | 14 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Visual Studio"},{"name":"Visual Studio Code"},{"name":"GitHub Codespaces"},{"name":"Azure DevOps"},{"name":"Azure DevOps Server"}]` | `[{"name":"npm"},{"name":"yarn"},{"name":"pnpm"},{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"Helm"},{"name":"Amazon S3"},{"name":"Google Cloud Storage"},{"name":"Snyk"},{"name":"Ansible"},{"name":"nx"},{"name":"create-react-app"},{"name":"Angular CLI"},{"name":"Storybook"}]` |
| language.primary | C# | TypeScript |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Free and open-source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.nuget.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T08:32:34.991Z"}` | `{"type":"free","summary":"Free and open source; optional donations accepted starting from $1/month","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://verdaccio.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T11:02:54.943Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | free |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 34 | 4 |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/NuGet/NuGetGallery/releases/tag/v2024.12.06","date":"2024-12-06T21:44:49Z","type":"stable","version":"v2024.12.06"},{"url":"https://github.com/NuGet/NuGetGallery/releases/tag/v2024.12.05","date":"2024-12-05T17:52:55Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v2024.12.05"},{"url":"https://github.com/NuGet/NuGetGallery/releases/tag/v2023.04.25","date":"2023-04-27T14:26:06Z","type":"stable","version":"v2023.04.25"},{"url":"https://github.com/NuGet/NuGetGallery/releases/tag/v2023.02.27","date":"2023-02-27T16:09:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v2023.02.27"},{"url":"https://github.com/NuGet/NuGetGallery/releases/tag/v2022.10.19","date":"2022-10-31T17:21:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v2022.10.19"},{"url":"https://github.com/NuGet/NuGetGallery/releases/tag/v2021.04.08","date":"2021-04-09T04:30:39Z","type":"stable","version":"v2021.04.08"},{"url":"https://github.com/NuGet/NuGetGallery/releases/tag/v2020.06.09","date":"2020-06-09T17:19:40Z","type":"stable","version":"v2020.06.09"},{"url":"https://github.com/NuGet/NuGetGallery/releases/tag/v2019.06.24","date":"2019-07-01T22:13:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v2019.06.24"},{"url":"https://github.com/NuGet/NuGetGallery/releases/tag/v2019.01.14","date":"2019-01-15T21:00:46Z","type":"stable","version":"v2019.01.14"},{"url":"https://github.com/NuGet/NuGetGallery/releases/tag/v2018.12.12","date":"2018-12-13T00:24:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v2018.12.12"},{"url":"https://github.com/NuGet/NuGetGallery/releases/tag/v2018.11.12","date":"2018-11-13T02:24:57Z","type":"stable","version":"v2018.11.12"},{"url":"https://github.com/NuGet/NuGetGallery/releases/tag/v2018.10.20","date":"2018-10-19T23:09:46Z","type":"stable","version":"v2018.10.20"},{"url":"https://github.com/NuGet/NuGetGallery/releases/tag/v2018.11.05","date":"2018-11-06T23:33:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v2018.11.05"},{"url":"https://github.com/NuGet/NuGetGallery/releases/tag/v2018.09.25","date":"2018-09-26T22:26:36Z","type":"stable","version":"v2018.09.25"},{"url":"https://github.com/NuGet/NuGetGallery/releases/tag/v2018.08.08","date":"2018-08-20T22:47:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v2018.08.08"},{"url":"https://github.com/NuGet/NuGetGallery/releases/tag/v2018.08.01","date":"2018-08-20T22:47:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v2018.08.01"},{"url":"https://github.com/NuGet/NuGetGallery/releases/tag/v2018.07.16","date":"2018-07-17T18:54:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v2018.07.16"},{"url":"https://github.com/NuGet/NuGetGallery/releases/tag/v2018.11.06","date":"2018-06-12T02:54:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v2018.11.06"},{"url":"https://github.com/NuGet/NuGetGallery/releases/tag/v2018.05.21","date":"2018-05-25T18:25:31Z","type":"stable","version":"v2018.05.21"},{"url":"https://github.com/NuGet/NuGetGallery/releases/tag/v2018.05.08","date":"2018-05-15T22:26:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v2018.05.08"}]` | `[{"url":"https://github.com/verdaccio/verdaccio/releases/tag/v7.0.0-next-7.24","date":"2026-08-18T16:52:43Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v7.0.0-next-7.24"},{"url":"https://github.com/verdaccio/verdaccio/releases/tag/v6.10.0","date":"2026-08-18T06:06:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.10.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/verdaccio/verdaccio/releases/tag/v6.9.3","date":"2026-08-17T21:52:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.9.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/verdaccio/verdaccio/releases/tag/v6.9.2","date":"2026-08-02T17:52:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.9.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/verdaccio/verdaccio/releases/tag/v6.9.1","date":"2026-08-02T08:26:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.9.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/verdaccio/verdaccio/releases/tag/v6.9.0","date":"2026-07-26T20:05:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.9.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/verdaccio/verdaccio/releases/tag/v6.8.0","date":"2026-07-13T20:50:22Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/verdaccio/verdaccio/releases/tag/v7.0.0-next-7.23","date":"2026-07-11T12:39:21Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v7.0.0-next-7.23"},{"url":"https://github.com/verdaccio/verdaccio/releases/tag/v6.7.4","date":"2026-06-21T08:01:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.7.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/verdaccio/verdaccio/releases/tag/v6.7.3","date":"2026-06-21T06:24:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.7.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/verdaccio/verdaccio/releases/tag/v7.0.0-next-7.22","date":"2026-06-20T17:56:52Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v7.0.0-next-7.22"},{"url":"https://github.com/verdaccio/verdaccio/releases/tag/v7.0.0-next-7.21","date":"2026-06-11T20:52:43Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v7.0.0-next-7.21"},{"url":"https://github.com/verdaccio/verdaccio/releases/tag/v6.7.2","date":"2026-05-25T12:56:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.7.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/verdaccio/verdaccio/releases/tag/v6.7.1","date":"2026-05-16T15:02:40Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.7.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/verdaccio/verdaccio/releases/tag/v6.7.0","date":"2026-05-16T14:32:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/verdaccio/verdaccio/releases/tag/v6.6.2","date":"2026-05-14T18:23:18Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.6.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/verdaccio/verdaccio/releases/tag/v6.6.0","date":"2026-05-10T13:22:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.6.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/verdaccio/verdaccio/releases/tag/v6.5.2","date":"2026-04-19T10:30:14Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.5.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/verdaccio/verdaccio/releases/tag/v6.5.1","date":"2026-04-16T20:18:01Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.5.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/verdaccio/verdaccio/releases/tag/v6.5.0","date":"2026-04-11T09:58:32Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.5.0"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 5 | 6.9 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=nuget&package_name=nuget.services.build&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"count":1,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=verdaccio&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":"MODERATE"}` |

## Capabilities (Package Registries)

| Capability | NuGet | Verdaccio |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Role | Public registry | Private hosted registry |
| **Ecosystem** |  |  |
| Ecosystem / language | .NET | JavaScript |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Deployment | Both | CLI-local |
| **Formats** |  |  |
| Package formats supported | Single ecosystem | Single ecosystem |
| **Hosting** |  |  |
| Private / scoped packages | - | ✓ |
| Upstream proxy / caching | - | ✓ |
| **Resolution** |  |  |
| Lockfile / deterministic installs | - | ✓ |
| Workspaces / monorepo | - | - |
| Content-addressable store | - | - |
| **Supply chain** |  |  |
| Supply-chain integrity | - | ✓ |
| Vulnerability / licence scanning | - | ✓ |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Openness | Open-source | Open-source |
| **Pricing** |  |  |
| Pricing model | Free / OSS | Free / OSS |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T15:17:57.650Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*