# Sonatype Nexus Repository vs Verdaccio

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Verdaccio

| Attribute | Sonatype Nexus Repository | Verdaccio |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 53.7 (42% (low)) | 67.6 (78% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 36 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 94 | 4,188 |
| adoption.github_stars | 2,628 | 17,843 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | - | 635,930 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A centralized repository for organizing, storing, and distributing software binaries, containers, and machine learning models across development pipelines. Supports multiple package ecosystems and provides enterprise-grade security, access control, and artifact traceability. | 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":"private_hosted_registry","ecosystem":"polyglot","deployment":"both","open_source":"open_core","pricing_model":"free","upstream_proxy":true,"package_formats":"multi","private_packages":true,"vuln_license_scanning":true,"supply_chain_integrity":true}` | `{"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 | 10 | 14 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"Maven"},{"name":"npm"},{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"Hugging Face"},{"name":"PyPI"},{"name":"NuGet"},{"name":"Jenkins"},{"name":"Codespaces"}]` | `[{"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 | Java | TypeScript |
| license.spdx | EPL-1.0 | MIT |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"free","summary":"Free tier available (Free Nexus Repo)","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.sonatype.com/products/sonatype-nexus-repository","retrievedAt":"2026-08-01T15:39:44.091Z"}` | `{"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 | freemium | free |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 10 | 4 |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/sonatype/nexus-public/releases/tag/release-3.95.2-01","date":"2026-08-22T05:01:39Z","type":"stable","version":"release-3.95.2-01"},{"url":"https://github.com/sonatype/nexus-public/releases/tag/release-3.90.5-01","date":"2026-08-17T20:42:30Z","type":"stable","version":"release-3.90.5-01"},{"url":"https://github.com/sonatype/nexus-public/releases/tag/release-3.95.1-01","date":"2026-08-13T20:27:02Z","type":"stable","version":"release-3.95.1-01"},{"url":"https://github.com/sonatype/nexus-public/releases/tag/release-3.95.0-07","date":"2026-08-06T22:16:26Z","type":"stable","version":"release-3.95.0-07"},{"url":"https://github.com/sonatype/nexus-public/releases/tag/release-3.94.1-06","date":"2026-07-24T23:20:47Z","type":"stable","version":"release-3.94.1-06"},{"url":"https://github.com/sonatype/nexus-public/releases/tag/release-3.94.0-12","date":"2026-07-14T14:10:19Z","type":"stable","version":"release-3.94.0-12"},{"url":"https://github.com/sonatype/nexus-public/releases/tag/release-3.90.4-01","date":"2026-07-02T16:38:37Z","type":"stable","version":"release-3.90.4-01"},{"url":"https://github.com/sonatype/nexus-public/releases/tag/release-3.93.2-01","date":"2026-06-25T22:20:14Z","type":"stable","version":"release-3.93.2-01"},{"url":"https://github.com/sonatype/nexus-public/releases/tag/release-3.93.1-04","date":"2026-06-19T19:21:56Z","type":"stable","version":"release-3.93.1-04"},{"url":"https://github.com/sonatype/nexus-public/releases/tag/release-3.93.0-06","date":"2026-06-05T00:19:14Z","type":"stable","version":"release-3.93.0-06"},{"url":"https://github.com/sonatype/nexus-public/releases/tag/release-3.92.3-01","date":"2026-05-27T10:36:14Z","type":"stable","version":"release-3.92.3-01"},{"url":"https://github.com/sonatype/nexus-public/releases/tag/release-3.92.2-01","date":"2026-05-14T00:11:01Z","type":"stable","version":"release-3.92.2-01"},{"url":"https://github.com/sonatype/nexus-public/releases/tag/release-3.92.1-05","date":"2026-05-12T23:59:55Z","type":"stable","version":"release-3.92.1-05"},{"url":"https://github.com/sonatype/nexus-public/releases/tag/release-3.91.1-04","date":"2026-04-20T20:15:15Z","type":"stable","version":"release-3.91.1-04"},{"url":"https://github.com/sonatype/nexus-public/releases/tag/release-3.90.3-03","date":"2026-04-08T18:55:51Z","type":"stable","version":"release-3.90.3-03"},{"url":"https://github.com/sonatype/nexus-public/releases/tag/release-3.91.0-07","date":"2026-04-07T20:16:34Z","type":"stable","version":"release-3.91.0-07"},{"url":"https://github.com/sonatype/nexus-public/releases/tag/release-3.90.2-06","date":"2026-03-24T18:34:24Z","type":"stable","version":"release-3.90.2-06"},{"url":"https://github.com/sonatype/nexus-public/releases/tag/release-3.90.1-01","date":"2026-03-06T22:00:24Z","type":"stable","version":"release-3.90.1-01"},{"url":"https://github.com/sonatype/nexus-public/releases/tag/release-3.90.0-21","date":"2026-03-06T02:42:04Z","type":"stable","version":"release-3.90.0-21"},{"url":"https://github.com/sonatype/nexus-public/releases/tag/release-3.89.1-02","date":"2026-02-12T17:50:13Z","type":"stable","version":"release-3.89.1-02"}]` | `[{"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.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | 3.5 | 6.9 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=org.sonatype.nexus%3Anexus-plugin-api&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 | Sonatype Nexus Repository | Verdaccio |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Role | Private hosted registry | Private hosted registry |
| **Ecosystem** |  |  |
| Ecosystem / language | Polyglot | JavaScript |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Deployment | Both | CLI-local |
| **Formats** |  |  |
| Package formats supported | Many formats | 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-core | Open-source |
| **Pricing** |  |  |
| Pricing model | Free / OSS | Free / OSS |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:47:18.901Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*