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DozzlevsSonatype Nexus

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

DozzleSonatype Nexus
Score77/10064/100
Rank in category#1 of 13 in Log Management#2 of 11 in Package Management
GitHub stars14 7522 689
Stars, last 30 days+287+34
Stable releases, 12 months4330
Latest releasev11.3.5 · 24 Oct 2026release-3.97.2-02 · 23 Oct 2026
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITEPL-1.0
Main languageGoJava

Which one should you pick?

Dozzle scores 77/100 against 64/100 for Sonatype Nexus, so it is the safer default.

Dozzle ships more often: 43 stable releases in the past year, against 30 for Sonatype Nexus.

If you want the quickest setup, Dozzle is easier to run; Sonatype Nexus needs more configuration.

Dozzle is growing faster right now (+287 stars in 30 days).

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