horillavsSonatype Nexus
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| horilla | Sonatype Nexus | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 60/100 | 64/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 9 in Human Resource Management (HRM) | #2 of 11 in Package Management |
| GitHub stars | 1 478 | 2 689 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +47 | +34 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 12 | 30 |
| Latest release | 2.2.0 · 21 Oct 2026 | release-3.97.2-02 · 23 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | LGPL-2.1 | EPL-1.0 |
| Main language | HTML | Java |
Which one should you pick?
Sonatype Nexus scores 64/100 against 60/100 for horilla, so it is the safer default.
Sonatype Nexus ships more often: 30 stable releases in the past year, against 12 for horilla.
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