# Kill Bill vs Sonatype Nexus

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

| | Kill Bill | Sonatype Nexus |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 68/100 ✓ | 64/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 13 in Billing | #2 of 11 in Package Management |
| GitHub stars | 5 827 ✓ | 2 691 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +66 ✓ | +36 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 7 | 30 ✓ |
| Latest release | killbill-0.24.22 · 28 Sept 2026 | release-3.97.2-02 · 23 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | EPL-1.0 |
| Main language | Java | Java |

## Which one should you pick?

Kill Bill scores 68/100 against 64/100 for Sonatype Nexus, so it is the safer default.

Sonatype Nexus ships more often: 30 stable releases in the past year, against 7 for Kill Bill.

## Details

- [Kill Bill](https://selfhost.directory/project/kill-bill) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/kill-bill.md)
- [Sonatype Nexus](https://selfhost.directory/project/sonatype-nexus) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/sonatype-nexus.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/kill-bill-vs-sonatype-nexus