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LNDvsSonatype Nexus

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

LNDSonatype Nexus
Score70/10064/100
Rank in category#5 of 42 in Cryptocurrency#2 of 11 in Package Management
GitHub stars8 2092 689
Stars, last 30 days+15+34
Stable releases, 12 months030
Latest release—release-3.97.2-02 · 23 Oct 2026
SetupAdvancedModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITEPL-1.0
Main languageGoJava

Which one should you pick?

LND scores 70/100 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 0 for LND.

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

Sonatype Nexus is growing faster right now (+34 stars in 30 days).

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