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minisatipvsSonatype Nexus

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

minisatipSonatype Nexus
Score52/10064/100
Rank in category#33 of 54 in Media Streaming#2 of 11 in Package Management
GitHub stars3732 689
Stars, last 30 days—+34
Stable releases, 12 months2130
Latest releasev2.0.179 · 27 Oct 2026release-3.97.2-02 · 23 Oct 2026
SetupAdvancedModerate
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseGPL-2.0EPL-1.0
Main languageC++Java

Which one should you pick?

Sonatype Nexus scores 64/100 against 52/100 for minisatip, so it is the safer default.

Sonatype Nexus ships more often: 30 stable releases in the past year, against 21 for minisatip.

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

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

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