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openHop RepeatervsSonatype Nexus

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

openHop RepeaterSonatype Nexus
Score51/10064/100
Rank in category#2 of 10 in Network#2 of 11 in Package Management
GitHub stars2982 689
Stars, last 30 days—+34
Stable releases, 12 months130
Latest release1.1.4 · 8 Sept 2026release-3.97.2-02 · 23 Oct 2026
SetupAdvancedModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITEPL-1.0
Main languagePythonJava

Which one should you pick?

Sonatype Nexus scores 64/100 against 51/100 for openHop Repeater, so it is the safer default.

Sonatype Nexus ships more often: 30 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for openHop Repeater.

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

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

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