# pejota vs Sonatype Nexus

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

| | pejota | Sonatype Nexus |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 43/100 | 64/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #13 of 14 in ERP | #2 of 11 in Package Management |
| GitHub stars | 166 | 2 689 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +34 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 2 | 30 ✓ |
| Latest release | 0.5.0 · 17 Jun 2026 | release-3.97.2-02 · 23 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | — | EPL-1.0 |
| Main language | PHP | Java |

## Which one should you pick?

Sonatype Nexus scores 64/100 against 43/100 for pejota, so it is the safer default.

Sonatype Nexus ships more often: 30 stable releases in the past year, against 2 for pejota.

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

## Details

- [pejota](https://selfhost.directory/project/pejota) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/pejota.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/pejota-vs-sonatype-nexus