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PostHogvsSonatype Nexus

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

PostHogSonatype Nexus
Score81/10064/100
Rank in category#1 of 27 in Analytics#2 of 11 in Package Management
GitHub stars40 4992 689
Stars, last 30 days+580+34
Stable releases, 12 months351030
Latest releaseagent-skills-v0.3899.0 · 29 Oct 2026release-3.97.2-02 · 23 Oct 2026
SetupAdvancedModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseOtherEPL-1.0
Main languagePythonJava

Which one should you pick?

PostHog scores 81/100 against 64/100 for Sonatype Nexus, so it is the safer default.

PostHog ships more often: 3510 stable releases in the past year, against 30 for Sonatype Nexus.

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

PostHog is growing faster right now (+580 stars in 30 days).

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