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shinysdrvsSonatype Nexus

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shinysdrSonatype Nexus
Score48/10064/100
Rank in category#3 of 4 in Amateur Radio#2 of 11 in Package Management
GitHub stars1 1442 691
Stars, last 30 days+4+36
Stable releases, 12 months030
Latest release—release-3.97.2-02 · 23 Oct 2026
SetupAdvancedModerate
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseGPL-3.0EPL-1.0
Main languagePythonJava

Which one should you pick?

Sonatype Nexus scores 64/100 against 48/100 for shinysdr, so it is the safer default.

Sonatype Nexus ships more often: 30 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for shinysdr.

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

Sonatype Nexus is growing faster right now (+36 stars in 30 days).

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