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Sonatype NexusvsYT Zero

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

Sonatype NexusYT Zero
Score64/10052/100
Rank in category#2 of 11 in Package Management#53 of 118 in Media Server
GitHub stars2 691669
Stars, last 30 days+36+0
Stable releases, 12 months309
Latest releaserelease-3.97.2-02 · 23 Oct 20262026.09.9 · 28 Sept 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseEPL-1.0Unlicense
Main languageJavaTypescript

Which one should you pick?

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

Sonatype Nexus ships more often: 30 stable releases in the past year, against 9 for YT Zero.

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

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

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