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Sonatype Nexus Repository vs Project Quay: catalog facts
Sonatype Nexus Repository	Project Quay
Freemium Free Community Edition to self-host, with paid editions and a managed cloud service.	Free Free to self-host as an open-source project.
Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Supports packages across many languages and formats Proxies and caches external repositories	Private registry you host yourself Image security scanning
Aimed at teams and organisations rather than individuals Many features are reserved for paid editions	Heavier to deploy than a simple registry Aimed at teams more than single users
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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