Alternatives? I'm all ear, but afaik there is no free/open source alternative comparable to Nexus. Answer from lppedd on reddit.com
Sonatype
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Community Edition Onboarding
It supports up to 40,000 total components and 100,000 requests per day. For the small percentage of larger or high-use teams that exceed these limits, Community Edition's built-in safeguards will pause the addition of new components until usage returns below both thresholds.
Sonatype
help.sonatype.com › en › usage-center.html
Usage Center
June 8, 2026 - ... The usage information is supported ... metrics assist administrators in keeping usage under the Community Edition usage limits of 40,000 total components or 100,000 requests per day....
Reddit
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r/devops on Reddit: What is your thoughts on nexus sonatype
January 7, 2026 -
I have Sonatype Nexus RepositoryOSS 3.74.0-05 and it crashes all the time and we are thinking to move to a new version or another alternative. Hows your experience?
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Alternatives? I'm all ear, but afaik there is no free/open source alternative comparable to Nexus.
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We faced a similar issue in November. We reached the limits and for whatever reason it corrupted the H2 database. We restored a backup and migrated to PostgreSQL. Since then no issues.
Sonatype
sonatype.com › blog › sonatype-nexus-repository-community-edition
Introducing a Free Nexus Repository Community Edition
May 1, 2026 - To maintain the quality, stability, ... These limits target only the largest-scale operations — teams handling more than 200,000 requests or 100,000 components....
GitHub
github.com › sonatype › nexus-public › issues › 736
Failed requests count toward request limit of Community license · Issue #736 · sonatype/nexus-public
September 23, 2025 - When running Nexus Community Edition there is a request limit of 200k / day. It seems that failed requests, such as 401 (unauthorized), are also counted toward this limit. This is an issue because it can easily lead to a denial of service by ...
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GitHub
github.com › sonatype › nexus-public › issues › 883
Why decreasing component and request limits? · Issue #883 · sonatype/nexus-public
December 29, 2025 - I updated to v3.87.0 and noticed, that the maximum component count decreased from 100k to just 40k and requests from 200k to 100k. In the release notes you're saying "To better align with ...
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Reddit
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r/devops on Reddit: Sonatype Nexus Repository CE
March 19, 2026 -
Hey folks, I'm trying to evaluate the "new" Sonatype Nexus Community Edition.
However, the download page at https://www.sonatype.com/products/nexus-community-edition-download requires me to insert all sort of personal details (including the company name, what if I don't have one lol).
Understandably, I could insert random data, but I'm not sure if the download link is then sent to the email address.
That you know of, is there a known direct download link? Sonatype's website must be purposedly indexed like crap because I can't find anything useful there.
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A lot of freemium versions of apps are locked behind signups like this. They want your data so they can try to upsell you later. Free users are a burden that they only see as a possible avenue to upsell. If you have a cloud platform, use their package solution. Otherwise, look at open source solutions like harbor, pypiserver, artifact-keeper or some other language specific one.
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So in the past I used nexus personally. I just entered in my info and used dummy company info. I don’t know if their input fields have changed since then, it’s been about 4-5 years. We use CE a little at work but we’re lagging a little behind on updates. We’re likely to purchase a license soon. Can’t speak to anything else, if self hosted CE actually includes limitations beyond with methods, internal user count, etc.
Sonatype Community
community.sonatype.com › sonatype nexus repository
Clarification on Request Limits When Upgrading Nexus Repository OSS from v3.37 - Sonatype Nexus Repository - Sonatype Community
October 17, 2025 - Before proceeding, we would like to clarify a few points: Request Limits in Newer Versions We understand that starting from v3.77, the Community Edition enforces hard limits of: 200,000 requests per day 100,000 total components Could you confirm ...
Eryajf
wiki.eryajf.net › pages › b6b711
Nexus社区版权益阉割--一文告诉你有哪些版本可以选择 | 二丫讲梵
January 17, 2026 - 如要阅读全文，点击标题跳转。最近折腾 Nexus，发现默认部署的最新版本首页有组件数量限制的展示，之前一直没有留意，经过一番了解之后，发现 Nexus 社区版的权益，也在进一步收紧，如果公司打算部署一个 Nexus，做好版本选择就非常关键。本文详解跟随版本变化的权益变化，以及如何选择合适的版本。
Sonatype
help.sonatype.com › en › usage-based-consumption-guide-for-self-hosted.html
Usage-Based Consumption Guide for Self-Hosted Nexus Repository Deployments
December 2, 2025 - Nexus Repository Community Edition (CE) provides detailed usage information in the Usage Center to help you stay under 40,000 total components or 100,000 requests per day; exceeding these limits blocks adding new components until brought back under those thresholds.
Sonatype Community
community.sonatype.com › sonatype nexus repository
Inquiry regarding the applicability of usage limits - Sonatype Nexus Repository - Sonatype Community
February 12, 2026 - background：After upgrading from ... workarounds. We are aware that the free version of Nexus (Nexus OSS) has a limit set at 100,000 components....
Regione
oscat.regione.toscana.it › nexus
Dashboard - Nexus Repository Manager
This instance of Nexus Repository Community Edition is trending toward its usage limit. Once limits are reached, new components cannot be added. Talk to your repository administrator.
Nexus Mods
forums.nexusmods.com › games › fallout 4 › discussion
Question about mod limits - Discussion - Nexus Mods Forums
October 30, 2021 - Now I know the limit is 255 mods, but elsewhere on the interwebs it says 255 plugins. I've looked at the bottom right of NMM, and here's what I have: Total plugins: 254 / Active plugins: 219 (251) / Tot...
OSNexus
osnexus.com › community-edition
Community Edition — OSNexus
We hope you enjoy using this free, full-featured version of QuantaStor. OSNexus (Open-Storage Nexus) is dedicated to making open storage technologies accessible, reliable and easy to operate for organizations large and small. We ask that Community Edition licenses be used for non-commercial ...
Sonatype Community
community.sonatype.com › sonatype nexus repository
CE installation requests limit misunderstanding - Sonatype Nexus Repository - Sonatype Community
October 22, 2025 - I recently upgraded to the latest ... requests limit I get notification in status bar that I’ve reached 20K requests per day And the same time status dashboard says it is ok because it should be 200K Is this some kind of a bug or am I missing ...
SourceForge
sourceforge.net › software › product › Sonatype-Nexus-Repository-Community-Edition
Sonatype Nexus Repository Community Edition Reviews in 2026
The Community Edition, available for free, supports essential features such as integration with popular CI/CD tools, enhanced security for managing components, and support for up to 200,000 requests per day.
InvGate
invgate.com › itdb › sonatype-nexus-repository
Sonatype Nexus Repository | Specs, reviews and EoL info
Nexus Repository 3 offers significant performance improvements over Nexus Repository 2. The Community Edition boasts up to 10x faster response times and a 90% reduction in infrastructure needs.
GitHub
github.com › sonatype › nexus-public › issues › 630
Version requirement when upgrading to Community Edition · Issue #630 · sonatype/nexus-public
April 23, 2025 - Community Edition onboarding documentation here says that 3.71.0 is required, but upgrade path table here says that if you are running 3.70.x and already migrated to H2 you can upgrade to any version beyond 3.71.0+ (which I assume includes 3.77 CE?).
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