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Carahsoft vs Sonatype Nexus Repository comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Carahsoft
Ranking in Software Distribution
6th
Average Rating
7.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Sonatype Nexus Repository
Ranking in Software Distribution
3rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
15
Ranking in other categories
Repository Managers (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Software Distribution category, the mindshare of Carahsoft is 1.1%. The mindshare of Sonatype Nexus Repository is 22.7%, up from 20.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Software Distribution
 

Featured Reviews

MH
Streamlined government sales with good efficiency but room for distributor service enhancement
Carahsoft is a distributor and reseller, which means we need to give them a margin on the software sold, thereby reducing our revenue. It would be beneficial if Carahsoft enabled their people to deliver the software and similar services, as they currently do not provide these. They are strictly a distributor.
CuneytGurses - PeerSpot reviewer
A stable solution that provides a central platform for storing build artifacts, saving us significant maintenance and hardware costs.
Particularly concerning OSF-type licenses, while they support a multitude of features, there's room for improvement in the single point transform, especially for grouping. It appears that currently, the grouping functionality is not robust, particularly for Docker images within a group. The support for this aspect seems to be contingent on the license type. For instance, with the Voss license type, there is a noticeable absence of support for this feature. This is an area that could benefit from enhancement in the upcoming updates.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Carahsoft has helped us primarily in selling to the US government efficiently and swiftly."
"I have found managing the artifact features very useful."
"Primarily, the extensive support for a wide range of packages is a crucial factor. The effectiveness of new-age package managers is often determined by the breadth of packages they can handle. In this regard, Nexus Repository Manager 3 stands out for its comprehensive coverage, accommodating a vast array of packages widely utilized across the globe. This inclusivity enables easy access to a diverse range of packages, making it a pivotal aspect of its functionality."
"The primary feature is that I now have the ability to provide a central platform for storing build artifacts; a concise way for any project team to store its build with us."
"I onboarded .NET, then I onboarded JS. And about six or eight months back, I onboarded Python. And I am about to onboard Docker. The availability of integrations allows me to do this."
"One of the most valuable features is the variety of permissions you can use on the repository. That helps us protect access to the information inside of the repository."
"It has very good enterprise integration, so we are able to integrate it with the rest of our infrastructure for authentication, for role management. That is very useful."
"The core features are the most important: We can host libraries, upload them, and they can be used across multiple teams."
"Sonatype Nexus Repository has a valuable internal scanner feature."
 

Cons

"It would be beneficial if Carahsoft enabled their people to deliver the software and similar services."
"Sonatype Nexus Repository could improve by making the experience working with CI/CD pipelines, such as GitHub Action or GitLab better."
"I'm waiting for hot publication between several Nexus instances. That's more important for me right now because in our company we have several locations distributed all over the world, and each location is producing its own artifacts, sometimes for the same project. I really would appreciate a scenario where the developers could provide their data to the local repository and it would be hot-replicated to the other repository instances."
"They should have the ability to support multiple data centers. That is actual scalability and, in effect, high-availability."
"They could improve the user interface and REST APIs."
"If your emphasis shifts towards NPM products or NuGet, using Nexus is still feasible but may require more effort. The tool is more centered around Maven, making it a bit challenging to seamlessly integrate with NPM."
"They should have some feature where we can move a specific repository from one instance of Nexus to another instance of Nexus. As of now, this feature doesn't exist."
"They should provide automation for adding container images and artifacts in compliance with security requirements."
"We had some issues with the container platform, but we raised a support ticket and it was sorted out for us."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"In my opinion, the pricing is very fair and very customer-oriented. It's much better than any other tool I have used so far."
"It's quite expensive. They are charging around $110 or $120 per user, per year. It's quite expensive in comparison to the other tools available in the market."
"It seems like a fair price, based on other software solutions I've purchased."
"One of the challenges we had around licensing was how to deal with anonymous requests. According to the letter of the contract, an anonymous request consumes a license. We had to do some work to get over the fact that any anonymous interactions with the Repository product had to be put back to an end-user account."
"The cost is managed by the client."
"Nexus Repository Manager Pro is quite affordable because it's about €100, per user, per year. Purchasing licenses was not really a big issue for us. Regarding Nexus IQ, it's much more expensive. We purchased 250 licenses and they cost us about €120,000."
"I use the open-source version of the product, which is free of cost."
"There were costs in addition to the standard licensing fees. The standard is free."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
19%
Computer Software Company
18%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Carahsoft?
Carahsoft's pricing is determined by the software vendors' pricing. If a vendor provides a margin, the prices remain the same as set by the software company. If no margin is provided, Carahsoft may...
What needs improvement with Carahsoft?
Carahsoft is a distributor and reseller, which means we need to give them a margin on the software sold, thereby reducing our revenue. It would be beneficial if Carahsoft enabled their people to de...
What is your primary use case for Carahsoft?
Carahsoft is not a product but a distributor that sells various types of software. I have been working with Carahsoft primarily for selling to the US government because they have a GSA or General S...
What do you like most about Sonatype Nexus Repository?
Primarily, the extensive support for a wide range of packages is a crucial factor. The effectiveness of new-age package managers is often determined by the breadth of packages they can handle. In t...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sonatype Nexus Repository?
I use the open-source version of the product, which is free of cost.
What needs improvement with Sonatype Nexus Repository?
Particularly concerning OSF-type licenses, while they support a multitude of features, there's room for improvement in the single point transform, especially for grouping. It appears that currently...
 

Also Known As

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Nexus Repository, Nexus Repository Manager
 

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Sample Customers

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Goldman Sachs, Toyota, Disney, Deutsche Bank