Sonatype offers a Community Edition and a Pro edition of Sonatype Nexus Repository. Our Community Edition is free to use and the perfect binary repository manager for small teams. Many organizations require single sign-on (SSO); this is offered in our Pro edition along with SAML and authentication tokens. Our Pro edition also includes features that enterprise organizations need for scale including high availability, disaster recovery, replication, world-class support, and more. Compare feature functionality of Community Edition and Pro to ensure you choose the best option for your organization.  

Yes, there is no charge to use Sonatype Nexus Repository Community Edition. It is our small team offering of Sonatype Nexus Repository. As you scale your development efforts, you may find that Pro edition is more suited for your needs. 

Yes, we recommend upgrading to Nexus. Repository Community Edition as it includes features not available in Nexus Repository OSS. Many of these features were previously only available to Pro users including better backup and resiliency options and compatibility with Kubernetes. New repository formats are also available within Community Edition including Cargo (Rust), Hugging Face, Composer (PHP), and Conan V2.0. The upgrade process from Nexus Repository OSS to Community Edition is easy, and you will be better positioned to support your software development.

Sonatype Nexus Repository provides visibility into malicious components detected in your binary repository manager. To block open source malware from entering your development environment, we recommend pairing Nexus Repository with Sonatype Repository Firewall. By using both solutions together, you can automatically intercept malicious components before they enter your binary repository manager.