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aptly vs Athens
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| Fact | aptly | Athens |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Go | Go |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Stars | 2.9k | 4.8k |
| Latest | v1.6.3 | v0.19.2 |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-10-05 |
| Release cadence | about 247 days between releases | about 15 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 0 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 7 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace JFrog Artifactory. Alternatives to JFrog Artifactory →
PartialaptlyDebian packages only, with mirrors, snapshots and published repositories.
PartialAthensGo modules only, as a module proxy and cache.
aptly
Athens
- v0.19.22026-10-01A rerelease of
- v0.19.12026-10-01A rerelease of
- v0.19.02026-10-01Add -verify-storage to purge checksum-mismatched modules from storage (#2145)
- v0.18.12026-07-15chore(deps): bump golang.org/x/crypto from 0.51.0 to 0.52.0 by @dependabot[bot] in
- v0.18.02026-06-14stash/redis: add cluster-mode client support for singleflight
aptly
unsigned The latest release, v1.6.3, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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Athens
✓ signed The latest release, v0.19.2, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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