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Athens vs Nexus Repository
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| Fact | Athens | Nexus Repository |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Go | Java |
| Licence | MIT | EPL-1.0 |
| Stars | 4.8k | 2.7k |
| Latest | v0.19.2 | release-3.96.4-01 |
| Last push | 2026-10-05 | 2026-09-30 |
| Release cadence | about 15 days between releases | about 5 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 7 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 0 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 →
PartialAthensGo modules only, as a module proxy and cache.
PartialNexus RepositoryThe open source core hosts and proxies Maven, raw and APT repositories; npm, Docker, PyPI and the other formats need the Community Edition binary, which is not open source.
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
Nexus Repository
- release-3.96.4-012026-09-30
- release-3.96.3-012026-09-22
- release-3.96.2-012026-09-18
- release-3.96.1-012026-09-12
- release-3.95.4-012026-09-12
Athens
✓ signed The latest release, v0.19.2, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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Nexus Repository
unsigned The latest release, release-3.96.4-01, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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