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Gemstash vs Verdaccio
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | Gemstash | Verdaccio |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Ruby | TypeScript |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Stars | 793 | 18k |
| Latest | v2.8.2 | v6.10.5 |
| Last push | 2026-09-08 | 2026-10-05 |
| Release cadence | about 1 day between releases | too few releases |
| Active contributors | 1 commit author on the default branch in the last 90 days | 9 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 →
PartialGemstashRuby gems only, as a private gem server and rubygems.org cache.
PartialVerdaccioA private npm registry that proxies the public one, for npm packages only.
Gemstash
- v2.8.22026-04-02Default to running webserver in production environment
- v2.8.12026-04-01Remove ruby2_keywords from Web class initializer
- v2.8.02026-03-31bump to Ruby >= 3.1 (3.0 is now EOL)
- v2.7.12026-03-31Reinstate nonfunctional --no-daemonize, --daemonize options that warn
- v2.7.02026-03-31Update URL to Puma's Control Server [ci skip]
Verdaccio
- v7.0.0-next-7.302026-10-03a307098: Migrate the 7.x release workflow to Changesets action v2 and CLI v3.pre-release
- v6.10.52026-10-032ccbacf: Migrate the 6.x release workflow to Changesets action v2 and CLI v3.
- v7.0.0-next-7.292026-09-27908ccbb: Update verdaccio dependencies (@verdaccio/, verdaccio, verdaccio-) to the next-9 npm dist-tag.pre-release
- v7.0.0-next-7.282026-09-266fd3e8a: Make /-/v1/search work for storage plugins that still use the callback API.pre-release
- v6.10.42026-09-207730e60: Update express to 4.22.3 — directly and through @verdaccio/middleware 8.1.4,
Gemstash
unsigned The latest release, v2.8.2, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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Verdaccio
✓ signed The latest release, v6.10.5, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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