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Artifact and container registries · November 2026 Edition
Sonatype Nexus Repository vs JFrog Artifactory
Four of fourteen models named Sonatype Nexus Repository first on the direct prompt; six named JFrog Artifactory. Sonatype Nexus Repository was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and JFrog Artifactory by fourteen and Sonatype Nexus Repository carries 38 labels and JFrog Artifactory 57, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share28%22%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate5%14%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#2A position in a field of 15; printed, not drawn.
Labels3857A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Sonatype Nexus Repository reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.AWS CodeArtifact was named alongside these two in nine of the fourteen direct answers. Sonatype Nexus Repository vs Amazon ECR · Sonatype Nexus Repository vs GitHub Packages · Sonatype Nexus Repository vs Harbor
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the artifact and container registries page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Sonatype Nexus RepositoryFirst choices, of fourteen modelsJFrog Artifactory
Direct461 against JFrog Artifactory
Paraphrase021 against Sonatype Nexus Repository · 2 against JFrog Artifactory
Comparative11
Budget-constrained1204 against JFrog Artifactory
Scale-constrained15
Negative001 against Sonatype Nexus Repository · 1 against JFrog Artifactory
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Sonatype Nexus Repository and JFrog Artifactory were named in the same answer 103 times, of the 117 answers naming Sonatype Nexus Repository and the 180 naming JFrog Artifactory. In those answers JFrog Artifactory took the first choice thirty-one times and Sonatype Nexus Repository twenty-six.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Sonatype Nexus Repository and JFrog Artifactory stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | |||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | |||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | | ||
| Grok 4.20 | | | | | ||
| Mistral Small | | | | | ||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | | |||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | | |
| Kimi K2 | | | | | ||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | | ||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | | ||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | |||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | |
Sonatype Nexus Repository JFrog Artifactory first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Sonatype Nexus Repository on the left and JFrog Artifactory on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Sonatype Nexus Repository and JFrog Artifactory stood in it.
Sonatype Nexus Repository first, JFrog Artifactory an alternative
4 of 14 modelsJFrog Artifactory was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GPT-5.4 miniSonatype Nexus Repository alternatives: AWS CodeArtifact, JFrog Artifactory
Kimi K2Sonatype Nexus Repository alternatives: Cloudsmith, GitHub Packages
GLM 4.7 FlashXSonatype Nexus Repository alternatives: Harbor, JFrog Artifactory
MiniMax M2.5Sonatype Nexus Repository alternatives: AWS CodeArtifact, GitHub Packages, Google Artifact Registry, JFrog Artifactory
JFrog Artifactory first, Sonatype Nexus Repository an alternative
6 of 14 modelsSonatype Nexus Repository was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Grok 4.20JFrog Artifactory alternatives: AWS CodeArtifact, Azure Artifacts, Cloudsmith, GHCR, GitHub Packages, Harbor, ProGet, Sonatype Lifecycle
Mistral SmallJFrog Artifactory alternatives: AWS CodeArtifact, Azure Artifacts, Cloudsmith, Google Artifact Registry, Harbor, Sonatype Nexus Repository
DeepSeek V4 FlashGitHub Packages, JFrog Artifactory alternatives: AWS CodeArtifact, Azure Artifacts, Cloudsmith, Google Artifact Registry, Sonatype Nexus Repository
Llama 4 MaverickJFrog Artifactory alternatives: Amazon Elastic Container Registry, GitHub Packages, Google Artifact Registry, Sonatype Nexus Repository
Qwen 3.7 FlashJFrog Artifactory alternatives: AWS ECR, Azure Container Registry, GitLab Package Registry, Google Artifact Registry, Sonatype Lifecycle
Muse Glimmer 30BJFrog Artifactory alternatives: Cloudsmith, Sonatype Nexus Repository
Neither was the first choice, one was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Gemini 3.5 FlashGitHub Packages, GitLab Package Registry alternatives: AWS CodeArtifact, Azure Artifacts, Cloudsmith, ECR, JFrog Artifactory, Sonatype Nexus Repository
Perplexity SonarCloudsmith alternatives: AWS CodeArtifact, GitHub Packages, JFrog Artifactory, Sonatype Nexus Repository
GPT-6 LunaCloudsmith alternatives: AWS CodeArtifact, JFrog Artifactory, Sonatype Nexus Repository
Neither was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5Artifactory, Nexus Repository alternatives: AWS CodeArtifact, GitHub Packages, GitLab Package Registry
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Sonatype Nexus Repository leads by ten points.
Sonatype Nexus Repository12%#2 of 13JFrog Artifactory2%#8 of 13Mid-marketThe figures above
Sonatype Nexus Repository leads by seven points.
Sonatype Nexus Repository28%#1 of 15JFrog Artifactory22%#2 of 15Enterprise
The order flips: JFrog Artifactory leads at enterprise.
JFrog Artifactory51%#1 of 16Sonatype Nexus Repository22%#2 of 16What the models said about Sonatype Nexus Repository
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“Avoid Nexus OSS for containers unless you have time to tune it.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“though it may require more setup and maintenance than JFrog or cloud-native options” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“The Best All-Around Free Solution: Sonatype Nexus Repository OSS ... widely considered the industry standard for cost-conscious companies.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Sonatype Nexus Repository Community Edition or Harbor are the best choices due to their comprehensive feature sets and zero cost” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
“The best artifact repository for a company with a limited budget is Sonatype Nexus Community Edition, which is free and self-hosted.” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about JFrog Artifactory
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Avoid JFrog for mid-market unless you specifically need its 60+ format support” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · hard negative
“Expensive compared to native cloud registries; typically overkill unless you manage complex, multi-language library dependencies” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“JFrog Artifactory: starts at $20k/year for the on-prem Pro tier. Free tier ("OSS") is severely feature-limited.” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · soft negative
“the recommended container registry for a mid-sized B2B company would be JFrog Artifactory, as it is considered the best for enterprise artifact management” Llama 4 Maverick · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“If you are supporting a diverse product portfolio, JFrog Artifactory is usually worth the investment for the governance capabilities alone.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“JFrog Artifactory | Large enterprises needing broad format coverage + advanced security (Xray) | Complex pricing, consumption-based costs” DeepSeek V4 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
Also compared
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Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.