Sonatype Product Overview

You may have noticed that there is a difference between the names used on our website (solutions) and the names you will find on our help site (products).

When we are talking about a solution, we are referring to a particular license and the features it unlocks. In contrast, when we describe a product, we specifically mean the thing you will install.

Of course, this can still be a bit confusing, so we've broken down the various solutions (licenses) available, and their corresponding product in the table below.

Solution (License)Product (What's Installed)

Sonatype Nexus Repository OSS 3

Sonatype Nexus Repository 3
Sonatype Nexus Repository Pro 3Sonatype Nexus Repository 3
Sonatype Nexus Repository OSS 2Sonatype Nexus Repository 2
Sonatype Nexus Repository Pro 2 Sonatype Nexus Repository 2
Sonatype AuditorSonatype IQ Server
Sonatype Repository FirewallSonatype IQ Server & Sonatype Nexus Repository
Sonatype LifecycleSonatype IQ Server

Sonatype Cloud

(Lifecycle and Firewall)

Sonatype IQ Server

(Installed in an AWS bucket)

As you may have noticed, in some cases the same product is installed regardless of the license. To help understand which features are unlocked by a particular license, we've included matrices to assist:

Repository Manager Feature Matrix

IQ Download and Compatibility