# Nexus: how AI models rank it, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 5 judge labels across 2 categories by 5 of 14 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/nexus/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artifact and container registries | 2% | 21 | 25% | 4 |
| Data center networking | 0% | 160 | 100% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "At this size, JFrog Artifactory and Sonatype Nexus are the industry standards." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Artifact registries)
- "Self-hosted registries: Harbor, Nexus, Artifactory with security scanning" (MiniMax M2.5, Artifact registries)

## And against it

- "Nexus 5000, whose support ended May 31, 2026" (GPT-6 Luna, Data center networking)
- "Thousands of self-hosted registries (e.g., via Harbor, Nexus) are publicly accessible, leaking creds" (Grok 4.1 Fast, Artifact registries)

## Record

- Method: https://it-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://it-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, it-ai-index.com.