Sonatype Rebrands Nexus Repository Tiers With New Edition Names
What happened
Between the Mar 30, 2026 and Apr 6, 2026 captures of Sonatype's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Three Nexus Repository plans were renamed: 'Free' to 'Community Edition', 'Pro' to 'Pro Edition', and 'Nexus Repository + Firewall' to 'Nexus Repository + Repository Firewall'. Pulse files it as a packaging change (plan renamed). Pulse's latest capture (Nov 9, 2026) lists Guide Pro at $100, Firewall Pro at $400 and Nexus Repository Pro Edition at $1,620.
Sonatype's previous recorded change was "Sonatype Rebrands Premium Nexus Repository Tier to Include Firewall" (week of Feb 23, 2026). Sonatype has been tracked since 2026-02-19.
In the same window Rapid7 and Snyk also changed their Cybersecurity & Identity Management pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- RewordedThree Nexus RepositoryPlanFreeCommunity Edition
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Nexus Repository | Plan | Free | Community Edition | Reworded |
Values as written on Sonatype's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Sonatype's pricing page (sonatype.com) from Mar 30, 2026 and Apr 6, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where "Free" becomes "Community Edition".
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Sonatype, the last 90 days
Full history- Jul 4, 2026PackagingSonatype: Firewall drops per-user pricing for flat $4,800/yr, Lifecycle price hidden, Guide launches paid tiers
- Jun 1, 2026PackagingSonatype opens Firewall Pro to self-serve buying
- Apr 7, 2026PackagingSonatype Rebrands Nexus Repository Tiers With New Edition Names This change
- Week of Feb 23, 2026PackagingSonatype Rebrands Premium Nexus Repository Tier to Include Firewall
Across Cybersecurity & Identity Management in the same window
All Cybersecurity & Identity Management changes- Rapid7Apr 5Rapid7 Cuts InsightVM Prices 16% While Launching Three New Bundles
- SnykFeb 10Snyk cuts Ignite plan developer limits, reduces DAST targets significantly.
- Rapid7Apr 4Rapid7 Cuts InsightVM Prices 16% and Launches Three New Security Packages
- SnykJan 22Snyk Restructures Pricing Model to Per-Product, Reducing Team Plan Costs to $25/month/Product
- SnykJan 21Snyk Removes Key Cloud Integrations and Compliance Features from Infrastructure as Code Product
Questions about this change
Did Sonatype raise prices in April 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Mar 30, 2026 and Apr 6, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: plan renamed.
What changed on Sonatype's pricing page between Mar 30, 2026 and Apr 6, 2026?
Three Nexus Repository plan: Free → Community Edition, reworded. Pulse compared the captures it took on Mar 30, 2026 and Apr 6, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Sonatype change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for Sonatype in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Sonatype Rebrands Premium Nexus Repository Tier to Include Firewall" in the week of Feb 23, 2026; Sonatype has been tracked since 2026-02-19.