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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Sonatype Platform

    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Sonatype secures the software supply chain and protects organizations' vital software development lifecycle(SDLC). The platform unites security teams and developers to accelerate digital innovation without sacrificing security or quality across the SDLC. With users among more than 2,000 organizations and 15 million software developers, Sonatype tools and guidance help users to deliver and maintain exceptional and secure software.

    $0

    for use of the Sonatype Nexus Repository Community Edition

    Vulcan Cyber (discontinued)

    Score7.4 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Vulcan Cyber was an exposure and vulnerability risk mitigation platform, acquired by Tenable in early 2025. The product is no longer available for sale, and functionality has been integrated into the Tenable One Exposure Management platform's vulnerability solution.N/A
    Pricing
    Sonatype PlatformVulcan Cyber (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
    Sonatype Air-Gapped Environment Nexus Repository
    $175
    per year per user
    Sonatype Repository Firewall
    $224
    per year per user
    Sonatype Repository Firewall for Artifactory
    $224
    per year per user
    Sonatype Air-Gapped Environment Repository Firewall
    $230
    per year per user
    Sonatype Repository Firewall Cloud
    $265
    per year per user
    Sonatype Lifecycle
    $690
    per year per user
    Sonatype Lifecycle Cloud
    $810
    per year per user
    Sonatype Air-Gapped Environment Lifecycle
    $825
    per year per user
    Sonatype Nexus Repository Pro
    $960
    per month (billed annually)
    Sonatype Nexus Repository
    $960
    per month (billed annually)
    Sonatype SBOM Manager
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Sonatype PlatformVulcan Cyber (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Sonatype PlatformVulcan Cyber (discontinued)
    Considered Both Products
    Sonatype
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    14 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    12 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    14 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    9 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    14 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    12 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    90%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    9 Answers
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    12 Answers
    83%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    Features
    Sonatype PlatformVulcan Cyber (discontinued)
    Threat Intelligence
    Comparison of Threat Intelligence features of Sonatype Platform and Vulcan Cyber (discontinued)
    Feature
    Sonatype Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Vulcan Cyber (discontinued)
    7.9
    11 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Network Analytics00 Ratings7.77 Ratings
    Vulnerability Classification00 Ratings8.310 Ratings
    Automated Alerts and Reporting00 Ratings7.411 Ratings
    Threat Analysis00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Automated Threat Identification00 Ratings8.011 Ratings
    Vulnerability Management Tools
    Comparison of Vulnerability Management Tools features of Sonatype Platform and Vulcan Cyber (discontinued)
    Feature
    Sonatype Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Vulcan Cyber (discontinued)
    7.4
    11 Ratings
    12% below category average
    IT Asset Realization00 Ratings8.28 Ratings
    Configuration Monitoring00 Ratings6.43 Ratings
    Vulnerability Intelligence00 Ratings7.411 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
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    Small Businesses
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    Medium-sized Companies
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    Tenable Nessus
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Tenable Vulnerability Management
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Sonatype PlatformVulcan Cyber (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.8
    (14 ratings)
    7.1
    (12 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.9
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.4
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (10 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Sonatype PlatformVulcan Cyber (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Sonatype
    - Guidance on remediation is very good - Vulnerability detection is very good - Support is very good - Ability to ask PMs/POs open questions at Office Hours every month is very good - Support for languages is lacking (TIOBE Index Top20) - Some features are un-neededly hidden and make the usage more complex then it needs to be
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    It's really challenging at times to contend with multiple vulnerabilities on a daily basis, and having a way to make sense of what actually needs to be prioritized and what can be shifted further down the task list is extremely helpful. Because the solution suggests what your next step should be in mitigating a specific vulnerability, it helps us save time and research by enabling us to immediately take action after being informed about an issue.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Sonatype
    • Nexus firewall is a great feature enabled for all our proxy repositories which are used to download the third-party opensource packages.
    • Nexus IQ is integrated with build stage to analyze the component against evaluation policy. This helps to figure out the application security standards.
    • Nexus IQ is also having a feature to scan container images before it uploads to our private repository. This is great feature for container platforms.
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    • Identifies vulnerabilities and they are easily understood.
    • Easy to identify remedies in an instant.
    • Campaign feature is a true time saver
    • Our CSM, Nino, is the best I have ever worked with!
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Sonatype
    • Support on the end of life lifecycle of known open source components that are going end of life, or already went end of life
    • Support for emerging infrastructure as code frameworks
    • Support for native/ default retention, archiving and clean up policies for hosted repositories
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    • Deduping of assets could be better.
    • The weighting of vulnerabilities is hard to describe to non technical executives.
    • The Business Groups and Tagging needs improvement. Or at least allow tags to be removed if not needed. Now they are static from the API feed.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Sonatype
    Sonatype supports more than 200 dev(s). It proves with the repository to store the artifacts. Allows for governance of open source software used by the different teams. It is used by security teams to scan for vulnerabilities in software(s) and in the deployed containers. It helps ensure code quality.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Sonatype
    Overall experience is great with the Platform; however, I see some opportunity with upgrading the platform as it is missing with data of historical scans to allow reviewer to get view of trend how the application/product development team is considering fixing the issues.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Sonatype
    Extremely good
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    Performance
    Sonatype
    Sonatype products are great value as I said but a few areas like how products use underlying resources in order to make it further lightweight, is something I would like them to consider.
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    Support Rating
    Sonatype
    Monthly touchpoints with Sinisa has been very valuable.
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    Sonatype
    easy to implement and performing the scans via automations as well
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Sonatype
    Out of other products we evaluated before choosing Sonatype, the later looked far more user friendly, easy to understand and work with. This was key for us, as the tool needs to be used by many engineers that don't have security as their main focus. Having a tool that is easy to understand and work with, makes the process of evaluating open source dependencies much easier and appealing for developers.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    I wasn't here at the time when the company compared different vulnerability management platforms so I'm not sure on the reasoning and difference between the 2. It could be that the team went through different choices and found Vulcan to be the best fit. It's hard for me to say why Vulcan was specifically chosen
    Incentivized
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Sonatype
    Great value for money
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    Discontinued Products
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    Scalability
    Sonatype
    Everything is very good except a little concern regarding large scale docker usage.
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    Professional Services
    Sonatype
    Very good
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    Discontinued Products
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    Return on Investment
    Sonatype
    • Sonatype's centralized management of artifacts have made it very easy for developers to share code in an efficient manner.
    • Sonatype's low false positive rate has made it easier to convince developers to remediate vulnerabilities
    • Sonatype's archaic architecture has made it more expensive to manage than it could be.
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    • Allows much better prioritizing of which assets are most vulnerable
    • Allow a better understanding of what assets are actually under real threat vs. what is assumed to be vulnerable, but the real world fact is the system would be hard to reach internally, so it's not as vulnerable.
    Incentivized
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    Sonatype Platform Screenshots

    Screenshot of Sonatype LifecycleScreenshot of Sonatype Lifecycle - Chrome extensionScreenshot of Sonatype Advanced Legal PackScreenshot of Sonatype Nexus RepositoryScreenshot of Sonatype Nexus Repository ManagerScreenshot of Remediation of vulnerabilities