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title: "GitHub Packages vs Nexus: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, GitHub Packages or Nexus? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Artifact management platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# GitHub Packages vs Nexus: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, GitHub Packages or Nexus? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Artifact management platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: GitHub Packages and Nexus
- **Competitive set**: Artifact management platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **GitHub Packages Share of Search**: 5.9%
- **Nexus Share of Search**: 7.2%

## Which is more popular in search, GitHub Packages or Nexus?

- In August 2026, Nexus had more branded searches than GitHub Packages among artifact management platforms worldwide. Nexus was estimated to have 5.4K branded searches compared to GitHub Packages’ 4.4K, and held a 7.2% Share of Search versus GitHub Packages’ 5.9%.
- Nexus was ahead of GitHub Packages in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, GitHub Packages’ estimated Share of Search among artifact management platforms worldwide moved from 11.6% to 5.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 6.6K to 4.4K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Nexus’ estimated Share of Search among artifact management platforms worldwide moved from 14.2% to 7.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 8.1K to 5.4K.

## How did search popularity change for artifact management platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, GitHub Packages lost estimated Share of Search among artifact management platforms worldwide, from 10.2% to 5.9%.
- In August 2026, Nexus lost estimated Share of Search among artifact management platforms worldwide, from 10.2% to 7.2%.

## Month by month

| Month | GitHub Packages estimated searches | GitHub Packages Share of Search | GitHub Packages rank | Nexus estimated searches | Nexus Share of Search | Nexus rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 6.6K | 11.6% | 4 | 8.1K | 14.2% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 6.6K | 12.1% | 3 | 6.6K | 12.1% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 5.4K | 11.8% | 4 | 6.6K | 14.4% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 6.6K | 12.1% | 3 | 6.6K | 12.1% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 6.6K | 12.1% | 3 | 6.6K | 12.1% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 6.6K | 10.7% | 3 | 6.6K | 10.7% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 6.6K | 11.3% | 4 | 6.6K | 11.3% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 5.4K | 10.2% | 4 | 5.4K | 10.2% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 5.4K | 9.9% | 5 | 6.6K | 12.1% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 5.4K | 10.2% | 4 | 5.4K | 10.2% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 4.4K | 5.9% | 5 | 5.4K | 7.2% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using GitHub Packages’ and Nexus’ names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **GitHub Packages**: Measured on the search term “github packages”.
- **Nexus**: Measured on the search term “nexus repository”.

- [GitHub Packages profile](/demand/global-en/brands/github-packages)
- [Nexus profile](/demand/global-en/brands/nexus)
- [All artifact management platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/artifact-management-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, GitHub Packages or Nexus?

In August 2026, Nexus had more branded searches than GitHub Packages among artifact management platforms worldwide. Nexus was estimated to have 5.4K branded searches compared to GitHub Packages’ 4.4K, and held a 7.2% Share of Search versus GitHub Packages’ 5.9%.

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