# Why does Conan recommend using Artifactory and not Nexus

## post by thomas.jordan on Mar 17

Hi,

I have set up Conan proxy repository on Sonatype Nexus which was easy to set up when I followed the Nexus online documentation. It seems to work ok (I used it to access Conan public repo from a network without internet access). At some point I will probably want to create a locally hosted Conan repository too. However I notice in the Conan online documentation they recommend using JFrog Artifactory for locally hosted Conan repositories. Why do they promote Artifactory over Nexus?

## post by mgarzon on Mar 17

We offer comprehensive support for Conan format, including Proxy, Hosted, and Group repositories. Project sponsors can usually highlight their solutions on the project site.

## post by thomas.jordan on Mar 17

That makes sense, thanks.

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