# Sonatype Platform Overview

Sonatype combines open source intelligence, malware protection, AI governance, and SBOM management for secure software development.

|     |     |     |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | **Maven Central Repository** | The world’s largest Java repository, administered by Sonatype |
|  | **Sonatype Guide** | Dependency management for AI-assisted development |
|  | **Sonatype Repository Firewall** | Automatically spot and stop risk before entering your repository |
|  | **Sonatype Lifecycle** | Achieve faster release velocity with reliable SDLC security automation |
|  | **Sonatype SBOM Manager** | Software Bill of Materials compliance |
|  | **Sonatype Nexus Repository** | Smart repository to manage and build artifacts, trusted by more than 150K organizations |
|  | **Advanced Legal Pack** | Automate and streamline OSS component licensing and legal compliance |
|  | **Sonatype Developer** | Prioritized recommendations and reliable automation for developer velocity.

**Note**

To manage Sonatype accounts, Cloud solutions, and organization settings, see [my.sonatye.com](https://help.sonatype.com/en/my-sonatype-com.html "my.sonatype.com").

**Need to Deploy Our Self-Hosted Solutions? Our Reference Architectures Make it Easy**

Our [Platform Reference Architectures](https://help.sonatype.com/en/sonatype-platform-reference-architectures.html "Sonatype Platform Cloud-Native Reference Architectures") provide cloud-native deployment patterns for running Sonatype's solutions at scale in your AWS, Azure, or GCP environment.

Each architecture includes validated infrastructure designs and Terraform templates that help you provision a consistent, production-ready environment with minimal effort.

See the [Platform Reference Architectures section](https://help.sonatype.com/en/sonatype-platform-reference-architectures.html "Sonatype Platform Cloud-Native Reference Architectures") to get started.

Sonatype solutions are licensed to unlock productivity features across the software development lifecycle. The solutions are built from our core products; Sonatype Nexus Repository 3, Sonatype IQ Server, and our numerous integrations.

| Solutions (License) | Products (What's Installed) |
| --- | --- |
| Sonatype Nexus Repository Community Edition | Sonatype Nexus Repository |
| Sonatype Nexus Repository Pro | Sonatype Nexus Repository |
| Sonatype Lifecycle | Sonatype IQ Server |
| Sonatype Repository Firewall | Sonatype IQ Server & Sonatype Nexus Repository |
| Sonatype SBOM Manager | Sonatype IQ Server |
| Sonatype Cloud & SaaS | managed by Sonatype |

**How do I download my self-hosted license?**

The Sonatype account team provides the license as a `.lic` file in an email sent to the primary stakeholders.