SonarQube
SonarQube is Sonar's code quality and security analysis tool, offered as a free open source Community Build, paid self-managed Server editions priced by lines of code, and the hosted SonarQube Cloud.
About SonarQube
What is SonarQube?
Static analysis for code quality and security, available as a self-managed Server or hosted Cloud service.
Community Build vs paid editions
- Community Build - free, open source (LGPL-3.0)
- Developer, Enterprise, Data Center - paid per instance per year by lines of code
- Paid editions add more languages, SCA, SAST, secrets and IaC analysis, reporting
SonarQube Cloud
Free for private projects up to 50k LOC; Team from $34 per month; Enterprise via sales; free for open source.
About Sonar
Based in Geneva, Switzerland.
Value & Audience
Value Proposition
Automates code review for quality and security with quality gates in CI, with a free open source edition to start.
Problem Solved
Bugs and vulnerabilities slip into code reviews unnoticed. SonarQube analyses code on every change and blocks merges that fail the quality gate.
Tech Stack
Other
Social & Links
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Feedback & Roadmap
SonarQube FAQ
Common questions about SonarQube's features, pricing, and use cases
Is SonarQube free to use?
SonarQube has a free tier plus paid plans, starting at Community Build - Free - open source, LGPL-3.0, self-managed. Plans listed: Community Build - Free - open source, LGPL-3.0, self-managed; SonarQube Cloud Team - from $34/month - up to 100k LOC, 14-day trial (Free plan: private projects up to 50k LOC); Server Developer / Enterprise / Data Center - per instance per year by LOC - contact sales.
What are some alternatives to SonarQube?
Popular Developer Tools alternatives to SonarQube include CodeSpy, DevOp and Global TTFB Checker.
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