SonarQube 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview
Pricing and Plans
Features
Integrations
User Reviews

Overview

SonarQube

4.5

(65)

Pricing

Pricing available upon request

About SonarQube

SonarQube is a self-managed open-source platform that helps developers create code devoid of quality and vulnerability issues. By integrating seamlessly with the top DevOps platforms in the Continuous Integration (CI) pipeline, SonarQube continuously inspects projects across multiple programming languages, providing immediate status feedback while coding.

SonarQube Screenshots

SonarQube Pricing and Plans

Starting price: Pricing available upon request

Free Trial

Free Version

Community Edition

$0.00

per year

Plan includes:

Popular & classic languages support
integration with DevOps platforms
clear go/no-go Sonar Quality Gate
super-fast analysis
shared, unified configurations
SonarLint IDE integration

Developer Edition

Pricing available upon request

Plan includes:

30+ languages
Autodetect when projects potentially contain AI-generated code
AI Code Assurance
Run in a FIPS-enforced environment
Integrate seamlessly into your CI/CD workflow
Discover issues in code that cause bugs, hotspots, and security vulnerabilities
Track and resolve technical debt
Monitor code quality metrics and history of activity
Industry leading secrets detection
Combine third-party tool results with SARIF reports

Enterprise Edition

Pricing available upon request

Plan includes:

30+ languages
Autodetect when projects potentially contain AI-generated code
AI Code Assurance
Run in a FIPS-enforced environment
Integrate seamlessly into your CI/CD workflow
Discover issues in code that cause bugs, hotspots, and security vulnerabilities
Track and resolve technical debt
Monitor code quality metrics and history of activity
Industry leading secrets detection
Combine third-party tool results with SARIF reports

Data Center Edition

Pricing available upon request

Plan includes:

30+ languages
Autodetect when projects potentially contain AI-generated code
AI Code Assurance
Run in a FIPS-enforced environment
Integrate seamlessly into your CI/CD workflow
Discover issues in code that cause bugs, hotspots, and security vulnerabilities
Track and resolve technical debt
Monitor code quality metrics and history of activity
Industry leading secrets detection
Combine third-party tool results with SARIF reports

Popular features found in Continuous Integration
Automated Testing
Continuous Delivery
Continuous Deployment
Debugging
More features of SonarQube
Access Controls/Permissions
Activity Dashboard
API
Application Security
Bug Tracking
Collaboration Tools
Compliance Management
Configurable Workflow
Continuous Integration
Custom Development
Dashboard
Data Import/Export
Deployment Management
For Developers
Graphical User Interface
Integrated Development Environment
Issue Management
Lifecycle Management
Mobile Development
Monitoring
Multi-Language Scanning
Quality Assurance
Real-Time Analytics
Reporting/Analytics
Software Development
Source-Code Scanning
Source Control
Status Tracking
Task Management
Third-Party Integrations
Vulnerability Scanning
Workflow Management

SonarQube Integrations

Jenkins

Integration rated 4.7 from 16 reviews

GitHub

Integration rated 4.9 from 14 reviews

Bitbucket

Integration rated 4.7 from 11 reviews

GitLab

Microsoft Azure

SonarQube User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.5

Ratings Breakdown

62%

34%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

4.2

Value for money

4.4

Customer support

4.0

Functionality

4.4

Vishvesh K.

Verified reviewer

Computer Software

201-500 employees

Used weekly for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed April 2022

Loved using SonarQube!!!

We primarily need to perform some static analyses. Everyone sends a pool request while they're coding. We must guarantee that the code is up to date before committing it to the main branch. That's basically how we work to make sure that whatever rules we've set up, whatever gates we've set up, are followed before we commit the code to the main branch. I had a lot of fun with the powerful tool.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The way it evaluates all of the code generated and reports on any violations of standard coding help us optimize the written code, ensuring that the smallest number of lines are created to properly cover the functionality. It offers a lovely user interface with distinct groups of infractions ranging from small to large, and it involves fixing the code's needless complexity. It also aids in the removal of duplicate code that has been used several times and the upkeep of method standards.

Cons:

Integrating Sonarqube into CI/CD Pipelines takes time, and it may take even longer if the developer is newer. More real-time solutions could be included in the available guide, making it easier to handle issues and complete the integration.

Flavio V.

Verified reviewer

Telecommunications

10000+ employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed May 2022

The best bugs exterminator

We can't live anymore without Sonarqube. When we started using it 5 years ago, the teams adoption was very fast.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Code review could be more focused on the new features implementation than trying to identify silly basic faults.

Cons:

The Eclipse Sonarqube plugin was not easy to make it work in the same manner was it was setup in the CI/CD machines.

Chandramouli P.

Verified reviewer

Hospital & Health Care

501-1000 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Reviewed August 2021

Great tool to drive Coding Quality standards

PR analysis and Integration with Bitbucket are most in avoiding the new issues. The tool needs a lot of improvements 1. Number of rules should be increased. 2. Few rules should have custom exclusions. Ex: Naming conventions => Organisation-specific words will be there which should be in Capital. 3. Generating a lot of false positives 4. Executive reports should generate based on scheduled triggers. We have 20 projects which are assigned to a Portfolio. if you are going to generate a report and send an email for the first portfolio calculation then the rest of the 19 projects info for that day will be missed. Higher management will think that the generated report is the latest but it is not. 5. PR analysis reports should be generated Quickly

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

PR analysis and Integration with Bitbucket are most helpful.

Cons:

1. Number of rules should be increased. 2. Few rules should have custom exclusions. Ex: Naming conventions => Organisation-specific words will be there which should be in Capital. 3. Generating a lot of false positives 4. Executive reports should generate based on scheduled triggers. We have 20 projects which are assigned to a Portfolio. if you are going to generate a report and send an email for the first portfolio calculation then the rest of the 19 projects info for that day will be missed. Higher management will think that the generated report is the latest but it is not. 5. PR analysis reports should be generated Quickly

Vendor Response

Thank you for your review, Chandramouli. We appreciate your feedback, and invite you to join the SonarSource Community Forum. SonarSource Community Forum: https://community.sonarsource.com/ Posting to the Forum will allow there to be transparency to the community, and allow our product managers & users to understand any issues you are facing. To better assist you, please indicate what language(s), and how long the PR analysis is actually taking; as well as, examples of the false positives. Thanks!

Replied August 2021

Pinki K.

Verified reviewer

Computer Software

51-200 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed December 2022

Improve code quality with sonarQube

Its very good tool for scanning code and improving code quality by using this tool now we are able to improve code quality which reduces the review time and issues on production.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Its very helpful tool for improving code quality and find vulnerabilities in code which reduces the security issue as well as reduce issue on production. It check duplicate code, logical bug and many more.

Cons:

Custom role adding is difficult rest all good.

Mohammed F.

Verified reviewer

Information Technology and Services

10000+ employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Reviewed October 2021

One of the Best tools to incorporate Security into Pipeline

Sonar cube has been used for Static code analysis and Has been built to Jenkins Pipeline, It allowed to identify huge amount vulnerabilities and helped us to improve our code quality to a great instant.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Great knowledgebase in understanding the bugs and vulnerabilities and fixing them. Highly informational dashboard and tools to filter huge amount of repos.

Cons:

Customizing rules are difficult. Certain times they will catch comments and rule engine still needs tweaking

Vendor Response

Thank you for your review & feedback, Mohammed!

Replied October 2021

Prateek J.

Verified reviewer

Computer Software

51-200 employees

Used weekly for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed July 2021

SonarQube: Code Quality and Code Security

SonarQube is one of the best open-source tools I have used for SAST testing but I feel there are so many features that are still missing.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Functionality

Pros:

1. Provides a detailed review of the code 2. It highlights suspicious code snippets 3. Strong integration with popular CI pipelines

Cons:

1. Installation process should be smooth 2. Reporting is poor 3. Integration with IDE is not available

Vendor Response

Thank you for your review, Prateek!

Replied October 2021

Silas M.

Verified reviewer

Computer Software

2-10 employees

Used weekly for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed September 2022

Clean code the right way

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Code review automation, in addition to analyzing the code details that sometimes goes unnoticed, increases the degree of confidence and security of your code.

Cons:

I find it a bit complicated to implement.

Pawan Y.

Verified reviewer

Information Technology and Services

201-500 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed April 2023

Review for Sonar Qube

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

This is very good and user friendly application.

Cons:

As such i didn't found any con for this application.

Raul Antonio Z.

Verified reviewer

Music

2-10 employees

Used weekly for free trial

Review source

Reviewed July 2023

Essential tool to guarantee quality and safety

As a developer, it has been an invaluable tool in improving the quality and security of my code. It has helped me proactively identify and address issues, allowing me to run cleaner, less bug-prone software.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I love its ability to provide a clear and concise view of code quality.

Cons:

At first, I found it a bit overwhelming to understand all the available features and settings. Although the documentation and support help, I think there could be a better guide for new users.