What is SonarQube?
SonarQube is the leading tool for continuously inspecting the Code Quality & Security of your codebases and guiding development teams during Code Reviews. Covering 27 programming languages, while pairing-up with your existing software pipeline, SonarQube provides clear remediation guidance for developers to understand and fix issues and ultimately deliver better and safer software. With over 170k deployments helping small development teams as well as global organizations, SonarQube provides the means for all teams and companies around the world to own and impact their Code Quality.
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91 Likeliness to Recommend
100 Plan to Renew
84 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
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+90 Net Emotional Footprint
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- Performance Enhancing
- Respectful
- Altruistic
- Transparent
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Feature Ratings
Software Composition Analysis (SCA)
Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)
Automated Workflow
Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST)
Vulnerability Scanning
False Positive Remediation
Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
Risk Scoring
Mobile Application Security Testing
Container Security Testing
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SonarQube Reviews
Nikhil K.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Dec 2023
SonarQube is a versatile static code analysis tool
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates SonarQube from other similar products?
Language Support: SonarQube supports a wide array of programming languages, making it versatile for multi-language projects. This includes popular languages such as Java, JavaScript, C#, Python, and more. Extensive Rule Sets: SonarQube provides a comprehensive set of predefined coding rules for each supported language, helping developers identify and address code quality issues. Users can also customize or create their own rules to align with specific coding standards. Integration with CI/CD Pipelines: SonarQube seamlessly integrates with continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Comprehensive Analysis:SonarQube provides a broad range of static code analysis rules, covering both security-related issues and general code quality concerns. This comprehensive analysis allows SAST engineers to address multiple aspects of software development in a single tool. Integration of Security and Quality Metrics:The tool integrates security metrics seamlessly with code quality metrics. Early Detection of Issues: SonarQube's integration with CI/CD pipelines facilitates early detection of security vulnerabilities and code quality issues.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Resource Intensiveness:Some users have reported that running extensive static code analysis with SonarQube can be resource-intensive, especially for large codebases. This might include increased memory and processing requirements during the analysis. Learning Curve for Customization:While SonarQube is known for its flexibility, some users, especially newcomers, may find the learning curve steep when it comes to customizing rules or configurations to meet specific project requirements.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
1. Understand Your Project Requirements 2. Evaluate Integration with Your Development Workflow 3. Consider the Learning Curve 4. Start with a Pilot Project 5. Customization and Rules Configuration 6. Assess Community Support 7. Consider Enterprise Edition Features 8. Evaluate Resource Requirements 9. Check for Regular Updates 10. Address False Positives and Negatives
Pros
- Reliable
- Effective Service
- Saves Time
- Client's Interest First
Sourabh G.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Finance
- Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Submitted Oct 2023
Sonar - Defacto code static analysis tool
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates SonarQube from other similar products?
It provides multiple options to track code vulnerability, static code analysis. It has easy integrations with all CI servers and allow easy integrations with devops cycle for analysis. It enables easy refactoring and maintain standard code styles across projects. When combined with other plugins like check-style, PMD etc code quality can be improved a lot.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Ability to create custom quality profiles Ability to create custom quality gates at project/business level based on projects. Easy integration with devops pipeline.
What do you dislike most about this product?
There are multiple new nextgen SAST tools in market, Sonar seems to be little out dated. Sonar is not pushing hard on shift left mindset. Plugins and integrations are still an headache. No AI capability , and no compile time suggestions in IDE for analysis.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Sonar has been a proven tool and works seamlessly with pipelines. We should have static analysis as part of pipeline as well as developer IDE to keep standards.
Pros
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
- Security Protects
- Enables Productivity
Cons
- Slower Product Innovation
Jeemish M.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Submitted Jul 2023
Enterprise scale SAST scans at zero cost !!
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates SonarQube from other similar products?
Ease of implementation and support for most common technology stacks like java, Js, .net, python, groovy, etc for SAST scans
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Minimalistic UI and multiple technology stack support
What do you dislike most about this product?
Requires a lot of manual setup and configuration for maintenance
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Must have for implementing automated SAST scans at enterprise scale
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
- Respectful