SonarQube Customer Reviews 2026 | Application Security Testing

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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92 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

84 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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+94 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

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100% Positive

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Respectful
Altruistic
Transparent

Jeemish M.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

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Submitted Jul 2023

Enterprise scale SAST scans at zero cost !!

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

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

Mujbur R.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2026

Strong security features with a learning curve

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates SonarQube from other similar products?

SonarQube stands out because it focuses heavily on code quality and maintainability, not just security. It integrates easily into CI/CD pipelines and supports many languages, making it practical for everyday development.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect is how it gives quick, clear feedback on code quality and helps catch issues early during development.

What do you dislike most about this product?

dislike the amount of tuning needed to reduce false positives, especially in larger or older codebases.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Start with a small project first, spend time tuning the rules, and integrate it early into your CI/CD pipeline to get the most value.

Pros

Enables Productivity
Efficient Service
Effective Service
Saves Time

Tammy B.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2025

‎A reliable guardian for code quality

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates SonarQube from other similar products?

‎SonarQube makes security a shared responsibility instead of an afterthought. It reduces firefighting by preventing issues early. SonarQube stands out from other application security testing tools because it goes beyond basic vulnerability scanning and focuses deeply on overall code quality, maintainability, and long-term health.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

‎It catches hidden bugs early, which saves time and reduces stressful last-minute fixes. The security vulnerability detection gives me confidence that our applications meet modern safety expectations. I appreciate how clearly SonarQube explains each issue and suggests practical, actionable fixes. The clean code principles encouraged by SonarQube genuinely improved how I write and review code.

What do you dislike most about this product?

‎Nothing negative has been seen yet. The platform encourages better developer habits without feeling overly restrictive. I find SonarQube especially valuable for onboarding new developers to our code standards. So I like everything about it.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Using SonarQube will significantly reduce the number of security issues found during audits. I recommend spending time customizing quality profiles and rules to match your team’s real coding standards.

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Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

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92 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

84 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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+94 Net Emotional Footprint

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Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

SDLC Integration Integration with source code repository, pipeline, etc.

Vulnerability Scanning Identify security vulnerabilities in applications and middleware.

Policy Engine and Enforcements Includes standard and/or customizable security policies, and the ability to enforce policies.

Static Application Security Testing (SAST) Analyzes application source code to identify potential security vulnerabilities.

Software Composition Analysis (SCA) Analyzes libraries and other components of an application to identify potential security vulnerabilities.

Mobile Application Security Testing Analyzes mobile apps and/or APIs to identify security vulnerabilities.

Integrated Development Environment (IDE) plug-in Provides plug-ins or other means to integrate directly into popular Integrated Development Environments (IDEs).

Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) Analyzes applications while in runtime to identify potential security vulnerabilities.

Risk Scoring Provides an overall risk score that consolidates and normalizes assessment results and allows for comparisons against other third parties.

False Positive Remediation Resolves false positives using either human curators and/or machine-enabled algorithms.

Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST) Analyzes applications while in runtime to identify potential security vulnerabilities, using automated or human interactions.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

SonarQube Reviews

Jeemish M.

Enterprise scale SAST scans at zero cost !!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Mujbur R.

Strong security features with a learning curve

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Tammy B.

‎A reliable guardian for code quality

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

SDLC Integration

Vulnerability Scanning

Policy Engine and Enforcements

Static Application Security Testing (SAST)

Software Composition Analysis (SCA)

Mobile Application Security Testing

Integrated Development Environment (IDE) plug-in

Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)

Risk Scoring

False Positive Remediation

Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST)

Vendor Capability Ratings

Business Value Created

Ease of Data Integration

Breadth of Features

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Availability and Quality of Training

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support

Quality of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization