Sonar static code analysis

SonarCloud or SonarQube

SonarQube (self-managed) and SonarCloud (hosted) offer static code analysis with hundreds of unique rules to find bugs, vulnerabilities, and more in your code.

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SonarCloud and SonarQube

SonarCloud and SonarQube are valuable tools to help you write clean, quality code in your projects. Both products rely on the same underlying static analysis engine to find bugs, vulnerabilities, and code smells and generate valuable code quality metrics. So, which product is best for you and your team to write clean code?

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Are your team, code, and workflow fully cloud-based?

If you’re looking for a hosted static analysis option, then SonarCloud is a great choice. As a hosted offering, users do not have to worry about installation or maintenance. At a high level, SonarCloud offers: 

  • Automatic, zero-configuration, analysis with GitHub for many popular languages, and immediate access to new features and functionality
  • Authentication integration with GitHub, Azure DevOps, Bitbucket and GitLab
  • Free open-source analysis for public projects or usage-based pricing model for private projects
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Looking for a self-managed solution?

If you’re looking for a self-managed static code analysis option, then open-source based SonarQube is a great choice. SonarQube Developer Edition and Enterprise Edition also include additional enterprise features that may be valuable to your organization’s specific use case(s). At a high level, SonarQube offers: 

  • Run your instance your way, as a virtual machine, on Docker, or with Kubernetes with vertical and horizontal scaling support
  • Easy project onboarding with integration to GitHub, GitLab, Azure and Bitbucket; in-cloud and on-premises
  • Commerical features include executive-level reporting capabilities, security reports including coverage for OWASP Top 10 and CWE Top 25 and more, portfolios support, multiple DevOps platform support and more
  • Advanced security analysis with deeper SAST
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How are SonarQube and SonarCloud similar?

  • Open-source analysis is always free with SonarQube Community Edition and SonarCloud, and a no-commitment, 14-day free trial offering covering 30+ languages and frameworks
  • Both are based on the same underlying static analysis engine to catch bugs, vulnerabilities, and code smells - generating valuable code quality metrics
  • IDE Support with SonarLint integration and integration with CI/CD workflow in most DevOps platforms
  • Efficient and fast SAST analysis and more!
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