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SonarQube

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Code verification platform that checks every change for bugs, vulnerabilities and maintainability issues, applying quality gates across IDE, PRs and CI/CD.
Added on
11/3/2026
Pricing
Freemium
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PRODUCT OVERVIEW

What is SonarQube?

SonarQube is Sonar's code verification and governance platform. It checks every change—whether written by a developer or an AI agent—for bugs, vulnerabilities and maintainability issues, applies your quality gates and records the result. It runs in the IDE, in coding agents, in pull requests and in CI/CD pipelines, on SonarQube Cloud or a self-managed Server. It supports 45+ languages and frameworks, includes SAST and taint analysis, secrets detection and infrastructure-as-code scanning, and adds SCA and Advanced SAST with Advanced Security. Connected mode keeps IDE and pipeline rules aligned, and portfolio dashboards show team progress. AI CodeFix suggests fixes, while the Remediation and Hunter agents open verified pull requests and hunt logic flaws. A free tier and Community Build are available, with paid Team and Enterprise plans.

How to use SonarQube

  1. 1

    Connect a repository

    Sign up for SonarQube Cloud or install SonarQube Server, then connect a repository from GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket or Azure DevOps to start analysis.

  2. 2

    Run your first analysis

    Trigger an analysis on a branch or pull request; SonarQube reports bugs, vulnerabilities and maintainability issues and shows the quality gate result.

  3. 3

    Enforce quality gates in CI/CD

    Integrate with your build pipeline so a failing quality gate can block the merge, stopping problems at the pull request rather than in production.

  4. 4

    Add IDE feedback

    Install the free SonarQube for IDE extension and enable connected mode so developers see the same rules the pipeline enforces before committing.

  5. 5

    Extend to AI agents

    Use the MCP Server, CLI or agent plugins so coding agents receive your standards and check their own output during the session.

SonarQube Features

Checks every change for bugs, vulnerabilities and maintainability issues

Applies quality gates and records results tied to the commit

Runs in the IDE, coding agents, pull requests and CI/CD pipelines

Supports 45+ languages, frameworks and Infrastructure-as-Code platforms

SAST and taint analysis for injection flaws across files and functions

Secrets detection and infrastructure-as-code scanning

SCA and Advanced SAST for third-party code with Advanced Security

Connected mode synchronizes rules between IDE and pipeline

AI CodeFix suggests fixes for issues found

Remediation and Hunter agents open verified PRs and hunt logic flaws

SonarQube Use Cases

  • Verifying AI-generated code against the same rules and quality gates as developer-written code

  • Blocking merges when a quality gate fails in pull requests

  • Finding injection flaws and vulnerabilities with SAST and taint analysis

  • Catching code secrets during development

  • Scanning infrastructure as code

  • Securing open source dependencies with SCA

  • Producing audit reports against OWASP Top 10, CWE Top 25 and PCI DSS

  • Keeping IDE and CI/CD standards consistent across teams

SonarQube FAQs

SonarQube is the platform that verifies code, whether a developer or an AI agent wrote it, before it ships. It checks every change for bugs, vulnerabilities and maintainability issues, applies quality gates and records the result.

Choose Cloud if you want verification running quickly with Sonar hosting and maintaining it. Choose Server if code and findings must stay inside your perimeter, including air-gapped environments.

Yes. SonarQube includes SAST and taint analysis that find injection flaws and other vulnerabilities across files and functions, plus secrets detection and infrastructure-as-code scanning. Advanced Security adds SCA and Advanced SAST for third-party code.

Yes. SonarQube Community Build and the free tier of SonarQube Cloud let you start at no cost, and SonarQube for IDE is free to install. Paid plans add enterprise capabilities such as advanced security analysis, governance, reporting and support.

SonarQube supports more than 45 languages, frameworks and Infrastructure-as-Code platforms, including Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, C#, C++, PHP and Kotlin.

SonarQube analyzes every branch and pull request and shows the quality gate result in the PR. It works with GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket and Azure DevOps, and with build tools such as Jenkins, CircleCI and Harness; a failing gate can block the merge.

It checks AI-generated code the same way it checks developer-written code: independently, against the same rules and quality gates. Agents get standards and real-time feedback through the MCP Server, CLI and agent plugins, and every pull request is reviewed before merge.

AI CodeFix uses large language models to suggest a fix for an issue SonarQube finds, for both AI-generated and developer-written code. You review the suggestion in your IDE with SonarQube for IDE connected to SonarQube Cloud or Server.

SonarQube Official Information

Company
SonarSource
Website
https://sonarsource.com/products/sonarqube
Documentation
https://docs.sonarsource.com/
Contact
https://www.sonarsource.com/company/contact/

SonarQube Pricing

Freemium

Prices shown in USD as listed on Sonar's plans and pricing page. A 14-day trial is offered; the free tier never expires. Enterprise pricing is quoted by sales.

Developer (free)

$0USD / month

Free forever SonarQube Team Plan for private projects up to 50k lines of code, with no credit card required.

  • Private projects up to 50k LOC
  • No card and no expiry
  • Works with major DevOps platforms

Team

$34USD / month

Entry paid plan for teams under 50 developers, set up without a sales call, including SonarQube Team and Advanced Security.

  • Starts at $34 monthly
  • Includes SonarQube Advanced Security
  • Finds bugs, vulnerabilities and security hotspots across 35+ languages
  • 14-day free trial

Gitar Core

$20USD / user/month, billed annually

AI code review add-on that reviews every pull request in full context, writes fixes and iterates until CI passes.

  • Unlimited public and private repos
  • Reviews every pull request in full context
  • Writes the fix and iterates until CI passes

Enterprise

Plan for organizations over 50 developers, combining SonarQube Enterprise with Advanced Security, Gitar, Sonar Vortex and the Remediation and Hunter agents.

  • 45+ languages, SSO and SCIM, portfolios
  • OWASP and MISRA reporting
  • Zero data retention and BYOK with LLMs
  • Advanced SAST and SCA with Advanced Security
  • Pricing quoted by sales

OSS maintainers

$0USD / month

Free forever access for public, OSI-licensed repositories, with the same features as the paid Pro plan.

  • SonarQube for OSS
  • Gitar AI Code Review for OSS
  • Same features as the paid Pro plan

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