CodeSonar vs SonarQube comparison

CodeSecure and SonarSource Sàrl are both solutions in the Application Security Tools category. CodeSecure is ranked #28, while SonarSource Sàrl is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.2. CodeSecure holds a 1.2% mindshare in AS, compared to SonarSource Sàrl’s 17.9% mindshare. Additionally, 87% of CodeSecure users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 83% of SonarSource Sàrl users who would recommend it.

CodeSonar

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87% willing to recommend

SonarQube

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83% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 5, 2025

SonarQube and CodeSonar compete in the code quality management and security analysis tool market. CodeSonar has the upper hand in security capabilities, making it suitable for safety-critical applications.

Features: SonarQube offers extensive language support, customizable quality gates, and dashboards that facilitate code quality management. It supports plugins like "3D Code Metrics" for project overviews. CodeSonar excels in detecting runtime errors and identifying security threats, making it ideal for high-security needs.

Room for Improvement: SonarQube could enhance security features, manage false positives better, and improve documentation. It also needs better integration with Jira and scalability. CodeSonar could benefit from improved coding rule customization and expanded language support.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: SonarQube provides hybrid, on-premises, and cloud deployment options with community-driven support, which may lack immediacy. CodeSonar offers on-premises deployment, and while its customer service is efficient, it could expand support resources for larger teams.

Pricing and ROI: SonarQube offers a free open-source version and paid versions with more features, making it cost-effective due to deployment flexibility. CodeSonar is more expensive but justifies the cost with superior security analysis, appealing to security-focused organizations. Both tools enhance code quality and reduce technical debt, with SonarQube being more budget-friendly and CodeSonar focusing on security needs.

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Categories and Ranking

CodeSonar

Ranking in Application Security Tools

28th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Static Code Analysis (11th)

SonarQube

Ranking in Application Security Tools

1st

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

134

Ranking in other categories

Static Application Security Testing (SAST) (1st), Software Development Analytics (1st)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Application Security Tools category, the mindshare of CodeSonar is 1.2%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SonarQube is 17.9%, down from 26.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Application Security Tools Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
SonarQube	17.9%
CodeSonar	1.2%
Other	80.9%

Application Security Tools

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Mathieu ALBRESPY

Intigration Developer at ez-Wheel

Nice interface, quick to deploy, and easy to expand

This is the first time I've used this kind of software. It was the only one we could apply to analyze with MISRA rules. At my new company, I tried to use Klocwork. I tried to use it, just once so I cannot compare it exactly with CodeSonar. I also have a plugin for my Visual Studio and I try to make it work. It's not easy, however, I don't think that we have this kind of functionality with CodeSonar. It can do some incremental analysis. However, since this feature is also available on CodeSonar, it would be a good idea to have a plugin on Visual Studio just to have a quick analysis.

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KarthikHarpanhalli

Sr Software Engineering Supervisor at Mozarc Medical

Gains control over rule customization and achieves reliable vulnerability assessment

The deployment process took me about 2 or 3 hours to deploy SonarQube Server (formerly SonarQube), although I do not remember exactly since it was done about 2 years back. Currently, about 10 of my developers are using SonarQube Server (formerly SonarQube) in my company. I do not have plans to increase the usage of SonarQube Server (formerly SonarQube) in the future as there will not be any requirement to increase. I am a senior software engineer and supervisor at Mozark Medical. My corporate email address is karthik.k.a.r.t.h.i.k.h.a.r.p.a.n.h.a.l.l.i@mozarkmedical.com. Overall, I would rate SonarQube Server (formerly SonarQube) as a 9 out of 10.

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"What I like best about CodeSonar is that it has fantastic speed, analysis and configuration times. Its detection of all runtime errors is also very good, though there were times it missed a few. The configuration of logs by CodeSonar is also very fantastic which I've not seen anywhere else. I also like the GUI interface of CodeSonar because it's very user friendly and the tool also shows very precise logs and results."

"It has been able to scale."

"There is nice functionality for code surfing and browsing."

"The most valuable feature of CodeSonar is the catching of dead code. It is helpful."

"CodeSonar’s most valuable feature is finding security threats."

"The tool is very good for detecting memory leaks."

"The most valuable features of CodeSonar were all the categorized classes provided, and reports of future bugs which might occur in the production code. Additionally, I found the buffer overflow and underflow useful."

"We've configured it to run on each commit, providing feedback on our software quality. ]"

"Using SonarQube has helped us to identify areas of technical debt to work on, resulting in better code, fewer vulnerabilities, and fewer bugs."

"I'm not implementing the solutions. However, I've talked to the people who deploy the tools, and they are happy with how easy setting up SonarCloud is."

"The static code analysis of the solution is the most important aspect for us. When it comes to security breaches within the code, we can leverage some rules to allow us to identify the repetition in our code and the possible targets that we may have. It makes it very easy to review our code for security purposes."

"The solution can be installed locally."

"It automatically scans for code, detects vulnerabilities, and generates daily reports."

"SonarQube's unit test coverage and exhaustive information at the module, project, and overall code repo levels are quite good."

"The solution offers a very good community edition."

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Cons

"It was expensive."

"CodeSonar could improve by having better coding rules so we did not have to use another solution, such as MISRA C."

"In terms of areas for improvement, the use case for CodeSonar was good, but compared to other tools, it seems CodeSonar isn't a sound static analysis tool, and this is a major con I've seen from it. Right now, in the market, people prefer sound static analysis tools, so I would have preferred if CodeSonar was developed into a sound static analysis tool formally, in terms of its algorithms, so then you can see it extensively used in the market because at the moment, here in India, only fifty to sixty customers use CodeSonar. If the product is developed into a sound static analysis tool, it could compete with Polyspace, and from its current fifty customers, that number could go up to a hundred."

"The scanning tool for core architecture could be improved."

"In a future release, the solution should upgrade itself to the current trends and differentiate between the languages. If there are any classifications that can be set for these programming languages that would be helpful rather than having everything in the generic category."

"It would be beneficial for the solution to include code standards and additional functionality for security."

"There could be a shared licensing model for the users."

"I think the code security can be improved."

"The scanning part could be improved in SonarQube. We have used Coverity for scanning, and we have the critical issues reported by Coverity. When we used SonarQube for scanning and looked at the results, it seems that some of them have incorrect input. This part can be improved for C and C++ languages."

"The solution is a bit lacking on the security side, in terms of finding and identifying vulnerabilities."

"I would also like SonarQube to be able to write custom scanning rules. More documentation would be helpful as well because some of our guys were struggling with the customization script."

"A better design of the interface and add some new rules."

"We previously experienced issues with security but a segregated security violation has been implemented and the issues we experienced are being fixed."

"Code security could be better. They are already focusing on it, but I see a lot of improvement opportunities over there. I can see a lot of false positives in terms of security. They need to make the tests more accurate so that the false positives are not detected so frequently. It would also help if they provided us with an installer."

"A robust credential scanner would be a huge bonus as it would remove the need for yet another niche product."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The application’s pricing is high compared to other tools."

"Our organization purchased a license to use the solution."

"The solution's price depends on the number of licenses needed and the source code for the project."

"Pricing is a bit costly."

"The beauty of this solution is the free open-source version is capable enough in doing pretty much what an enterprise-level version can do."

"It's an open-source solution, with no additional costs."

"We are using the open-source community version, but there are enterprise licenses available."

"While not extremely cheap, it aligns well with market standards and offers good value."

"The free version of SonarQube does everything that we need it to."

"We pay €10 per month for this solution, which is good. It provides a good value for money."

"I use the full trial version of SonarQube."

"We're using the Community Edition, and we don't pay for anything."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

25%

University

12%

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

14%

Manufacturing Company

14%

Computer Software Company

14%

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	2

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	41
Midsize Enterprise	24
Large Enterprise	79

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Is SonarQube the best tool for static analysis?

I am not very familiar with SonarQube and their solutions, so I can not answer. But if you are asking me about which tools that are the best for for Static Code Analysis, I suggest you have a look...

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Which gives you more for your money - SonarQube or Veracode?

SonarQube is easy to deploy and configure, and also integrates well with other tools to do quality code analysis. SonarQube has a great community edition, which is open-source and free. Easy to use...

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How would you decide between Coverity and Sonarqube?

We researched Coverity, but in the end, we chose SonarQube. SonarQube is a tool for reviewing code quality and security. It helps to guide our development teams during code reviews by providing rem...

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Overview

GrammaTech enables organizations to develop software applications more efficiently, on-budget, and on-schedule by helping to eliminate harmful defects that can cause system failures, enable data breaches, and ultimately increase corporate liabilities in today’s connected world. GrammaTech is the developer of CodeSonar, the most powerful source and binary code analysis solution available today. Extraordinarily precise, CodeSonar finds, on average, 2 times more serious defects in software than other static analysis solutions. Designed for organizations with zero tolerance for defects and vulnerabilities in their applications, CodeSonar provides static analysis for applications where reliability and security are paramount - widely used by software developers in avionics, medical, automotive, industrial control, and other mission-critical applications. Some of GrammaTech's customers include Toyota, GE, Hyundai, Kawasaki, LG, Lockheed Martin, NASA, Northrop Grumman, Panasonic, and Samsung.

CodeSecure

SonarQube provides comprehensive support for multi-language development, custom coding rules, and quality gates, integrated seamlessly into CI/CD pipelines. It empowers teams with clear insights through intuitive dashboards, identifying vulnerabilities, code smells, and technical debt.

SonarQube is renowned for its extensive capabilities in static code analysis, making it an invaluable tool for maintaining code quality. By fully integrating into development processes, it allows organizations to manage vulnerabilities and ensure compliance with coding standards. Its extensive community and open-source roots contribute to its accessibility, while robust dashboards facilitate code quality monitoring. Despite its strengths, feedback suggests enhancing analysis speed, better integration with DevOps tools, and refining the user interface. Users also point to the need for handling false positives effectively and expanding on AI-based features for dynamic code analysis.

What are SonarQube's main features?

Multi-language Support: Broad compatibility with diverse programming languages
Custom Coding Rules: Flexible customization of coding standards
Quality Gates: Set thresholds for maintaining coding standards
Vulnerability Identification: Detects security and performance issues
Integration with CI/CD: Streamlines quality checks in development workflows
Open Source Access: Supported by an active developer community
Technical Debt Tracking: Identifies and manages coding inefficiencies

What benefits should users expect?

Enhanced Code Quality: Improve code reliability and maintainability
Security Assurance: Identify and mitigate potential vulnerabilities
Reduced Technical Debt: Streamline the process of managing poor coding practices
Development Efficiency: Facilitates continuous integration and delivery processes
Community Support: Leverages an active network for continual improvements

In industries like finance and healthcare, SonarQube aids in obtaining regulatory compliance through rigorous code quality assessments. It is implemented to enhance cybersecurity by identifying potential vulnerabilities, while ensuring code meets the stringent standards demanded in these fields. As part of a broader development ecosystem, its integration in CI/CD pipelines ensures smooth and efficient software delivery, catering to phases from code inception to deployment, effectively supporting large-scale and critical software applications.

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Sample Customers

Viveris, Micrel Medical Devices, Olympus, SOFTEQ, SONY

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