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Klocwork vs SonarQube vs Veracode comparison

 

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Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
6.2
Klocwork enhances code quality and compliance, improving efficiency in defect resolution, especially in automotive sectors, despite ROI measurement challenges.
Sentiment score
6.7
SonarQube improves code quality and security in CI/CD, enhancing efficiency and compliance, but exact ROI is hard to quantify.
Sentiment score
6.5
Veracode optimizes development by automating vulnerability detection, reducing costs, improving security, compliance, and enhancing software reliability.
The main ROI factors include efficiency and how we meet compliance standards for various automotive requirements.
Manager, Quality, Functional Safety, Cybersecurity Embedded Processing at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
It is easily integrable with the CI/CD pipeline and supports multiple projects with its extensive plugin options.
Security Analyst at Dover Corporation
I have seen a return on the investment from SonarQube Server (formerly SonarQube) because the value it adds relates to static code analysis and vulnerability assessments needed for our FDA approval process.
Sr Software Engineering Supervisor at Mozarc Medical
We see productivity increasing based on the fact that the code review is mostly automated, allowing the developer to fix the code themselves before assigning it to someone else to review, thus receiving that ROI.
Head of Software Engineering at ronaldmariah@gmail.com
The scanners of Veracode bring status of the weaknesses in the current infrastructure. It scans and provides reports regarding the servers, the network, and the applications running on those servers.
Senior Solutions Architect at IDS Comercial
Regarding price, the evaluation should focus on how efficiently they will recover their investment, considering the time saved through the use of Veracode Fix, for example, and the ability to fix code at dev time compared to the problems faced when fixing after the product is already deployed.
Head of Security Architecture at a healthcare company with 5,001-10,000 employees
We did see a return on investment with Veracode, as we segregated our remediation efforts, which reduced our time to delivery as well as the number of engineers needed to help us in delivering a secure solution.
DevSecOps Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.8
Klocwork's support is praised for responsiveness, effective problem-solving, and reducing user contact via comprehensive documentation, despite prioritization issues.
Sentiment score
6.2
SonarQube's community and documentation aid self-support, but direct support varies; Enterprise Edition offers satisfactory assistance.
Sentiment score
7.2
Veracode's support is praised for responsiveness and expertise, though some experience delays with complex issues.
The customer support team is very responsive, proactive, and engages in conversations to ensure our needs are met.
Application Development Team Lead at Miura Pay
The issue is not about the knowledge of the support but about the prioritization of the tickets they handle.
Manager, Quality, Functional Safety, Cybersecurity Embedded Processing at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
During the initial phase, there was a need for follow-ups and clarifications.
Integration Supervisor Lead at a manufacturing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
The community support is quite effective.
Distinguish Engineer at Gtmhub
The customer service and support for SonarQube Cloud are responsive and helpful.
Security Analyst at Dover Corporation
Integrating it into different solutions is straightforward.
Architect at sigpsc inc
Access to the engineering team is crucial for faster feedback on the product fix process.
Principal Architect at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
I have communicated with the technical support of Veracode a couple of times, and this was a really great experience because these professionals know their material.
Application Security Specialist at Herrenknecht
They share detailed information via email, including screenshots or further clarification about the issue.
DevSecOps Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.7
Klocwork is scalable, efficient, and integrates well with SAST tools, suitable for teams of all sizes without scalability issues.
Sentiment score
6.9
SonarQube is generally scalable and integrates well, but specific configurations and larger workloads may require careful management.
Sentiment score
7.4
Veracode offers efficient scalability with cloud architecture, supporting diverse applications and user roles across industries despite minor scan delays.
Klocwork supports our scalability needs without issues, even as project volumes increase.
Application Development Team Lead at Miura Pay
The program-to-program enablement is scalable.
Director - Quality Excellence at a manufacturing company with 501-1,000 employees
There are limitations, and it seems to have fewer capabilities than Veracode.
CEO at a computer software company with 1-10 employees
It has been used in multiple projects and performs well.
consultant at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
I would rate the scalability of SonarQube Server as a 10 because we can configure the server to scan multiple projects based on the number of lines.
Sr Software Engineering Supervisor at Mozarc Medical
Cloud solutions are easier to scale than on-premise solutions.
Senior Solutions Architect at IDS Comercial
It has a good capacity to scale effectively.
Lead Automation Quality Engineer in Leading UK Bank at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Implementing these features into our normal CI/CD was good, so I can say that scalability is really good.
Application Security Specialist at Herrenknecht
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
6.8
Klocwork is reliable and stable, effectively handling large codebases but requires significant computing power and faster updates.
Sentiment score
7.6
SonarQube is generally stable and reliable, with occasional issues related to plugins, configurations, or heavy deployments.
Sentiment score
7.8
Veracode is praised for stability and performance despite minor glitches, with continuous improvements ensuring reliability and minimal downtime.
Installation is easy, and the solution is stable.
Integration Supervisor Lead at a manufacturing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
I think SonarQube Server (formerly SonarQube) is stable, and we did not face any problems unless there was a power outage or if the LAN cable was plugged out.
Sr Software Engineering Supervisor at Mozarc Medical
From my team's feedback, it is almost an eight out of ten.
CEO at a computer software company with 1-10 employees
It is a quite stable solution.
Security Analyst at Dover Corporation
If the Veracode server is down, we experience many issues during the scan.
Lead Automation Quality Engineer in Leading UK Bank at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
I have observed that it is not that reliable in terms of security because Veracode was not able to find some security threats in our application that existed since the product was developed.
Software Development Engineer II at Rocket Software
It's not that easy to onboard, but once they have been onboarded on the platform, and the pipeline configured alongside the product configured, it works effectively.
Head of Security Architecture at a healthcare company with 5,001-10,000 employees
 

Room For Improvement

Klocwork needs improved language support, flexible reporting, better integration with Agile DevOps, and enhanced static and dynamic analysis.
SonarQube needs improvements in integration, vulnerability detection, language support, UI, documentation, security scanning, automation, and pricing.
Veracode requires improvements in reducing false positives, enhancing speed, improving integration, flexibility, support, UI, and customer service.
There are too many warnings, and it requires expertise to determine the correct category for them.
Integration Supervisor Lead at a manufacturing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Klocwork sometimes provides too many additional warnings which require expertise to manage.
Director - Quality Excellence at a manufacturing company with 501-1,000 employees
We would like Klocwork to connect to Git and notify developers of issues tied to specific commits.
Application Development Team Lead at Miura Pay
There is another website called Code Warrior that really takes you through the entire journey, so you can truly understand what the issue is along with some actual coding examples.
Independent Professional at Studio Dott. Ing. Angelo Quaglia
I would like to see SonarQube Cloud provide more detailed solutions for fixing code issues, especially solutions related to CVEs.
Security Analyst at Dover Corporation
I need a solution that can bring together three key areas: vulnerabilities, static scanning, and misarchitecture.
Architect at sigpsc inc
If it could be integrated directly with code repositories such as Bitbucket or GitHub, without the need to create a pipeline to upload and decode code, it would simplify the code scan process significantly.
We had issues with scanning large applications. Scanning took a lot of time, so we kept it outside the DevOps pipeline to avoid delaying deployments.
Lead Automation Quality Engineer in Leading UK Bank at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
A nice addition would be if it could be extended for scenarios with custom cleansers.
IT App Security Senior Analyst at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees
 

Setup Cost

Klocwork's flexible pricing models are valued, though opinions vary on cost-effectiveness, catering to diverse organizational needs.
SonarQube provides a cost-effective solution with varying licensing, though commercial plugins and support can increase costs.
Veracode's higher pricing offers comprehensive security for enterprises, posing challenges for smaller businesses, with negotiable licensing options.
It is less expensive than Coverity.
Director - Quality Excellence at a manufacturing company with 501-1,000 employees
The solution is not very cheap, however, it is less expensive than Coverity.
Integration Supervisor Lead at a manufacturing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Klocwork was competitively priced, making it a cost-effective solution for us.
Application Development Team Lead at Miura Pay
I would rate the pricing for SonarQube Server (formerly SonarQube) as an 8, where 1 is very cheap and 10 is very expensive, because Coverity is very expensive, and while SonarQube is not cheap, it is still less expensive than Coverity.
Sr Software Engineering Supervisor at Mozarc Medical
They always offer around a two-year contract, but we always take a one-year contract because it's expensive.
Head of Software Engineering at ronaldmariah@gmail.com
The freemium version of SonarQube Server offers excellent value, especially compared to the high costs of Snyk.
Distinguish Engineer at Gtmhub
It's not the most expensive solution.
Senior Solutions Architect at IDS Comercial
Overall, Veracode's pricing is lower and more scalable than many alternatives in the market.
DevSecOps Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
If there's a security gap, you'll never know the cost or effect.
 

Valuable Features

Klocwork provides efficient static code analysis with strong IDE integration, supporting multiple languages and enhancing code quality and collaboration.
SonarQube enhances code quality and security with multi-language support, CI/CD integration, code analysis, quality gates, and user-friendly features.
Veracode offers comprehensive code analysis, seamless integration, and efficient vulnerability detection, improving security and development speed with minimal manual effort.
The most valuable feature of Klocwork is the static analysis tools, which help identify potential security threats and errors.
Application Development Team Lead at Miura Pay
Its integration with the CI/CD pipeline has helped streamline the software development process.
Manager, Quality, Functional Safety, Cybersecurity Embedded Processing at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
It takes just half a day to set up.
Integration Supervisor Lead at a manufacturing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
The most valuable aspect of SonarQube's scanning feature for me is its accuracy and seamless integration with our existing tools, and it provides reliable results with fewer false positives, which saves a lot of time for developers.
Network Security Engineer at Arrow PC Network Pvt Ltd
Some of the static code analysis capabilities are the most beneficial.
Distinguish Engineer at Gtmhub
I find SonarQube Cloud very easy to use and simple to integrate initially.
CEO at a computer software company with 1-10 employees
It offers confidence by preventing exposure to vulnerabilities and helps ensure that we are not deploying vulnerable code into production.
Site Leader (India) at Industrial Scientific
The best features in Veracode include static analysis and the early detection of vulnerable libraries; it integrates with tools such as Jenkins.
It fixes issues directly in the IDE while you're doing it.
IT App Security Senior Analyst at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Application Security Tools category, the mindshare of Klocwork is 1.4%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SonarQube is 13.6%, down from 25.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veracode is 4.4%, down from 9.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Security Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SonarQube13.6%
Veracode4.4%
Klocwork1.4%
Other80.6%
Application Security Tools
 

Featured Reviews

KG
Manager, Quality, Functional Safety, Cybersecurity Embedded Processing at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Experience with compliance improvements and efficiency boosts but static analysis engine shows a need for enhancement
One area for improvement is that when customers use different static analysis tools, they report more issues compared to Klocwork. The static analysis engine of Klocwork has areas that need improvement. Customers using different static analysis tools report more issues than with Klocwork, indicating that Klocwork's engine is not as superior. Klocwork should be able to analyze large codebases efficiently, supporting a desktop version for periodic small delta changes before pushing to the server.
KH
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.
SR
Principal Architect at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
Early detection of vulnerabilities saves significant amount of time and effort
Veracode provides visibility into application status at every phase of development, as it's how we stitch it together, allowing us to introduce it at various phases to gain fast feedback. This capability increases the velocity in DevSecOps processes as developers receive feedback on vulnerabilities before committing, reducing the overall rework. It helps developers save time significantly. For instance, if I take a library and assume it's going to work until it reaches QA or UAT, where we find out there's a vulnerability, that can require extensive effort for code refactoring or redesigning; Veracode helps prevent that before the pull request is merged. Veracode impacts the overall security posture by maintaining data integrity, ensuring we are not exposed to threats from third-party libraries with known vulnerabilities. From my perspective as a SecDevOps evangelist, Veracode is crucial for an organization's shift-left security strategy. Veracode's SCA perspective offers tools that facilitate shift-left security by providing feedback before failures occur in the development process.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
22%
Computer Software Company
8%
Transportation Company
7%
Comms Service Provider
6%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Computer Software Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
6%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
11%
Government
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business12
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise13
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business43
Midsize Enterprise24
Large Enterprise79
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business69
Midsize Enterprise45
Large Enterprise115
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Klocwork?
Klocwork's pricing seems attractive, as it uses a per-user license model that does not have a lot of overhead.
What needs improvement with Klocwork?
One area for improvement is that when customers use different static analysis tools, they report more issues compared...
What is your primary use case for Klocwork?
I work on tools such as Klocwork, LDRA, as well as Jira and Confluence, focusing more on the software quality assuran...
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 ...
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. Son...
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 securi...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Veracode Static Analysis?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Veracode is that it is fairly moderate.
What needs improvement with Veracode Static Analysis?
Veracode can improve to stand in this market. They do not have to do much; they just need to improve their UI experie...
What is your primary use case for Veracode Static Analysis?
I have been using Veracode for the last two years, which is one of the security scans that is part of our organizatio...
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

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Sonar, SonarQube Cloud
Crashtest Security , Veracode Detect
 

Interactive Demo

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Overview

 

Sample Customers

ACCESS Co Ltd, Risk-AI, Winbond Electronics, Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceutical Research Institute, University of Southern California, Alebra Technologies, SIMULIA, Risk Management Solutions, Brigham Young University, SRD, HRL
Snowflake, Booking.com, Deutsche Bank, AstraZeneca, and Ford Motor Company.
Manhattan Associates, Azalea Health, Sabre, QAD, Floor & Decor, Prophecy International, SchoolCNXT, Keap, Rekner, Cox Automotive, Automation Anywhere, State of Missouri and others.
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