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Oracle SQL Developer vs SonarQube for IDE (formerly SonarLint) comparison

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Oracle SQL Developer
Ranking in IDE
1st
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
36
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SonarQube for IDE (formerly...
Ranking in IDE
7th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the IDE category, the mindshare of Oracle SQL Developer is 7.3%, up from 4.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SonarQube for IDE (formerly SonarLint) is 4.7%, down from 6.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IDE Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Oracle SQL Developer7.3%
SonarQube for IDE (formerly SonarLint)4.7%
Other88.0%
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Featured Reviews

Vikram_Kumar - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Architect at Ontario Power Generation
Has improved development efficiency through reusable components and intuitive programming features
When errors occur while programming, they are very generic. Even when searching the internet, the errors remain generic and it takes considerable time to understand the fix. This was predominantly felt because we were mostly working on writing code and developing features. Error handling needs to be improved. The patches and upgrade process is very long. In the last year and a half, I haven't upgraded, so we don't know if latest features have arrived. Another issue is with sessions. If we were working on code and then switch off our laptop for two to three days, the session would keep running. This consumes many resources and flags to the team that a user has been continuously using Oracle SQL Developer. There should be a timeout period for inactive sessions.
Archana Verma - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Analyst at Dover Corporation
Continuous code analysis has improved vulnerability detection and prioritizes fixes in our projects
SonarQube for IDE (formerly SonarLint) could improve by giving more details about the fixes for particular vulnerabilities and by plotting the dependency trees. In future updates, it would be beneficial to see SonarQube for IDE (formerly SonarLint) able to scan AI models and analyze the vulnerability loopholes in AI, as AI is the next upcoming trend.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The newer version has a lot of new features. It generates output and scripts for your Ultrix. It can generate JSON, XML, etc."
"I use the product, and the many aspects of it, because it covers everything from querying a database to monitoring to making a conceptual model to getting the model from the database and producing diagrams."
"Customer Service: Good. Technical Support: Good."
"The speed with which you can build SQL statements and PL/SQL code has been very valuable."
"It has done everything that I needed it to do, and it doesn't cost you anything."
"Everybody should try it because you do not have to code things to create output from JSON or DDL."
"It's free and very user-friendly."
"Oracle SQL Developer is scalable; it can perform the same when more people use it, and most of the people in my organization are using it, with approximately 100 people in the organization."
"Real-time analysis definitely improves code quality because everyday scans produce reports and predict vulnerabilities that can turn into exploits."
"SonarQube for IDE (formerly SonarLint) has come up with SCA and secret scanning capabilities, which are really good features for IDE."
 

Cons

"I think it would be great to have an overview over the sessions it opens so that we could easily see and control which connections to the database we want to keep open, which ones are hanging; and it would be great to make them independent from each other."
"I would like it to support background processes better."
"I find Oracle SQL Developer less interactive and less developer-friendly, particularly when it comes to debugging, which was easier in TOAD."
"My only complaint over the years has been memory usage, which seems to improve with each release."
"I would say the layout should be improved. I've also have used PL/SQL Developer, and I like the layout, the landscape, of that application better than SQL Dev."
"The stability depends on what version you're using. There are more successful versions and are less successful versions. For example, 17.3 is less successful. There were many bugs. Now, we are trying to pull all the developers to upgrade to 17.4."
"It should be more Mac friendly."
"Queries."
"SonarQube for IDE (formerly SonarLint) could improve by giving more details about the fixes for particular vulnerabilities and by plotting the dependency trees."
"Support depends on the license. I would rate this a four because sometimes we do not get support on time when it is required, and other customers are blocked because of some changes or other issues."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It has the advantage that it's free. The next best competitor would cost several thousand dollars."
"It's a no-cost license and it offers outstanding functionality on that basis."
"It's a free tool."
"It is basically free."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Comms Service Provider
14%
Outsourcing Company
12%
Marketing Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
10%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business14
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise20
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle SQL Developer?
The pricing of Oracle SQL Developer depends on the size of the company and the project. I cannot use Oracle or other solutions if I am just starting. If I start with MySQL, it depends on the size o...
What needs improvement with Oracle SQL Developer?
I want to address performance issues with large amounts of data. When I run queries that return lakhs or millions of rows, Oracle SQL Developer sometimes freezes, takes time to load, or even crashe...
What is your primary use case for Oracle SQL Developer?
In my current project at Cognizant, Oracle SQL Developer is one of the targets to load the data after extracting and transforming it, so this is our use case for my project. For example, I was at a...
What needs improvement with SonarQube for IDE (formerly SonarLint)?
SonarQube for IDE (formerly SonarLint) could improve by giving more details about the fixes for particular vulnerabilities and by plotting the dependency trees. In future updates, it would be benef...
What is your primary use case for SonarQube for IDE (formerly SonarLint)?
SonarQube for IDE (formerly SonarLint) is used for source code scanning to check for vulnerabilities, memory leaks, and any unnecessary code in the code. Real-time analysis is utilized with SonarQu...
What advice do you have for others considering SonarQube for IDE (formerly SonarLint)?
My overall rating for SonarQube for IDE (formerly SonarLint) is 7.5 out of 10.
 

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