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SiteLock vs SonarQube comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 8, 2026

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

SiteLock
Ranking in Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
48th
Average Rating
6.6
Reviews Sentiment
8.1
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
CDN (17th), Web Application Firewall (WAF) (39th), Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Protection (27th)
SonarQube
Ranking in Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
1st
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
135
Ranking in other categories
Application Security Tools (1st), Software Development Analytics (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Static Application Security Testing (SAST) category, the mindshare of SiteLock is 0.4%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SonarQube is 17.7%, down from 25.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Static Application Security Testing (SAST) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SonarQube17.7%
SiteLock0.4%
Other81.9%
Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
 

Featured Reviews

it_user723534 - PeerSpot reviewer
Guitarist at a media company with self employed
It's not easy to get out once you're in
Sitelock may perform a useful service, but be wary of giving them your credit card information. When you sign on for the paid service, Sitelock: * Hides (makes it difficult to find) that they default the auto-renew (you can't sign up without agreeing to have them automatically bill your credit card every year). * Hides (makes it difficult to find) how to stop auto-renew: * You can't just stop auto-renew from your billing panel, the way you can with reputable businesses. * You have to hunt their website for a link (in extremely small font) to the page which contains instructions for cancelling. * When you get to that page, turns out it's the 5000+ word "Terms of Service" document, which you have to scour to find a phone number. Then, you have to call and get put on hold (or if you like, they will call you back three days later). Once you finally get through, you have to jump through a lot of security hoops. All of the above, just to cancel the service. Their product may or may not be OK, but be forewarned that with Sitelock, it's not easy to get out once you're in.
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Not only did SiteLock's website scanner find the issue with my website, but with SiteLock I was able to implement a security system to prevent future breaches."
"It seems to provide a bit of useful information on website health."
"It seems to provide a bit of useful information on website health."
"SonarQube is good in terms of code review and to report on basic vulnerabilities in your applications."
"SonarQube is designed well making it easy to use, simple to identify issues and find solutions to problems."
"The product itself has a friendly UI, it's easy to use and we understand how to manage the admin control panel, it's really quick, and it's really easy to perform admin jobs using the control panel."
"I like that it has a better dashboard compared to Clockwork; it's also stable."
"The product is simple."
"It has very good scalability and stability."
"Overall, I would rate SonarQube Server (formerly SonarQube) as a 9 out of 10."
"I find SonarQube Cloud to be very user-friendly with an easy-to-use interface."
 

Cons

"Sitelock may perform a useful service, but be wary of giving them your credit card information."
"This solution finds issues that are similar to what is found by Checkmarx, and it would be nice if the overlap could be eliminated."
"New plug-ins should be integrated into SonarCloud to give more flexibility to the product."
"There is need for support for the additional languages and ease of use in adding new rules for detecting issues."
"Code security could be better. I can see a lot of false positives in terms of security, and they need to make the tests more accurate so that the false positives are not detected so frequently."
"The solution could improve by providing more advanced technologies."
"We're in the process of figuring out how to automate the workflow for QA audit controls on it. I think that's perhaps an area that we could use some buffing."
"There are times that we have the database crash."
"It should be user-friendly."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"You can't just stop auto-renew from your billing panel, the way you can with reputable businesses."
"The development license cost is reasonable, and we've had no concerns about SonarQube when it comes to cost."
"A low cost long-term solution for non-critical situations."
"I think comparing the product to competitors it should be less expensive."
"While not extremely cheap, it aligns well with market standards and offers good value."
"We have a license with 125,000 lines of code. We did not purchase a lot of lines but it is specific to our code environment."
"This solution is free."
"There is both a free and licensed version. The free version has limitations on development languages and support."
"The tool's pricing is reasonable."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Government
8%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Computer Software Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business42
Midsize Enterprise24
Large Enterprise79
 

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Comparisons

 

Also Known As

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Sonar, SonarQube Cloud
 

Interactive Demo

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Sample Customers

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Snowflake, Booking.com, Deutsche Bank, AstraZeneca, and Ford Motor Company.
Find out what your peers are saying about SiteLock vs. SonarQube and other solutions. Updated: March 2026.
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