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Snyk vs SonarQube

Reviewed byRoman K
Tagline
Snyk: Developer-first security
SonarQube: Code quality & security
Pricing Model
Snyk: freemium
SonarQube: open-source
Starting Price
Snyk: $0/mo
SonarQube: $0/mo
Free Plan
Snyk: Yes
SonarQube: Yes
GitHub Stars
Snyk: —
SonarQube: 10.5k
npm Downloads/wk
Snyk: 586.6k
SonarQube: —
GitHub Forks
Snyk: —
SonarQube: 2.2k
Open Issues
Snyk: —
SonarQube: 1
Tags
Snyk: sca, sast, containers, iac
SonarQube: sast, code-quality, multi-language, open-source

Snyk vs SonarQube: which to choose

SonarQube has the larger community with 10.5k GitHub stars against — for Snyk, which usually means more integrations, examples and third-party help when you get stuck.

Choose Snyk if you lean toward sca and sast; choose SonarQube if sast and code-quality matters more for your stack. All figures above are pulled from live GitHub and pricing data, not vendor marketing.

Frequently asked questions

Is Snyk or SonarQube better?▾

It depends on your priorities. Snyk has — GitHub stars and uses a freemium pricing model, while SonarQube has 10.5k stars and uses a open-source model. Both offer a free plan so you can try each before committing.

Is Snyk cheaper than SonarQube?▾

Snyk starts at $0/mo while SonarQube starts at $0/mo. Snyk has a free plan. SonarQube has a free plan.

What are the main differences between Snyk and SonarQube?▾

Snyk is tagged as sca, sast, containers while SonarQube is tagged as sast, code-quality, multi-language. Snyk uses a freemium pricing model. SonarQube uses a open-source model with 10.5k GitHub stars.

Does Snyk or SonarQube have a free plan?▾

Yes, both Snyk and SonarQube offer a free plan.