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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.