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| Product | SonarQube Advanced Security by SonarSource View product | GitHub Code Scanning by GitHub View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | SonarSource built SonarQube Advanced Security for open source dependency risk. Explore SBOM generation, review cloud deployment and compare similar SAST products. | Evaluating GitHub Code Scanning? See how this SAST tool handles native CodeQL analysis and SARIF report ingestion, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare. |
| Product type | Software Composition Analysis & Advanced SAST | Developer-First Static Application Security Testing (SAST) |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Software & Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Public Sector | Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Manufacturing, Education, Retail, Telecommunications |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | Cloud | SaaSCloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Self-managed (SonarQube Server); Cloud (SonarQube Cloud); Add-on for SonarQube Server Enterprise and SonarQube Cloud Enterprise | Cloud SaaS; On-premises (GitHub Enterprise Server); GitHub Cloud; GitHub Enterprise Server |
| Data residency | Customer-controlled (Server); EU or US region (Cloud) | United States; European Union; Customer-hosted options |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: yes |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: yes | SSO: yes |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: yes | Multi-tenant: yes |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: yes |
| Supported platforms | WindowsLinuxmacOSDockerKubernetes | GitHub repositoriesCI/CD runners (GitHub Actions, self-hosted) |
| Compliance | Supports OWASP Top 10, CWE Top 25, SBOM (CycloneDX and SPDX) and secure development requirements | SOC 1SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001NIST SP 800-218 |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | GitHubGitLabAzure DevOpsBitbucketJenkinsSonarQube for IDE | GitHub ActionsVisual Studio CodeJenkinsAzure DevOpsJiraSlack |
| Industries | Cross-industrySoftware & TechnologyFinancial ServicesHealthcarePublic Sector | TechnologyFinancial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentManufacturingEducation+2 more |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | SonarSource | GitHub |
| Headquarters | Geneva, Switzerland | San Francisco, California, USA |
| Company size | 1,000+ | 10,000+ |
| Founded | 2008 | 2008 |
Overview
What it is
SonarQube Advanced Security
SonarSource built SonarQube Advanced Security for open source dependency risk. Explore SBOM generation, review cloud deployment and compare similar SAST products.GitHub Code Scanning
Evaluating GitHub Code Scanning? See how this SAST tool handles native CodeQL analysis and SARIF report ingestion, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.Product type
SonarQube Advanced Security
Software Composition Analysis & Advanced SASTGitHub Code Scanning
Developer-First Static Application Security Testing (SAST)Best for
SonarQube Advanced Security
Cross-industry, Software & Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Public SectorGitHub Code Scanning
Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Manufacturing, Education, Retail, TelecommunicationsPricing
Pricing model
SonarQube Advanced Security
Contact VendorGitHub Code Scanning
Contact VendorFree trial
SonarQube Advanced Security
Free trial: yesGitHub Code Scanning
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
SonarQube Advanced Security
GitHub Code Scanning
Deployment details
SonarQube Advanced Security
Self-managed (SonarQube Server); Cloud (SonarQube Cloud); Add-on for SonarQube Server Enterprise and SonarQube Cloud EnterpriseGitHub Code Scanning
Cloud SaaS; On-premises (GitHub Enterprise Server); GitHub Cloud; GitHub Enterprise ServerData residency
SonarQube Advanced Security
Customer-controlled (Server); EU or US region (Cloud)GitHub Code Scanning
United States; European Union; Customer-hosted optionsKey features
What it offers
SonarQube Advanced Security
- Software composition analysis (SCA)
- Vulnerable and malicious package detection
- License compliance
- SBOM generation
- Advanced SAST with third-party data flow
- Secrets detection
- Pull request and quality gate enforcement
- Open source dependency risk
GitHub Code Scanning
- Native CodeQL analysis
- SARIF report ingestion
- Inline pull request annotations
- Automated branch scanning
- Custom query creation
- CWE classification
- Automated code vulnerability scanning
- Pull request security review
Platform & access
API access
SonarQube Advanced Security
API access: yesGitHub Code Scanning
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
SonarQube Advanced Security
SSO: yesGitHub Code Scanning
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
SonarQube Advanced Security
RBAC: yesGitHub Code Scanning
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
SonarQube Advanced Security
Multi-tenant: yesGitHub Code Scanning
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
SonarQube Advanced Security
Mobile app: noGitHub Code Scanning
Mobile app: yesSupported platforms
SonarQube Advanced Security
GitHub Code Scanning
Compliance
SonarQube Advanced Security
GitHub Code Scanning
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
SonarQube Advanced Security
GitHub Code Scanning
Industries
SonarQube Advanced Security
GitHub Code Scanning
Regions
SonarQube Advanced Security
GitHub Code Scanning
Vendor
Company
SonarQube Advanced Security
SonarSourceGitHub Code Scanning
GitHubHeadquarters
SonarQube Advanced Security
Geneva, SwitzerlandGitHub Code Scanning
San Francisco, California, USACompany size
SonarQube Advanced Security
1,000+GitHub Code Scanning
10,000+Founded
SonarQube Advanced Security
2008GitHub Code Scanning
2008