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| Product | SonarQube Cloud by SonarSource View product | GitHub Code Scanning by GitHub View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Looking for Application Security software? SonarQube Cloud by SonarSource provides quality gates and taint analysis for secure coding. Compare features and alternatives. | 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 | Cloud-Based Code Quality & Security Analysis | Developer-First Static Application Security Testing (SAST) |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Software & Technology, Startups, Open Source, Open Source Projects | 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 | SaaSCloud | SaaSCloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Cloud (SaaS); SaaS | Cloud SaaS; On-premises (GitHub Enterprise Server); GitHub Cloud; GitHub Enterprise Server |
| Data residency | EU or US hosting | 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 | GitHubGitLabBitbucket CloudAzure DevOps | GitHub repositoriesCI/CD runners (GitHub Actions, self-hosted) |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001 | SOC 1SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001NIST SP 800-218 |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | GitHubGitLabBitbucket CloudAzure DevOpsGitHub ActionsSonarQube for IDE | GitHub ActionsVisual Studio CodeJenkinsAzure DevOpsJiraSlack |
| Industries | Cross-industrySoftware & TechnologyStartupsOpen SourceOpen Source Projects | 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 Cloud
Looking for Application Security software? SonarQube Cloud by SonarSource provides quality gates and taint analysis for secure coding. Compare features and alternatives.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 Cloud
Cloud-Based Code Quality & Security AnalysisGitHub Code Scanning
Developer-First Static Application Security Testing (SAST)Best for
SonarQube Cloud
Cross-industry, Software & Technology, Startups, Open Source, Open Source ProjectsGitHub Code Scanning
Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Manufacturing, Education, Retail, TelecommunicationsPricing
Pricing model
SonarQube Cloud
Contact VendorGitHub Code Scanning
Contact VendorFree trial
SonarQube Cloud
Free trial: yesGitHub Code Scanning
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
SonarQube Cloud
GitHub Code Scanning
Deployment details
SonarQube Cloud
Cloud (SaaS); SaaSGitHub Code Scanning
Cloud SaaS; On-premises (GitHub Enterprise Server); GitHub Cloud; GitHub Enterprise ServerData residency
SonarQube Cloud
EU or US hostingGitHub Code Scanning
United States; European Union; Customer-hosted optionsKey features
What it offers
SonarQube Cloud
- Automatic analysis
- Pull request decoration
- Quality gates
- 30+ languages and IaC
- Taint analysis
- Secrets detection
- AI CodeFix
- Free plan for open source
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 Cloud
API access: yesGitHub Code Scanning
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
SonarQube Cloud
SSO: yesGitHub Code Scanning
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
SonarQube Cloud
RBAC: yesGitHub Code Scanning
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
SonarQube Cloud
Multi-tenant: yesGitHub Code Scanning
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
SonarQube Cloud
Mobile app: noGitHub Code Scanning
Mobile app: yesSupported platforms
SonarQube Cloud
GitHub Code Scanning
Compliance
SonarQube Cloud
GitHub Code Scanning
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
SonarQube Cloud
GitHub Code Scanning
Industries
SonarQube Cloud
GitHub Code Scanning
Regions
SonarQube Cloud
GitHub Code Scanning
Vendor
Company
SonarQube Cloud
SonarSourceGitHub Code Scanning
GitHubHeadquarters
SonarQube Cloud
Geneva, SwitzerlandGitHub Code Scanning
San Francisco, California, USACompany size
SonarQube Cloud
1,000+GitHub Code Scanning
10,000+Founded
SonarQube Cloud
2008GitHub Code Scanning
2008