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| Product | SonarQube Server by SonarSource View product | GitHub Code Scanning by GitHub View product |
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| Overview | ||
| What it is | SonarQube Server is a self-managed code quality & security platform for on-premises code quality and secure development lifecycle. See features and SAST 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 | Self-Managed Code Quality & Security Platform | Developer-First Static Application Security Testing (SAST) |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Financial Services, Automotive, Government, Software & Technology, 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 | CloudOn-Premise | SaaSCloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Self-managed (on-premises or private cloud); Self-managed on Windows, Linux, Docker or Kubernetes | Cloud SaaS; On-premises (GitHub Enterprise Server); GitHub Cloud; GitHub Enterprise Server |
| Data residency | Customer-controlled | 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 | WindowsLinuxDockerKubernetes | GitHub repositoriesCI/CD runners (GitHub Actions, self-hosted) |
| Compliance | Supports OWASP Top 10, CWE Top 25, PCI DSS, OWASP ASVS and STIG reporting | SOC 1SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001NIST SP 800-218 |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | GitHubGitLabBitbucketAzure DevOpsJenkinsLDAPSAML identity providersSonarQube for IDE | GitHub ActionsVisual Studio CodeJenkinsAzure DevOpsJiraSlack |
| Industries | Cross-industryFinancial ServicesAutomotiveGovernmentSoftware & TechnologyPublic 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 Server
SonarQube Server is a self-managed code quality & security platform for on-premises code quality and secure development lifecycle. See features and SAST 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 Server
Self-Managed Code Quality & Security PlatformGitHub Code Scanning
Developer-First Static Application Security Testing (SAST)Best for
SonarQube Server
Cross-industry, Financial Services, Automotive, Government, Software & Technology, Public SectorGitHub Code Scanning
Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Manufacturing, Education, Retail, TelecommunicationsPricing
Pricing model
SonarQube Server
Contact VendorGitHub Code Scanning
Contact VendorFree trial
SonarQube Server
Free trial: yesGitHub Code Scanning
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
SonarQube Server
GitHub Code Scanning
Deployment details
SonarQube Server
Self-managed (on-premises or private cloud); Self-managed on Windows, Linux, Docker or KubernetesGitHub Code Scanning
Cloud SaaS; On-premises (GitHub Enterprise Server); GitHub Cloud; GitHub Enterprise ServerData residency
SonarQube Server
Customer-controlledGitHub Code Scanning
United States; European Union; Customer-hosted optionsKey features
What it offers
SonarQube Server
- Self-managed deployment
- Branch and pull request analysis
- Quality gates
- Taint analysis and SAST
- Security reports (OWASP, CWE, PCI DSS, STIG)
- Portfolio dashboards
- High availability (Data Center Edition)
- On-premises code quality
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 Server
API access: yesGitHub Code Scanning
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
SonarQube Server
SSO: yesGitHub Code Scanning
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
SonarQube Server
RBAC: yesGitHub Code Scanning
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
SonarQube Server
Multi-tenant: yesGitHub Code Scanning
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
SonarQube Server
Mobile app: noGitHub Code Scanning
Mobile app: yesSupported platforms
SonarQube Server
GitHub Code Scanning
Compliance
SonarQube Server
GitHub Code Scanning
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
SonarQube Server
GitHub Code Scanning
Industries
SonarQube Server
GitHub Code Scanning
Regions
SonarQube Server
GitHub Code Scanning
Vendor
Company
SonarQube Server
SonarSourceGitHub Code Scanning
GitHubHeadquarters
SonarQube Server
Geneva, SwitzerlandGitHub Code Scanning
San Francisco, California, USACompany size
SonarQube Server
1,000+GitHub Code Scanning
10,000+Founded
SonarQube Server
2008GitHub Code Scanning
2008