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SonarQube
Code quality and code security for clean code, at every step
As of 29 August 2026, SonarQube has a free plan and paid plans start at $34/month. SonarQube is a code quality and security scanning platform, free up to 50,000 lines of code, with Team plans from $34 per month. Softwr lists it under Developer Tools.
Overview
What SonarQube does
SonarQube is a code quality and security scanning platform, free up to 50,000 lines of code, with Team plans from $34 per month.
What people use it for
- Code quality analysis
- Vulnerability detection
- Security scanning
- Compliance reporting
The honest half
Where it falls short
Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about SonarQube.
- Advanced Security add-on uses custom pricing
- Only private project lines of code count toward limits
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Pricing
What SonarQube costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Free
Free
- Supports up to 50000 lines of code in private projects
- Never expires
- Covers public projects
Team
$34 /mo
- 30+ languages
- Code quality standards
- Bug and vulnerability detection
- Secrets detection
- AI-driven fixes
- PR analysis
Enterprise
On request
- Advanced security reports
- OWASP/CWE/PCI DSS compliance
- Unlimited users and projects
- 40+ languages including ABAP, COBOL, Apex
- SSO and SCIM
- Enterprise hierarchy
Answered, with sources
Questions people ask
Each answer names the page it came from, so you can check it rather than take our word for it.
How much does SonarQube cost?
SonarQube offers a free tier supporting up to 50000 lines of code in private projects, a Team plan starting at $34/month, and custom Enterprise pricing. Team plan includes 14-day free trial.
SourceIs SonarQube free?
Yes, SonarQube offers a free tier that never expires and covers both public and private projects up to 50000 lines of code in private projects.
SourceWhat languages does SonarQube support?
SonarQube Team plan supports 30+ languages including common programming languages. Enterprise plan adds support for 40+ languages including ABAP, COBOL, and Apex.
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