Klocwork vs SonarQube Server (formerly SonarQube) comparison

Perforce and Sonar are both solutions in the Application Security Tools category. Perforce is ranked #22 with an average rating of 8.3, while Sonar is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.2. Perforce holds a 1.4% mindshare in AS, compared to Sonar’s 25.6% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of Perforce users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 81% of Sonar users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 30, 2024

SonarQube Server and Klocwork compete in the software analysis tools category, each offering distinct advantages. SonarQube generally appeals to users for its pricing and support, while Klocwork is noted for its strong static code analysis features, which some users find worth the higher cost.

Features: SonarQube Server supports over 20 programming languages, offers pre-commit checks, custom coding rules, unit tests, and more. It includes the Time Machine tool, customizable dashboards, and integrates with CI/CD systems. Klocwork focuses on strong static analysis, supports C, C++, Java, and C#, and provides on-the-fly and incremental analysis, aiding in early issue identification.

Room for Improvement: SonarQube Server could enhance security scanning and shorten analysis times for complex projects. Improved integration with existing tools like JIRA and more comprehensive API documentation are also desired. For Klocwork, users mention false positives, limited language support, and the need for simpler rule definitions. Enhancements in infrastructure compatibility and dynamic analysis features are suggested for both.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: SonarQube Server supports deployment across hybrid, on-premises, and public cloud environments, with flexibility that aids integration in diverse IT settings. Its large open-source community helps offset the lack of direct support for its free version. Klocwork offers limited deployment options primarily in on-premises and private cloud, which may be less flexible than SonarQube Server's offerings.

Pricing and ROI: SonarQube Server's community edition provides a cost-effective option with low licensing fees, offering good value especially for small teams. Klocwork, despite its higher costs, is deemed worthwhile by users due to its comprehensive analysis features. Both solutions are recognized for delivering a solid return on investment by improving code quality and reducing rework.

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Categories and Ranking

Klocwork

Ranking in Application Security Tools

22nd

Ranking in Static Application Security Testing (SAST)

15th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

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Static Code Analysis (5th)

SonarQube Server (formerly ...

Ranking in Application Security Tools

1st

Ranking in Static Application Security Testing (SAST)

1st

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

114

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Software Development Analytics (1st)

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Application Security Tools category, the mindshare of Klocwork is 1.4%, down from 1.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SonarQube Server (formerly SonarQube) is 25.6%, down from 27.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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AnirbanSarkar

Head - Solution Management Group at Meteonic Innovation Pvt. Ltd.

Lets you find defects during the development phase, so you don't have to wait till the development is over to find and address flaws

What needs improvement in Klocwork, compared to other products in the market, is the dashboard or reporting mechanisms that need to be a bit more flexible. The Klocwork dashboard could be improved. Though it's good, it's not as good as some of the other products in the market, which is a problem. The reporting could be more detailed and easier to sort out because sorting in Klocwork could be a bit more time-consuming, mainly when sorting defects based on filters, compared to how it's done on other tools such as Coverity. What I'd like added in the next release of Klocwork is the peer code review Cahoots which used to be a part of Klocwork, and the architecture analysis and both have been taken out of Klocwork. I found the two critical for specific deployments, so if those can be brought back to Klocwork, that would be very good.

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Wang Dayong

Senior Software Engineering Manager at Hill

Easy to integrate and has a plug-in that supports both C and C++ languages

The product provides false reports sometimes. It also fails to understand the context of the code. It reports that a line of code has issues without considering its relation with the previous line. The product should improve the report quality. While it asks us to improve the code quality, it would be good if it also suggests how to improve the quality.

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Pros

"It's integrated into our CI, continuous integration."

"The most valuable feature is the Incremental analysis."

"There's a feature in Klocwork called 'on-the-fly analysis', which helps developers to find and fix the defects at the time of development itself."

"The best advantage of Klocwork is the reduced setup time."

"Klocwork's most valuable feature is the static code analysis feature. It detects the potential problem earlier to allow the developer to receive feedback quickly and then address it before it becomes a problem."

"On-the-fly analysis and incremental analysis are the best parts of Klocwork. Currently, we are using both of these features very effectively."

"The reporting helps us understand the trend of our results and whether we improve over time. We can see the history within Klocwork's server architecture and know that we're making things better. It creates a great story for our management. We can demonstrate value and how our software is developing over time."

"We like using the static analysis and code refactoring, which are very valuable because of our requirements to meet safety critical levels and reliability."

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"It easily ties into our continuous integration pipeline."

"SonarQube is designed well making it easy to use, simple to identify issues and find solutions to problems."

"There is a free version."

"There are many options and examples available in the tool that help us fix the issues it shows us."

"I like that it's easy to navigate not just in terms of code findings but you can actually see them in the context of your source code because it gives you a copy of your code with the items that it found and highlights them. You can see it directly in your code, so you can easily go back and make the corrections in the code. It basically finds the problems for you and tells you where they are."

"Integrate it into the developers' workbench so that they can bench check their code against what will be done in the server-based audit version."

"The static code analysis of the solution is the most important aspect for us. When it comes to security breaches within the code, we can leverage some rules to allow us to identify the repetition in our code and the possible targets that we may have. It makes it very easy to review our code for security purposes."

"It has very good scalability and stability."

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Cons

"I hope that in each new release they add new features relating to the addition of checkers, improving their analysis engines etc."

"Now the only issue we have is that whenever we need to get the code we have to build it first. Then we can get the report."

"What needs improvement in Klocwork, compared to other products in the market, is the dashboard or reporting mechanisms that need to be a bit more flexible. The Klocwork dashboard could be improved. Though it's good, it's not as good as some of the other products in the market, which is a problem. The reporting could be more detailed and easier to sort out because sorting in Klocwork could be a bit more time-consuming, mainly when sorting defects based on filters, compared to how it's done on other tools such as Coverity."

"We'd like to see integration with Agile DevOps and Agile methodologies."

"This solution could be improved if they offered support of more languages including Ada and Golang. They currently only support seven languages."

"I would like to see better codes between projects and a more user-friendly desktop in the next release."

"Klocwork does have a problem with true positives. It only found 30% of true positives in the Juliet test case."

"The main problem is that since it only parses the code, the warnings or the problems that are given as a result of the report can sometimes require a lot of effort to analyze."

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"The solution could improve by providing more advanced technologies."

"The pricing could be reduced a bit. It's a little expensive."

"I would like to see dynamic code analysis in the next version of the software."

"The time it took for me to do the whole process was approximately two hours because I had to download, read the documentation, and do the configurations."

"SonarQube could improve its static application security testing as per the industry standard."

"I would like to see more options for security, beyond the basics like SQL injection."

"Although it has Sonar built into it, it is still lacking. Customization features of identifying a particular attack still need to be worked on. To give you an example: if we want to scan and do a false positive analysis, those types of features are missing. If we want to rescan something from a particular point that is a feature that is also missing. It’s in our queue. That will hopefully save a lot of time."

"The learning curve can be fairly steep at first, but then, it's not an entry-level type of application. It's not like an introduction to C programming. You should know not just C programming and how to make projects but also how to apply its findings to the bigger picture. I've had users who said that they wish it was easier to understand how to configure, but I don't know if that's doable because what it's doing is a very complicated thing. I don't know if it is possible to make a complicated thing trivially simple."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The limitation that we have is that Klocwork is licensed to certain programs, and if you want to license them to other programs, you have to pay more money."

"Klocwork should not to be quite so heavy handed on the licensing for very specific programs."

"Licensing fees are paid annually, but they also have a perpetual license."

"Klocwork is still tight on their licensing. If Klocwork would loosen up on the licensing, and where the license could be used, and how many different programs could be run on it, then we have several development programs that I would love to be able to use it for going forward."

"The pricing for Klocwork is very competitive if you compare it from apple to apple. It has competitive pricing regarding the licensing model and the per-license cost. Klocwork isn't a high-end investment for anyone deploying it; even SMBs can afford it. The Klocwork cost per user would depend on the license type, so I'm unable to mention a ballpark figure because it would depend on the type of installation and how the deployment will be, and the nodes to give an accurate calculation or figure. The total price depends on the package, so my company could never publish pricing for Klocwork on the website. My team first collects information from potential clients on the deployment scenario, project environment, etc., before suggesting a package for Klocwork. My rating for Klocwork in terms of pricing is a five because of its flexible license models. There's a license model for every type of organization, whether small, midsize, or enterprise, so it's a five out of five for me."

"When it comes to licensing, the solution has two packages, one for a fixed and the other for a floating server, with the former being more cost effective than the latter."

"This solution offers competitive pricing."

"There are other solutions on the market such as Microsoft Visual Studio. They have been adding more static code analysis features that come for free. It is getting better all the time. That is one of the possibilities is that we've been considering that we may stop using the Klocwork because it doesn't give us any added value."

"SonarQube is a cost-effective solution."

"There is both a free and licensed version. The free version has limitations on development languages and support."

"A low cost long-term solution for non-critical situations."

"The price point on SonarQube is good."

"SonarQube enterprise, I am not sure of the price but from what I understand they are charging a fee. It's is not clear if it is an annual fee or a one-off."

"We're using an older version because it is the open-source flavor of it and we can continue using it at no cost. We're not paying any licensing at all, which was another factor in choosing this route so that we can learn and grow with it and not be committed to licenses and other similar things. If we choose to get something else, we have to relearn, but we don't have to relicense. Basically, we're paying no license costs."

"On the pricing side, it's 3,000 Euros for 1 million lines of code."

"The beauty of this solution is the free open-source version is capable enough in doing pretty much what an enterprise-level version can do."

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Educational Organization

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Manufacturing Company

19%

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Financial Services Firm

17%

Computer Software Company

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Manufacturing Company

13%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Klocwork?

It's integrated into our CI, continuous integration.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Klocwork?

Our purchasing department is responsible for tracking costs. It's one of the most widely used tools in our organization. It likely does not have a high price point. I don't have insights into licen...

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What needs improvement with Klocwork?

The main problem is that since it only parses the code, the warnings or the problems that are given as a result of the report can sometimes require a lot of effort to analyze. It will show all poss...

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Is SonarQube the best tool for static analysis?

I am not very familiar with SonarQube and their solutions, so I can not answer. But if you are asking me about which tools that are the best for for Static Code Analysis, I suggest you have a look...

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Which gives you more for your money - SonarQube or Veracode?

SonarQube is easy to deploy and configure, and also integrates well with other tools to do quality code analysis. SonarQube has a great community edition, which is open-source and free. Easy to use...

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How would you decide between Coverity and Sonarqube?

We researched Coverity, but in the end, we chose SonarQube. SonarQube is a tool for reviewing code quality and security. It helps to guide our development teams during code reviews by providing rem...

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Overview

Klocwork detects security, safety, and reliability issues in real-time by using this static code analysis toolkit that works alongside developers, finding issues as early as possible, and integrates with teams, supporting continuous integration and actionable reporting.

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SonarQube Server enhances code quality and security via static code analysis. It detects vulnerabilities, improves standards, and reduces technical debt, integrating into CI/CD pipelines.

SonarQube Server is a comprehensive tool for enhancing code quality and security. It offers static code analysis to identify vulnerabilities, improve coding standards, and reduce technical debt. By integrating into CI/CD pipelines, it provides automated checks for adherence to best practices. Organizations use it for code inspection, security testing, and compliance, ensuring development environments with better maintainability and fewer issues.

What are the key features of SonarQube Server?

Support for 20+ languages: Extensive programming language support suitable for diverse coding environments.
Custom coding rules: Allows for tailored rule sets to match specific coding standards.
Flexible quality gates: Define criteria for code acceptance at various intervals.
CI/CD integration: Seamless integration with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment tools.
Rich interface: User-friendly dashboard with detailed visual insights.

What benefits should users expect from SonarQube Server?

Improved code quality: Enhanced analysis contributes to fewer bugs and improved coding practices.
Security enhancements: Identifies and mitigates security vulnerabilities pre-emptively.
Maintainability: Reduces technical debt, yielding long-term development efficiency.
Customizable: Flexibility in configuration aligns with specific project needs.

Many industries implement SonarQube Server to uphold coding standards, maintain security protocols, and streamline their software development lifecycle. In sectors like finance and healthcare, adhering to regulations and ensuring reliable software is critical, making SonarQube Server invaluable. It is often integrated into CI/CD pipelines, ensuring that code changes meet set standards before deployment. This approach enhances productivity and maintains compliance with industry-specific requirements.

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Sample Customers

ACCESS Co Ltd, Risk-AI, Winbond Electronics, Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceutical Research Institute, University of Southern California, Alebra Technologies, SIMULIA, Risk Management Solutions, Brigham Young University, SRD, HRL

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