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SonarQube vs Synopsys API Security Testing [EOL] comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 5, 2025

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

SonarQube
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
134
Ranking in other categories
Application Security Tools (1st), Static Application Security Testing (SAST) (1st), Software Development Analytics (1st)
Synopsys API Security Testi...
Average Rating
7.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
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Featured Reviews

KH
Sr Software Engineering Supervisor at Mozarc Medical
Gains control over rule customization and achieves reliable vulnerability assessment
The deployment process took me about 2 or 3 hours to deploy SonarQube Server (formerly SonarQube), although I do not remember exactly since it was done about 2 years back. Currently, about 10 of my developers are using SonarQube Server (formerly SonarQube) in my company. I do not have plans to increase the usage of SonarQube Server (formerly SonarQube) in the future as there will not be any requirement to increase. I am a senior software engineer and supervisor at Mozark Medical. My corporate email address is karthik.k.a.r.t.h.i.k.h.a.r.p.a.n.h.a.l.l.i@mozarkmedical.com. Overall, I would rate SonarQube Server (formerly SonarQube) as a 9 out of 10.
UmarQureshi - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Lead at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
Useful threat vectors, beneficial results, but implementation needed support
We are using Synopsys API Security Testing for scanning APIs for risks and vulnerabilities and to understand our posture before deployment within our business The most valuable features of Synopsys API Security Testing are the metrics, results, and threat vectors that it shares. I have been…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The software quality gate streamlines the product's quality."
"Improve the code coverage and evaluates the technical steps and percentage of code being resolved."
"SonarQube Server (formerly SonarQube) is very stable."
"I find SonarQube Cloud very easy to use and simple to integrate initially."
"The solution can be installed locally."
"SonarQube has a lot of value, it reviews the basic coding standards and security vulnerabilities of code that help to reduce issues."
"The static code analysis is very good."
"It is a very good tool for analysis and security vulnerability checking."
"The most valuable features of Synopsys API Security Testing are the metrics, results, and threat vectors that it shares."
 

Cons

"The software testing tool capability could improve. It does not always integrate well. You have to use a specific plugin and the plugin does not always go in Apple's applications."
"In terms of what can be improved, the areas that need more attention in the solution are its architecture and development."
"In the next release, I would like to have notifications because now, it is a bit difficult. I think that's a feature which we could add there and it would benefit the users as well. For every full request, they should be able to see their bugs or vulnerability directly on the surface."
"There needs to be a shareable reporting piece or something we can click and generate easily."
"Reporting features are missing in SonarCloud."
"SonarQube needs to improve its support model. They do not work 24/7, and they do not provide weekend support in case things go wrong. They only have a standard 8:00 am to 5:00 pm support model in which you have to raise a support ticket and wait. The support model is not effective for premium customers."
"SonarQube could improve by adding automatic creation of tasks after scanning and more support for the Czech language."
"There is need for support for the additional languages and ease of use in adding new rules for detecting issues."
"The solution required us to use our team and we spoke to Synopsys API Security Testing's support to do the implementation. We use two people from our team for the implementation. and one person for maintenance."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We have a license with 125,000 lines of code. We did not purchase a lot of lines but it is specific to our code environment."
"The price point on SonarQube is good."
"The price of this solution is more expensive than competitors. However, it works better than competitors."
"Previously, the pricing was 17,000 euros for five million lines analyzed. However, they now charge $15,000 per one million lines, significantly increasing the cost."
"SonarQube is an open-source product that can be used free of charge."
"My guess is that we have a yearly subscription. We use it quite extensively, so a monthly license wouldn't make sense. Yearly subscriptions are usually cheaper. In addition to the standard licensing fee, there is just the cost of running the hardware where it is hosted."
"There is both a free and licensed version. The free version has limitations on development languages and support."
"I am using the free version of the solution."
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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
12%
Government
5%
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Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
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Small Business41
Midsize Enterprise24
Large Enterprise79
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Questions from the Community

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Also Known As

Sonar, SonarQube Cloud
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Snowflake, Booking.com, Deutsche Bank, AstraZeneca, and Ford Motor Company.
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