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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 solution is stable."
"We have the software metrics that SonarQube gives us, which is something we did not have before. This helps us work towards aiming coding standards to empower us to move in the direction of better code quality. SonarQube provides targets and metrics for that."
"SonarCloud is overall a good tool for identifying code smells, bugs, and code duplication, but we've found that using Android Lint is more effective for our needs."
"The SaaS solution for checking code without execution and dealing with security issues is valuable."
"It is a very good tool for analysis and security vulnerability checking."
"The product has a friendly UI that is easy to use and understand."
"This solution has the capability to analyze source code in almost all the languages in the market."
"It easily ties into our continuous integration pipeline."
"The most valuable features of Synopsys API Security Testing are the metrics, results, and threat vectors that it shares."
 

Cons

"When we have a thousand products published over it, we expect it to be more efficient in terms of serving requests from the browser."
"There are limitations to the free version that limit development options as far as languages."
"After scanning our code and generating a report, it would be helpful if SonarQube could also generate a solution to fix vulnerabilities in the report."
"There needs to be a shareable reporting piece or something we can click and generate easily."
"The reporting can be improved."
"We previously experienced issues with security but a segregated security violation has been implemented and the issues we experienced are being fixed."
"I would like to see more options for security, beyond the basics like SQL injection."
"If you don't have any experience with the configuration or how to configure the files, it can be complicated."
"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

"The price of SonarCloud could be less expensive. We are using the community version and the price should be more reasonable."
"Some of the plugins that were previously free are not free now."
"The developer edition is based on cost per lines of code."
"We are using the community version of the solution and we plan on purchasing licenses for the upgraded version soon. There is a limitation on how many lines of code can be scanned and this is why we are going to purchase a license for an increased amount."
"We use the solution free of cost."
"SonarQube is an open-source product that can be used free of charge."
"I am satisfied with the pricing."
"The development license cost is reasonable, and we've had no concerns about SonarQube when it comes to cost."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Computer Software Company
13%
Comms Service Provider
5%
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Company Size

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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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Sample Customers

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