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SonarQube Server (formerly SonarQube) vs Virsec Security Platform comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 30, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

SonarQube Server (formerly ...
Ranking in Application Security Tools
1st
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
113
Ranking in other categories
Static Application Security Testing (SAST) (1st), Software Development Analytics (1st)
Virsec Security Platform
Ranking in Application Security Tools
36th
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.9
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (56th), Cloud Workload Protection Platforms (CWPP) (27th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Application Security Tools category, the mindshare of SonarQube Server (formerly SonarQube) is 26.7%, down from 27.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Virsec Security Platform is 0.1%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Security Tools
 

Featured Reviews

Wang Dayong - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
KevinMcCarthy - PeerSpot reviewer
Helps with Zero-day protection
We use the solution for Zero-day protection.  The solution stops any kind of remote code execution.  The tool's dashboard needs to load since it is not responsive and takes time to load.  I have been using the product for a year.  I would rate the tool's stability a six out of ten.  I would…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"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 tool helps us to monitor and manage violations. It manages the bugs and security violations."
"Strong code evaluation for budget-minded clients."
"The most valuable feature is the security hotspot feature that identifies where your code is prone to have security issues."
"It provides the security that is required from a solution for financial businesses."
"Engineers have also learned from the results and have improved themselves as engineers. This will help them with their careers."
"It is working fine. It provides a good value for money."
"Using SonarQube benefits us because we are able to avoid the inclusion of malware in our applications."
"We use the solution for Zero-day protection."
 

Cons

"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."
"Our developers have complained about the Quality Gates and the number of false positives that this product reports."
"It requires advanced heuristics to recognize more complex constructs that could be disregarded as issues."
"The documentation is not clear and it needs to be updated."
"SonarQube can improve by scanning the internal library which currently it does not do. We are looking for a solution for this."
"I don't believe you can have metrics of code quality based upon code analysis. I don't think it's possible for a computer to do it."
"Expression of common vulnerabilities and exposures is not always current."
"It would be a great add-on if SonarQube could update its database for vulnerabilities or plugging parts."
"The tool's dashboard needs to load since it is not responsive and takes time to load."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"This is open source."
"We did not purchase a license (required for C++ support), but this option was considered."
"We are using the Developer Edition and the cost is based on the amount of code that is being processed."
"The tool's pricing is reasonable."
"This solution is free."
"The product’s price is lower than Veracode’s price."
"There is both a free and licensed version. The free version has limitations on development languages and support."
"We are using the open-source community version, but there are enterprise licenses available."
"I would rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
17%
Computer Software Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Government
6%
Healthcare Company
34%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Retailer
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

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...
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...
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...
Contrast Security Assess vs Virsec Security Platform: What are the advantages and disadvantages of each?
Hi Julia - I've been with Virsec as the Sr. Director, Product Marketing for the last three quarters and I have never seen a competitive opportunity arise versus Contrast. Perhaps the confusion lies...
What do you like most about Virsec Security Platform?
We use the solution for Zero-day protection.
 

Also Known As

Sonar
Virsec
 

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Sample Customers

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Broadcom, Allstate, Department of Homeland Security
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