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Digital.ai Application Security vs SonarQube Server (formerly SonarQube) comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 21, 2025

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Categories and Ranking

Digital.ai Application Secu...
Ranking in Application Security Tools
33rd
Average Rating
6.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SonarQube Server (formerly ...
Ranking in Application Security Tools
1st
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
117
Ranking in other categories
Static Application Security Testing (SAST) (1st), Software Development Analytics (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Application Security Tools category, the mindshare of Digital.ai Application Security is 0.5%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SonarQube Server (formerly SonarQube) is 20.5%, down from 26.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Security Tools Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
SonarQube Server (formerly SonarQube)20.5%
Digital.ai Application Security0.5%
Other79.0%
Application Security Tools
 

Featured Reviews

Arne Dormaels - PeerSpot reviewer
Helps to improve knowledge on software security
I used the tool to prepare for the interview as a Business Developer. It helped me improve my understanding on software security.  I would like the tool to integrate AI and automation that is dedicated to detecting software vulnerabilities.  I have used the tool for two weeks.  I would rate the…
Sthembiso Zondi - PeerSpot reviewer
Consistent improvements in code quality and security with effective integration and reliable technical support
The features of SonarQube Server (formerly SonarQube) that I find most useful are the suggestions received from reviewing the code. When they review the code, they provide suggestions on how to fix it, and we find those very useful from a development perspective. We use SonarQube Server's (formerly SonarQube) centralized management and visualization of code quality metrics on the dashboard because that's the executive dashboard that we send to the executives to show where we are in terms of quality, security, and where the company can improve. We use that for organizational improvement purposes. The ability to tailor metrics tracking in SonarQube Server (formerly SonarQube) has been beneficial to my team. There are team-specific dashboards which are related to specific repositories they utilize, and we have that aggregative dashboard that shows the whole organization's performance. We can drill down per specific repository, which makes it easier for the team to improve specific things.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I used the tool to prepare for the interview as a Business Developer. It helped me improve my understanding on software security."
"It's enabled us to improve software quality and help us to disseminate best practices."
"The overall quality of the indicator is good."
"The software quality gate streamlines the product's quality."
"I like the by-default policies that are they, as they seem to cover most of what I need."
"The features of SonarQube that I find most valuable for identifying code smells are its comprehensive code analysis capabilities, which cover various aspects of code sustainability."
"The product has a friendly UI that is easy to use and understand."
"There's plenty of documentation available to users."
"Engineers have also learned from the results and have improved themselves as engineers. This will help them with their careers."
 

Cons

"I would like the tool to integrate AI and automation that is dedicated to detecting software vulnerabilities."
"SonarQube could be improved by implementing inter-procedural code analysis capabilities, allowing for a more comprehensive detection of defects and vulnerabilities across the entire codebase."
"A better design of the interface and add some new rules."
"During the setup process, we only had one issue related to the number of available files. To perform the analysis, you have quite a lot of available file handles, so we had to increase that limit."
"From a reporting perspective, we sometimes have problems interpreting the vulnerability scan reports. For example, if it finds a possible threat, our analysts have to manually check the provided reports, and sometimes we have issues getting all the data needed to properly verify if it's accurate or not."
"I would like to see more options for security, beyond the basics like SQL injection."
"Depending on the tool's configuration, sometimes you get false alarms that are unimportant to you."
"I think the code security can be improved."
"In terms of what can be improved, the areas that need more attention in the solution are its architecture and development."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The free version of SonarQube does everything that we need it to."
"The product’s price is lower than Veracode’s price."
"The solution is cheaper than other products."
"The price of this solution is more expensive than competitors. However, it works better than competitors."
"The price of the solution could be reduced."
"It's an open-source product."
"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."
"For the Community edition, there is no extra cost. It's totally free. The Enterprise edition, Data Center edition, and Developer edition are the paid versions."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Government
6%
 

Company Size

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Company SizeCount
Small Business32
Midsize Enterprise21
Large Enterprise75
 

Questions from the Community

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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...
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...
 

Also Known As

Arxan Application Protection, Digital.ai Application Protection
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