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NowSecure vs SonarQube comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 8, 2026

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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

NowSecure
Ranking in Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
40th
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Mobile App Testing Tools (20th)
SonarQube
Ranking in Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
1st
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
134
Ranking in other categories
Application Security Tools (1st), Software Development Analytics (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Static Application Security Testing (SAST) category, the mindshare of NowSecure is 0.6%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SonarQube is 17.7%, down from 25.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Static Application Security Testing (SAST) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SonarQube17.7%
NowSecure0.6%
Other81.7%
Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
 

Featured Reviews

AN
Quality Assurance and Analyst Intern at a university with 201-500 employees
Scalable and reliable, but dynamic analysis needs improvement
I would advise others when testing using NowSecure to do secondary tests with other tools. For example, set it up in the local environment and recheck what the results of the reports are. Since the dynamic results are less accurate, I would suggest using static analysis. I rate NowSecure a seven out of ten.
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature is the ability to download an application without actually putting in the APK. It gives us an option to put the APK in if we want to but we can download it from the App Store and Play Store."
"There are many options and examples available in the tool that help us fix the issues it shows us."
"This product helps us to determine the maturity and quality of the coding of our software customers, preventing future crashes in the software."
"I find SonarQube Cloud very easy to use and simple to integrate initially."
"We are using the Community edition. So, we don't have to incur any licensing costs. This is the best part."
"The freemium version of SonarQube Server offers excellent value, especially compared to the high costs of Snyk."
"Overall, I would rate SonarQube Server (formerly SonarQube) as a 9 out of 10."
"Improve the code coverage and evaluates the technical steps and percentage of code being resolved."
"The product has a friendly UI that is easy to use and understand."
 

Cons

"In this solution, there are two kinds of testing, static analysis, and dynamic analysis. There needs some improvement in testing with dynamic analysis because I have found it is not accurate"
"We did have some trouble with the LDAP integration for the console."
"I would like to see SonarQube implement a good amount of improvements to the product's security features. Another aspect of SonarQube that could be improved is the search functionality."
"New plug-ins should be integrated into SonarCloud to give more flexibility to the product."
"The reports could improve by providing more information. We are not able to use the reports in our operation until they are improved. Additionally, if the vendor provided more customization capabilities it would be a benefit."
"Currently requires multiple tools, lacking one overall tool."
"It requires advanced heuristics to recognize more complex constructs that could be disregarded as issues."
"There's room for improvement in the configuration process, particularly during the initial setup phase."
"There could be better integration with other products."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"I rate the pricing a five out of ten."
"We use the tool's community edition."
"The price of the solution could be reduced."
"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."
"It's a bit expensive for us. The currency rate of the dollar is a problem but it may be fine for other countries."
"We are using the open-source community version, but there are enterprise licenses available."
"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."
"This solution is free."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Retailer
13%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Computer Software Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business41
Midsize Enterprise24
Large Enterprise79
 

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Also Known As

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Sonar, SonarQube Cloud
 

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Sample Customers

Vaporstream, FIS, MEA Financial, Silent Circle, Capital One, Citi, EY, EMC, Emerson, Kaiser Permanente, The Home Depot, Humana, Shell, Kellogg's, TD Bank, VMware
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