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SonarQube for IDE (formerly SonarLint) vs Windsurf comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 25, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

SonarQube for IDE (formerly...
Ranking in IDE
7th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Windsurf
Ranking in IDE
4th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
5.3
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
AI Code Assistants (4th), AI Software Development (9th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the IDE category, the mindshare of SonarQube for IDE (formerly SonarLint) is 6.0%, up from 3.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Windsurf is 8.6%, down from 9.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IDE Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Windsurf8.6%
SonarQube for IDE (formerly SonarLint)6.0%
Other85.4%
IDE
 

Featured Reviews

AG
Application Security Engineer at Ciena Corporation
Code analysis has improved in the IDE but vulnerability views and integrations still need work
When I joined the organization, SonarQube for IDE (formerly SonarLint) was already deployed, so I am not the right person to answer this question as it is a tool and technology that was already deployed. Deployment was done by one person, but that person had to coordinate and collaborate with different teams to onboard the projects. From a deployment perspective, one person handled it.
reviewer2748786 - PeerSpot reviewer
Founding BackEnd Engineer
Enhancing productivity with advanced code generation and low-cost accessibility
What they can do further and venture into next is to provide a CLI environment, similar to the command-line interface environment that Cursor offers. It allows for running a cursor agent from the command line to make changes, review pull requests, or access certain other capabilities. These capabilities are currently not in Windsurf. Windsurf focuses on the productivity and the ID/editor part. I would rather look for the inclusion of pull request reviews or a kind of a TRD or technical requirement general documentation generation, or system diagram generation directly from the codebase in Windsurf itself. These should be the next obvious features they launch for developers. In our team, there are certain people who use Windsurf regularly and appreciate using it. However, it is not a collaborative tool where someone is going to use the same tool and interact in the same IDE. Everyone does their local development, pushes it to different Git branches, someone reviews the PR, and then merges the branch. It is very localized in that sense.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
22%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Government
6%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Outsourcing Company
7%
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Windsurf?
My experience with Windsurf's pricing, setup cost, and licensing was positive. I received a discount because I joined early, so the license cost or monthly rental of Windsurf has been reasonably pr...
What needs improvement with Windsurf?
I have no suggestions at the moment for how Windsurf can be improved. I would not add more about the needed improvements, even small things that could make my experience better.
What is your primary use case for Windsurf?
I have been using Windsurf off and on for the last year. My main use case for Windsurf is for software development. Currently, we're working on an API, and Windsurf will help us develop a particula...
 

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