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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

"It provides you with many features, as it does with the premium model, but there are still extra features that can be purchased if needed."
"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."
"The initial setup is simple. It requires some security, but it's simple."
"Issue Explanations: Documentation with detailed samples. Helps in growing technical knowledge and re-writing logic to conforming solutions."
"This solution has the capability to analyze source code in almost all the languages in the market."
"The code coverage feature is very good."
"It provides the security that is required from a solution for financial businesses."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is that it is free."
"The most valuable features of Synopsys API Security Testing are the metrics, results, and threat vectors that it shares."
 

Cons

"I've been told by the developers that the solution is too limited. It's not testing enough within the containers."
"It would be a great add-on if SonarQube could update its database for vulnerabilities or plugging parts."
"The software testing tool capability could improve. It does not always integrate well. You have to use a specific plugin and the plugin does not always go in Apple's applications."
"Reporting features are missing in SonarCloud."
"Although it has Sonar built into it, it is still lacking. Customization features of identifying a particular attack still need to be worked on."
"However, it takes a fair amount of effort to figure out how to get everything up and running."
"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."
"The solution is a bit lacking on the security side, in terms of finding and identifying vulnerabilities."
"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

"I think comparing the product to competitors it should be less expensive."
"We use the solution free of cost."
"The price of SonarCloud could be less expensive. We are using the community version and the price should be more reasonable."
"A low cost long-term solution for non-critical situations."
"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."
"We are using the open-source community version, but there are enterprise licenses available."
"I requested this license for one million lines of code and they accepted this."
"Can try developer version for 14 days on the free trial."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Computer Software Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
5%
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Company Size

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