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SonarQube Server (formerly SonarQube) vs. Tenable.io Web Application Scanning

September 2025

SonarQube Server (formerly SonarQube) vs. Tenable.io Web Application Scanning

Updated: September 2025

Overview

SonarQube is an open source platform for continuous inspection of code quality. In 2009, SonarQube received the Jolt Awards under testing tools category.

Tenable Network Security is a developer of vulnerability detection systems. Tenable Network Security is an American network security company, co-founded by Ron Gula, Jack Huffard, and Renaud Deraison in 2002.

Sample Customers

Tenable.io Web Application Scanning

IMDEX

Popular Solutions

SonarQube Server (formerly SonarQube)

14 reviews

SonarQube Cloud (formerly SonarCloud)

9 reviews

Tenable Nessus

14 reviews

Tenable Security Center

14 reviews

Tenable Vulnerability Management

15 reviews

Top Industries

Financial Services Firm

14%

Computer Software Company

14%

Manufacturing Company

13%

Government

Computer Software Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

Quotes From Member Reviews

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

Most Helpful Reviews

Archana Verma
Security Analyst at Dover Corporation
I run SonarQube Cloud every day to conduct security checks on our daily builds and code.
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KarthikHarpanhalli
Sr Software Engineering Supervisor at Mozarc Medical
My usual use cases for SonarQube Server (formerly SonarQube) are for static code analysis to detect any build...
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Chethan Gowda
Windows Security Patching Operation III (Cyber Operations) at CBTS
We usually use Tenable Vulnerability Management for vulnerability scannings, and we get the reports from Tenable to...
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OndrejKOVAC
Solution engineer at EXPERTience
The primary use case for Tenable Security Center among my clients is risk-based vulnerability management. It involves...
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Jaya Shanker
IT Security Manager at a insurance company
We use Tenable One Exposure Management Platform for vulnerability management in our internal application and external...
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AbhishekPandey5
Senior Consultant at Payatu
I am using it for Asset Discovery, vulnerability management and threat intel. Tenable OT Security is for asset...
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Jonathan-Pereira
Cyber Security Architect at a comms service provider
I have at least three use cases. One is for ITDR solutions for threat detection. Another is the vulnerability...
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Customer Service

Valavan Sivgalingam
Senior Manager, Security Engineering at ESS
Since it is an open-source product, we need to purchase support. However, the enterprise edition comes with a support...
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Archana Verma
Security Analyst at Dover Corporation
The customer service and support for SonarQube Cloud are responsive and helpful. It ensures accurate reporting and is...
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MarkRyall
Strategist Individual Contributor at Peraton
I have not contacted technical support.
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Rakesh Thakur
Technical Architect at a insurance company
We're using the Community Edition, and I think support comes only with the paid version. But we had an initial...
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SenthuranPooranananthan
Senior Director of DevOps at Asset Works
SonarCloud has community support, but not technical support. They frequently reach out to us and ask if we are happy...
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Evgen Gulak
Head of IT Security Department at a energy/utilities company
We search Google for solutions to any problems we may face.
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Wang Dayong
Senior Software Engineering Manager at Hill
I just use our internal IT to get support for SonarQube. That is enough for me.
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Rashedul Khan
Senior Software Engineer at cimsolutions
I have not used the support often. I rate SonarCloud an eight out of ten.
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ErnestoGonzalez
Backend Architect at Sngular
I have not used the support.
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Anonymous User
DevOps at a tech company
The technical support team has experts on it. They are available on Twitter, Google Groups, and StackOverflow.
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Anonymous User
Senior Java Developer at a financial services firm
I haven't used their technical support.
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Anonymous User
IT Infrastructure Head / Facilities Manager - ITIL V3 Certified ,Vmware Vsphere5 at a financial services firm
We have little or no interaction with technical support.
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Anonymous User
DevOps Engineer at Trantor Software Private Limited
It's excellent as we get everything we need from the product.
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Anonymous User
Senior Software Engineer at a tech services company
Technical support as a whole, it was a while ago, like three months after we stopped using their services, that they...
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Warayuth Wongpaiboonwattana
System Quality Assurance Manager at AIS - Advanced Info Services Plc.
There is a lot of information for SonarQube online in the community forums. I only used technical support when I...
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Daniel Hall
Technical Architect at Dwr Cymru Welsh Water
We have had no need to contact technical support.
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Anonymous User
Lead Engineer at a healthcare company
Since we're using the open-source components, we use web searches and online resources. Once you get a little used to...
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Anonymous User
Lead Engineer at a healthcare company
They do have a lot of information on their website for the parts that they're offering free. We don't have licensing...
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Anonymous User
Devops Engineer at a healthcare company
Good.
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TibinLukose
Software Engineer at Adfolks
The community support is great. I have not had reason to contact the technical support team from the vendor.
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Ahmed Rabea
CEO at ITShare
I have not contacted technical support.
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Anonymous User
System Analyst // System Architect at a tech services company
SonarQube's technical support is good.
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Sirish Reddy
Technology Manager at Publicis Sapient
We had to contact technical support back several years ago because we had an issue with one of the new SQL plugins...
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Anonymous User
Team Lead at a computer software company
We do not really have very much contact at all with technical support because SonarQube quite user friendly and...
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Steven Klusener
Independent Consultant at Klusener Consultancy
The technical support is reasonable.
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Anonymous User
Senior Technical Architect at a tech services company
We have used technical support in the past but not recently. I would rate the support from SonarQube a four out of five.
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Anonymous User
Senior Software Developer at a tech vendor
I had no direct contact with tech support by myself, but I haven't heard any complaints about it going around either....
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Anonymous User
Head Innovation Hub at a tech services company
I contacted them once or twice. I am very satisfied with their support. I didn't have any concerns in terms of support.
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Anonymous User
CEO at a computer software company
I did not have much interaction with customer support. When I did contact them, the experience was very good,...
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Anonymous User
Lead Security Architect at a comms service provider
I would rate the customer support for this solution a seven out of ten.
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Matthew Weisler
Sole Proprietor at Core-Infosec
I have not needed technical support. A colleague reported that a licensing issue took two weeks to resolve. A bigger...
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Antonio Scola
Owner at SUNLIT TECHNOLOGIES
Technical support is okay. We don't have any complaints about their level of service. They are knowledgeable and...
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Jahanzeb Feroze Khan
Assistant Manager Network Security at Institute of Business Administration, Karachi
Support doesn't understand the issues and cannot arrange resources per our time.
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Mohamed-Helmy
Chief Information Security Officer at MIDBANK
Tenable technical support needs improvement.
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Joao Manso
CEO at a tech services company
The technical support is fast and efficient, and I am satisfied with it. I would rate their support nine out of ten.
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Mahmoud Elhamaymy
Professional services team lead at a tech services company
I have dealt with technical support once. They were very good and very responsive.
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Mona Nyachhyon
Director at Monal Tech Pvt.Ltd.
I rate the support of Tenable Nessus a six out of ten.
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Kayhan Kayihan
Co-Founder at RSU Consultancy
I am not using Tenable support. I can usually fix all of the issues myself. I don't need support for Tenable Nessus.
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OniRahman
Technical Consultant at a tech consulting company
I haven't really dealt much with technical support. In the initial stage, however, when I started deploying Tenable...
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Jairo Willian Pereira
Information Security Manager at a retailer
It SLA/support are enough.
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Yusuf_Hashmi
Chief Information Security Officer at Jubil
The customer service team is pretty supportive. They have supported me multiple times, and I would rate them eight...
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SumeshKumar
Manager Cloud Security at Hitachi Systems, Ltd.
The solution's technical support is good. I have observed that whenever my company faces any problem, the product's...
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SumeshKumar
Manager Cloud Security at Hitachi Systems, Ltd.
Tenable Cloud Security's technical support is good. They can help you out if you get stuck with some issues.
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Harshal Deshmukh
CEO and Managing Director at Digidata Infsystems Private Limited
We haven't yet contacted Tenable's technical support because we have a good team trained in Tenable tools. We don't...
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Daniel_Ndiba
Assistant Manager - Cyber & Cloud Security at a financial services firm
Their technical support is quite good, and they're very responsive. If there is any issue they perform quite quickly....
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Yusuf-Hashmi
Sr. Director - Group Head - IT Security (CISO) at Jubilant Organosys Ltd., India, Leading Chemical M
Tenable support is good. I haven't had any issues with the response we get from them.
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Iwegbue Godspower Isioma
Cyber Security Analyst at Platview Technologies
We don't have many issues.
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Chethan Gowda
Windows Security Patching Operation III (Cyber Operations) at CBTS
Communication with Tenable Vulnerability Management support occurs on average two to three times monthly because our...
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Shuvanjan Krishna Bhattacharya
Deputy General Manager at STBL
For the first-time implementation, in a few cases, we needed to call technical support to help with license...
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VishalShah
Senior Information Security Engineer at a consultancy
Technical support requires constant follow up and that is an issue. Once they are made aware of an issue, it takes...
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AbhishekPandey5
Senior Consultant at Payatu
They generally do not have regional people available for support. Users need to procure a gold model to get support...
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Anonymous User
Chief Hacking Officer at a security firm
We haven't had the need to contact technical support.
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Anonymous User
SOC Analyst at a energy/utilities company
I would evaluate Tenable Vulnerability Management's customer service and technical support as average. I would rate...
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MuhammadBilal4
Sr. Information Security Engineer at Rewterz
Technical support always replies back on Mondays and it depends on the open support cases.
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Anonymous User
Information Security Analyst at a retailer
Technical support is excellent. They are extremely responsive and very helpful. We are quite satisfied with the level...
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Miguel Angel Hernández Armas
Implementation Engineer at GFx Soluciones
The Tenable support is very good and has really solved in a timely manner the problems that have occurred in the...
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Vinayaka R
Security Analyst at a consultancy
The technical support team responds promptly to basic issues. However, when faced with major issues or more complex...
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Jonathan-Pereira
Cyber Security Architect at a comms service provider
For local support, I would rate it as an eight, and for global support, I would rate it as a nine out of ten.
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Anonymous User
Information Security Analyst at a retailer
I rate Tenable support 10 out of 10. They're top-of-the-line. It's the best support I've worked with so far.
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Girish RAWAT
Project manager at Primus Software Corporation
The technical support needs improvement. Currently, it takes time, which might be due to the free version, but...
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