Comparison

SonarQube vs StackHawk

On the evidence we track, SonarQube leads this comparison with a composite score of 71/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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SonarQube71
StackHawk51
Score
Vioscale score
SonarQube71 / 100high · 75%updating
StackHawk51 / 100medium · 73%updating
Pricing
Free tier
SonarQube
StackHawk
Model
SonarQubefreemium
StackHawkfreemium
Price level
SonarQubemid
StackHawklow
Transparent
SonarQube
StackHawk
Integrations
Count
SonarQube20
StackHawk11
Security
Disclosure policy
SonarQube
StackHawk
Gdpr
SonarQube
StackHawk
Iso27001
SonarQube
StackHawk
Scorecard
SonarQube4.9
StackHawk
Soc2
SonarQube
StackHawk
Reliability
Sla pct
SonarQube99.9
StackHawk
Status page
SonarQube
StackHawk
Adoption
Dependent repos
SonarQube497
StackHawk
Github stars
SonarQube10,928
StackHawk
Activity
Commits last 30d
SonarQube100
StackHawk
Release
Cadence days
SonarQube28
StackHawk
History
SonarQube20 items
StackHawk
License
Spdx
SonarQubeLGPL-3.0
StackHawk
Language
Primary
SonarQubeJava
StackHawk

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for devsecops tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Scan types
SAST (static analysis)
SonarQube
StackHawk-
DAST (dynamic analysis)
SonarQube
StackHawk
SCA / dependency scanning
SonarQube
StackHawk-
Secret scanning
SonarQube
StackHawk-
Container / image scanning
SonarQube
StackHawk-
IaC misconfiguration scanning
SonarQube
StackHawk-
Governance
OSS licence compliance
SonarQube
StackHawk-
SBOM generation (SPDX/CycloneDX)
SonarQube
StackHawk-
Remediation
Automated fix / upgrade PRs
SonarQube
StackHawk
Prioritisation
Reachability / exploitability prioritisation
SonarQube
StackHawk-
Deployment
Hosting
SonarQubeCloud + self-hosted
StackHawkCloud only
Integration
First-class CI / pipeline integration
SonarQube
StackHawk
In-editor / IDE scanning
SonarQube
StackHawk
Licensing
OSS engine available
SonarQube
StackHawk

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

SonarQube

Leader

A code verification system that scans source code repositories for bugs, security flaws, and quality problems, supporting both human-written and AI-generated code. It integrates directly into development workflows and CI/CD pipelines to provide real-time feedback and automated fix suggestions.

Independently observed

StackHawk

A platform that enables AI coding agents (such as Claude, GitHub Copilot, Cursor) to automatically identify, analyze, and remediate security vulnerabilities in applications during development, eliminating context switching and manual handoffs to security teams.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

SonarQube

Leader
from $34/moSubscriptionFree tier14-day trial

From $34/month. Free tier for open source projects. 14-day free trial.

  • Team$34/month
    • 30+ languages
    • code quality standards
    • bug and vulnerability detection
    • secret scanning
    • AI-powered code fixes
    • +2 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • 40+ languages including ABAP, COBOL, Apex
    • all Team features plus
    • advanced security reports and audit logs
    • OWASP, CWE, PCI DSS, MISRA C++:2023 compliance
    • unlimited users and projects
    • +5 more
as of verify ↗

StackHawk

from $10/moSubscriptionFree tier14-day trial

From $10/user/month (Wingman). 14-day free trial. Scale plan available via sales consultation.

  • Wingman$10/user/month
    • Works inside Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot
    • Auto-configures and boots app
    • Runtime testing against running app
    • Finds and fixes vulnerabilities in same session
    • Auto-rescanning to verify fix
    • +3 more
  • ScaleContact sales
    • Everything in Wingman
    • Attack surface discovery
    • Sensitive data detection
    • Deeper, broader scan coverage
    • Program reporting (coverage, fix rates by team)
    • +2 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
SonarQube
StackHawk
CLI
SonarQube
StackHawk
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
SonarQube
StackHawk
Self-hosted
SonarQube
StackHawk
On-premise
SonarQube
StackHawk
Air-gapped
SonarQube
StackHawk

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (4)
  • GitLab
  • CircleCI
  • GitHub Actions
  • Jenkins

SonarQube

Leader
19 total - 15 not shared
  • GitHub
  • Bitbucket
  • Azure DevOps
  • CodeCatalyst
  • TravisCI
  • Codemagic
  • Slack
  • Jira
  • Linear
  • GitHub Advanced Security
  • Backstage
  • Compass
  • Cortex
  • Harness
  • Port
Independently observed

StackHawk

12 total - 8 not shared
  • Claude Code
  • Codex
  • Gemini CLI
  • GitHub Copilot
  • OpenCode
  • Cursor
  • Snyk
  • Auth0
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.