Comparison

SonarQube vs Trivy

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

Trivy61

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	SonarQubeLeader	Trivy
Vioscale score	71 / 100high · 75%	61 / 100low · 42%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	mid	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	20	7
Security
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Iso27001security.iso27001	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	4.9	6.4
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 1 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=org.sonarsource.sonarqube%3Asonar-plugin-api&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: MODERATE	Count: 5 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Faquasecurity%2Ftrivy&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 4 · Max severity: CRITICAL
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	99.9	-
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	497	134
Github starsadoption.github_stars	10,928	37,628
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	43
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	28	5
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	LGPL-3.0	Apache-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Java	Go
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US, EU · HQ CH	Available worldwide

Score

Vioscale score

SonarQube71 / 100high · 75%

Trivy61 / 100low · 42%

Pricing

Free tier

SonarQube✓

Trivy✓

Model

SonarQubefreemium

Trivyopen_source

Price level

SonarQubemid

Trivyfree

Transparent

SonarQube✓

Trivy✓

Integrations

Count

SonarQube20

Trivy7

Security

Gdpr

SonarQube✓

Trivy–

Iso27001

SonarQube✓

Trivy–

Scorecard

SonarQube4.9

Trivy6.4

Soc2

SonarQube✓

Trivy–

Vulnerabilities

SonarQubeCount: 1 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=org.sonarsource.sonarqube%3Asonar-plugin-api&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: MODERATE

TrivyCount: 5 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Faquasecurity%2Ftrivy&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 4 · Max severity: CRITICAL

Reliability

Sla pct

SonarQube99.9

Trivy–

Status page

SonarQube✓

Trivy–

Adoption

Dependent repos

SonarQube497

Trivy134

Github stars

SonarQube10,928

Trivy37,628

Activity

Commits last 30d

SonarQube100

Trivy43

Release

Cadence days

SonarQube28

Trivy5

History

SonarQube20 items

Trivy20 items

License

Spdx

SonarQubeLGPL-3.0

TrivyApache-2.0

Language

Primary

SonarQubeJava

TrivyGo

Market

Availability

SonarQubeAvailable worldwide · Popular in US, EU · HQ CH

TrivyAvailable worldwide

Capabilities

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

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

Scan types

SAST (static analysis)

SonarQube✓

Trivy✓

DAST (dynamic analysis)

SonarQube✗

Trivy-

SCA / dependency scanning

SonarQube✓

Trivy✓

Secret scanning

SonarQube✓

Trivy✓

Container / image scanning

SonarQube✓

Trivy✓

IaC misconfiguration scanning

SonarQube✓

Trivy✓

Governance

OSS licence compliance

SonarQube✓

Trivy✓

SBOM generation (SPDX/CycloneDX)

SonarQube✓

Trivy-

Remediation

Automated fix / upgrade PRs

SonarQube✓

Trivy-

Prioritisation

Reachability / exploitability prioritisation

SonarQube✓

Trivy-

Deployment

Hosting

SonarQubeCloud + self-hosted

TrivySelf-hosted only

Integration

First-class CI / pipeline integration

SonarQube✓

Trivy✓

In-editor / IDE scanning

SonarQube✓

Trivy-

Licensing

OSS engine available

SonarQube✓

Trivy✓

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

Trivy

A free, open-source tool that scans code repositories, container images, binary artifacts, and Kubernetes clusters to identify vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, secrets, and license compliance issues. Designed for cloud-native environments and integrates into CI/CD pipelines.

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 2026-08-14verify ↗

Trivy

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	SonarQube	Trivy
WebPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✗
Air-gappedDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

SonarQube✓

Trivy✗

CLI

SonarQube✓

Trivy✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

SonarQube✓

Trivy✗

Self-hosted

SonarQube✓

Trivy✓

On-premise

SonarQube✓

Trivy✗

Air-gapped

SonarQube✓

Trivy✗

Integrations

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

In common (2)

GitHub
GitLab

SonarQube

Leader

19 total - 17 not shared

Bitbucket
Azure DevOps
CodeCatalyst
CircleCI
TravisCI
GitHub Actions
Jenkins
Codemagic
Slack
Jira
Linear
GitHub Advanced Security
Backstage
Compass
Cortex
Harness
Port

Independently observed

Trivy

7 total - 5 not shared

Docker
Azure Container Registry
Kubernetes
Harbor
CloudNativePG

Independently observed

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