# SonarQube vs Trivy

**Leader by Vioscale score:** SonarQube

| Attribute | SonarQube | Trivy |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 70.9 (75% (high)) | 60.8 (42% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 43 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 497 | 134 |
| adoption.github_stars | 10,928 | 37,628 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"air_gapped":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"sca":true,"dast":false,"sast":true,"sbom":true,"hosting":"both","ci_native":true,"ide_plugin":true,"auto_fix_pr":true,"open_source":true,"iac_scanning":true,"reachability":true,"secret_scanning":true,"container_scanning":true,"license_compliance":true}` | `{"sca":true,"sast":true,"hosting":"self","ci_native":true,"open_source":true,"iac_scanning":true,"secret_scanning":true,"container_scanning":true,"license_compliance":true}` |
| integrations.count | 20 | 7 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"Bitbucket"},{"name":"Azure DevOps"},{"name":"CodeCatalyst"},{"name":"CircleCI"},{"name":"TravisCI"},{"name":"GitHub Actions"},{"name":"Jenkins"},{"name":"Codemagic"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"Linear"},{"name":"GitHub Advanced Security"},{"name":"Backstage"},{"name":"Compass"},{"name":"Cortex"},{"name":"Harness"},{"name":"Port"}]` | `[{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"Azure Container Registry"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"Harbor"},{"name":"CloudNativePG"}]` |
| language.primary | Java | Go |
| license.spdx | LGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"CH","primaryMarkets":["US","EU"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Team","summary":"$34/month","features":["30+ languages","code quality standards","bug and vulnerability detection","secret scanning","AI-powered code fixes","PR analysis","commercial support available"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":34,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For small teams analyzing up to 100k lines of code","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"private_loc":"up to 100k"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["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","SSO, SCIM, CMK/BYOK, IP allowlist","enterprise hierarchy and portfolios","GitHub Advanced Security integration","enterprise SLA","premium support"],"description":"For large organizations with advanced security and compliance needs","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Advanced Security"},{"name":"Sonar Agent Essentials"}],"summary":"From $34/month. Free tier for open source projects. 14-day free trial.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.sonarsource.com/jp/plans-and-pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T15:24:06.893Z","freeTrialDays":14,"startingPrice":{"amount":34,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://trivy.dev","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T15:30:47.970Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | mid | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 28 | 5 |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/SonarSource/sonarqube/releases/tag/26.8.0.126808","date":"2026-08-05T07:17:56Z","type":"stable","version":"26.8.0.126808"},{"url":"https://github.com/SonarSource/sonarqube/releases/tag/26.7.0.124771","date":"2026-07-08T13:48:56Z","type":"stable","version":"26.7.0.124771"},{"url":"https://github.com/SonarSource/sonarqube/releases/tag/26.6.0.123539","date":"2026-06-03T09:56:25Z","type":"stable","version":"26.6.0.123539"},{"url":"https://github.com/SonarSource/sonarqube/releases/tag/26.5.0.122743b","date":"2026-05-19T12:59:25Z","type":"stable","version":"26.5.0.122743b"},{"url":"https://github.com/SonarSource/sonarqube/releases/tag/26.4.0.121862","date":"2026-04-10T13:17:33Z","type":"stable","version":"26.4.0.121862"},{"url":"https://github.com/SonarSource/sonarqube/releases/tag/26.3.0.120487","date":"2026-03-03T09:53:50Z","type":"stable","version":"26.3.0.120487"},{"url":"https://github.com/SonarSource/sonarqube/releases/tag/26.2.0.119303","date":"2026-02-04T10:07:42Z","type":"stable","version":"26.2.0.119303"},{"url":"https://github.com/SonarSource/sonarqube/releases/tag/26.1.0.118079","date":"2026-01-06T14:46:07Z","type":"stable","version":"26.1.0.118079"},{"url":"https://github.com/SonarSource/sonarqube/releases/tag/25.12.0.117093","date":"2025-12-23T15:00:10Z","type":"stable","version":"25.12.0.117093"},{"url":"https://github.com/SonarSource/sonarqube/releases/tag/25.11.0.114957","date":"2025-11-05T10:26:59Z","type":"stable","version":"25.11.0.114957"},{"url":"https://github.com/SonarSource/sonarqube/releases/tag/25.10.0.114319","date":"2025-10-03T13:33:44Z","type":"stable","version":"25.10.0.114319"},{"url":"https://github.com/SonarSource/sonarqube/releases/tag/25.9.0.112764","date":"2025-09-01T15:33:36Z","type":"stable","version":"25.9.0.112764"},{"url":"https://github.com/SonarSource/sonarqube/releases/tag/25.8.0.112029","date":"2025-08-06T13:33:07Z","type":"stable","version":"25.8.0.112029"},{"url":"https://github.com/SonarSource/sonarqube/releases/tag/25.7.0.110598","date":"2025-07-07T09:39:23Z","type":"stable","version":"25.7.0.110598"},{"url":"https://github.com/SonarSource/sonarqube/releases/tag/25.6.0.109173","date":"2025-06-02T14:19:56Z","type":"stable","version":"25.6.0.109173"},{"url":"https://github.com/SonarSource/sonarqube/releases/tag/25.5.0.107428","date":"2025-05-06T08:12:43Z","type":"stable","version":"25.5.0.107428"},{"url":"https://github.com/SonarSource/sonarqube/releases/tag/25.4.0.105899","date":"2025-04-07T13:22:08Z","type":"stable","version":"25.4.0.105899"},{"url":"https://github.com/SonarSource/sonarqube/releases/tag/25.3.0.104237","date":"2025-03-04T14:08:50Z","type":"stable","version":"25.3.0.104237"},{"url":"https://github.com/SonarSource/sonarqube/releases/tag/25.2.0.102705","date":"2025-02-03T16:06:10Z","type":"stable","version":"25.2.0.102705"},{"url":"https://github.com/SonarSource/sonarqube/releases/tag/25.1.0.102122","date":"2025-01-07T15:44:51Z","type":"stable","version":"25.1.0.102122"}]` | `[{"url":"https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/releases/tag/v0.74.0","date":"2026-08-14T11:29:11Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.74.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/releases/tag/v0.73.0","date":"2026-08-03T10:47:14Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.73.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/releases/tag/v0.72.0","date":"2026-06-30T09:34:06Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.72.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/releases/tag/v0.71.2","date":"2026-06-19T10:37:28Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.71.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/releases/tag/v0.71.1","date":"2026-06-15T09:12:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.71.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/releases/tag/v0.71.0","date":"2026-06-01T13:49:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.71.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/releases/tag/v0.70.0","date":"2026-04-17T06:50:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.70.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/releases/tag/v0.69.3","date":"2026-03-03T13:14:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.69.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/releases/tag/v0.69.2","date":"2026-03-01T19:14:14Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.69.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/releases/tag/v0.26.0","date":"2022-04-15T21:41:49Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.26.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/releases/tag/v0.25.4","date":"2022-04-11T16:29:57Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.25.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/releases/tag/v0.25.3","date":"2022-04-06T07:16:49Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.25.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/releases/tag/v0.25.2","date":"2022-04-05T10:27:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.25.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/releases/tag/v0.25.1","date":"2022-04-04T21:55:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.25.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/releases/tag/v0.25.0","date":"2022-03-31T11:39:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.25.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/releases/tag/v0.24.4","date":"2022-03-17T19:49:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.24.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/releases/tag/v0.24.3","date":"2022-03-16T13:29:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.24.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/releases/tag/v0.24.2","date":"2022-03-03T10:52:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.24.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/releases/tag/v0.24.1","date":"2022-02-27T16:04:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.24.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/releases/tag/v0.24.0","date":"2022-02-23T12:43:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.24.0"}]` |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.9 | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | 4.9 | 6.4 |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.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"}` |

## Capabilities (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 | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:30:27.663Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*