Findbugs vs. SonarCloud

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Findbugs
Score 7.0 out of 10
N/A
FindBugs is an open source program which uses static analysis to look for bugs in Java code. It is free software, distributed under the terms of the Lesser GNU Public License, and was developed (and its brand is trademarked by) the University of Maryland.N/A
SonarCloud
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
SonarCloud is a cloud based (SaaS) static code analysis solution that can be used by dev teams to ensure code quality and security. It helps produce software that is secure, reliable, and maintainable. SonarCloud is free for open-source projects and is offered as a paid subscription for private projects, priced per line of code.
$10
per month
Pricing
FindbugsSonarCloud
Editions & Modules
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Public Projects
Free
Private Projects
Starting at 10 euros
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
FindbugsSonarCloud
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
FindbugsSonarCloud
Considered Both Products
Findbugs
Chose Findbugs
Sonar cloud has its own cloud where all the code vulnerabilities are collected and stored as a whole whereas its a plugin that is used in a code itself but the cons is that SonarCloud needs a license if you want to use it privately and also requires personal access token …
SonarCloud

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User Ratings
FindbugsSonarCloud
Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
(1 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
FindbugsSonarCloud
Likelihood to Recommend
Open Source
Findbugs is best suited even when you want to adapt to certain coding conventions and discover possible bugs beforehand and it's best suited for the java open source. whether you are a developer or a DevOps engineer you can even use it as a plugin in your Jenkins pipeline or any other build automation server and your developer tool such as visual studio as well.
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Sonar
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Pros
Open Source
  • Scan the code for existing bugs present
  • It can detect an vulnerabilities and also show possible bad warnings
  • Can help identify errors in advance to avoid code crash post deployment
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Sonar
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Cons
Open Source
  • It’s documentation is not always up to date
  • Difficulty in finding a prper solution when an issue arises during its configuration
  • has limited features
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Sonar
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Alternatives Considered
Open Source
Sonar cloud has its own cloud where all the code vulnerabilities are collected and stored as a whole whereas its a plugin that is used in a code itself but the cons is that SonarCloud needs a license if you want to use it privately and also requires personal access token authentication if used with an external service
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Sonar
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Return on Investment
Open Source
  • Its being used overall by most of the teams
  • Some of the teams migrating to another testing tool as it has limited features
  • Still recommend as its open source and beginners friendly
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Sonar
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