Pick CodeScene if
engineering leads who will pick refactoring targets from a map.
Read the CodeScene pageCodeScene vs SonarQube Cloud
Our take
Pick CodeScene if you're engineering leads who will pick refactoring targets from a map. Pick SonarQube Cloud if you're on a repo team who will stay on Free forever (private projects up to 50k LOC, or public OSI-licensed repos) while they open a first Overview, then buy Team at $34 / month for up to 100k LOC. Skip CodeScene if you're on a team that only need a coverage sparkline (Coveralls) or IDE inspections in CI
Best for
CodeScene Where technical debt hurts delivery
SonarQube Cloud Quality-gate health you start at $0
Free plan
CodeScene $0 · / €0. Public projects
SonarQube Cloud $0 · sonarQube Team Plan free for private projects up to 50k LOC. No card, no expiry. Public OSI-licensed repos get SonarQube for OSS free forever
Lowest paid
CodeScene Standard €18/mo yearly
SonarQube Cloud Gitar $20/mo yearly
Next step up
CodeScene Pro €27/mo yearly
SonarQube Cloud
Runs where
CodeScene
SonarQube Cloud Hosted
Watch out
CodeScene Priced in €
SonarQube Cloud Free private analysis stops at 50k LOC
Last checked
CodeScene 2026-10-28 · codescene.com/pricing
SonarQube Cloud 2026-10-23 · sonarsource.com/plans-and-pricing
Which one, then?
Pick SonarQube Cloud if
repo teams who will stay on Free forever (private projects up to 50k LOC, or public OSI-licensed repos) while they open a first Overview, then buy Team at $34 / month for up to 100k LOC.
Read the SonarQube Cloud page