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 pageSonarQube Cloud vs Sourcery
Our take
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. Pick Sourcery if you're on a team who want a suggested patch on the PR, not just a grade. Skip Sourcery if you're orgs that need a quality-gate score (SonarCloud) or a CVE inbox (Snyk).
Best for
SonarQube Cloud Quality-gate health you start at $0
Sourcery Inline refactor suggestions on the PR
Free plan
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
Sourcery No free plan
Lowest paid
SonarQube Cloud Gitar $20/mo yearly
Sourcery Pro $12/mo yearly
Runs where
SonarQube Cloud Hosted
Sourcery
Watch out
SonarQube Cloud Free private analysis stops at 50k LOC
Sourcery Open Source is public-repo only
Last checked
SonarQube Cloud 2026-10-23 · sonarsource.com/plans-and-pricing
Sourcery 2026-10-28 · sourcery.ai/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Sourcery if
teams who want a suggested patch on the PR, not just a grade.
Read the Sourcery page