Codacy
Engineering
From$21/user/mo
10 people: $210 a month · $2,520 a year
- Free plan (Developer)
- Up to 14% off yearly
- No startup credits listed
- 2 plans · priced per user
Codacy vs SonarQube Cloud: pricing compared
Plans, list prices and what a team of 5, 10 or 25 pays on each, from Surba's catalog of Engineering tools. Updated for 2026.
At a glance
Side by side
Codacy starts at $21/user/mo (Team) and SonarQube Cloud at $34/mo (Team). For 10 people that's $210 vs $34 a month: SonarQube Cloud is $176 a month (84%) cheaper than Codacy on list price.
SonarQube Cloud
Cheaper for 10 people
From$34/mo
10 people: $34 a month · $408 a year
- Free plan
- No yearly discount listed
- No startup credits listed
- 2 plans · priced per plan
Plans
Codacy and SonarQube Cloud plans
Every plan with a public price, in US dollars.
Codacy
Developer
IDE plugin for individual devs · Local SAST, SCA, secrets scans
Free
Team
Per dev/month, up to 30 devs · Up to 100 private repos · AI Reviewer and merge gates
$21/user/mo
Team 'starting at' $21/dev/month billed monthly or $18/dev/month billed yearly. Business: custom pricing, get a quote. Free for open-source projects.
Prices from Codacy's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026.
SonarQube Cloud
Free
Private projects up to 50k LOC · No card, no expiry
Free
Team
Starts at up to 100k LOC · Under 50 developers · Includes Advanced Security
$34/mo
Formerly SonarCloud. Team priced by lines of code, from $34/month for 100k LOC (other LOC tiers available). Enterprise: custom pricing, contact sales. Free for public OSS repos. Gitar AI Code Review add-on $20/user/mo billed annually.
Prices from SonarQube Cloud's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026.
Team cost
What each costs your team
Entry paid plans, per month and per year at list price.
| Team | Codacy (Team) | SonarQube Cloud (Team) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 people | $105/mo$1,260/yr a year | $34/mo$408/yr a year | SonarQube Cloud $71 less a month |
| 10 people | $210/mo$2,520/yr a year | $34/mo$408/yr a year | SonarQube Cloud $176 less a month |
| 25 people | $525/mo$6,300/yr a year | $34/mo$408/yr a year | SonarQube Cloud $491 less a month |
Codacy is priced per user. SonarQube Cloud is priced per plan. Per-user prices are multiplied by the team; per-plan prices aren't. Before tax; yearly discounts not applied.
FAQ
Codacy vs SonarQube Cloud: questions
Which is cheaper, Codacy or SonarQube Cloud?
Codacy starts at $21/user/mo (Team) and SonarQube Cloud at $34/mo (Team). For 10 people that's $210 vs $34 a month: SonarQube Cloud is $176 a month (84%) cheaper than Codacy on list price. Compare features too: the cheaper plan isn't always the closer match.
Do Codacy and SonarQube Cloud have free plans?
Codacy has a free plan (Developer). SonarQube Cloud has a free plan (Free).
Are Codacy and SonarQube Cloud cheaper if you pay yearly?
Codacy lists up to 14% off yearly billing. Surba's catalog lists no yearly discount for SonarQube Cloud.
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