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Codecov 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

Codecov starts at $5/user/mo (Team) and SonarQube Cloud at $34/mo (Team). For 10 people that's $50 vs $34 a month: SonarQube Cloud is $16 a month (32%) cheaper than Codecov on list price.

Codecov

Engineering

From$5/user/mo

10 people: $50 a month · $600 a year

  • Free plan (Developer)
  • No yearly discount listed
  • No startup credits listed
  • 3 plans · priced per user

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

Codecov and SonarQube Cloud plans

Every plan with a public price, in US dollars.

Codecov

  • Developer

    1 user · Unlimited public repos · 250 private repo uploads

    Free

  • Team

    Per user/month, up to 10 users · 2,500 private repo uploads

    $5/user/mo

  • Pro

    Per user/month, unlimited users · Unlimited uploads · Test analytics, bundle analysis

    $12/user/mo

Codecov is part of Sentry; codecov.io/pricing redirects to about.codecov.io/pricing (not on sentry.io pricing). Enterprise (dedicated cloud/on-prem): custom pricing, contact sales.

Prices from Codecov'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.

Codecov and SonarQube Cloud cost by team size
TeamCodecov (Team)SonarQube Cloud (Team)Difference
5 people$25$300/yr$34$408/yrCodecov $9 less a month
10 people$50$600/yr$34$408/yrSonarQube Cloud $16 less a month
25 people$125$1,500/yr$34$408/yrSonarQube Cloud $91 less a month

Codecov 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

Codecov vs SonarQube Cloud: questions

Which is cheaper, Codecov or SonarQube Cloud?

Codecov starts at $5/user/mo (Team) and SonarQube Cloud at $34/mo (Team). For 10 people that's $50 vs $34 a month: SonarQube Cloud is $16 a month (32%) cheaper than Codecov on list price. Compare features too: the cheaper plan isn't always the closer match.

Do Codecov and SonarQube Cloud have free plans?

Codecov has a free plan (Developer). SonarQube Cloud has a free plan (Free).

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