Spotbugs
SpotBugs is FindBugs' successor. A tool for static analysis to look for bugs in Java code. (by spotbugs)
SonarQube
Continuous Inspection (by SonarSource)
| Spotbugs | SonarQube | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | 71 | |
| 3,641 | 9,556 | |
| 1.0% | 1.2% | |
| 9.6 | 9.9 | |
| 6 days ago | 6 days ago | |
| Java | Java | |
| GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only | GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only |
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
Spotbugs
Posts with mentions or reviews of Spotbugs.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-05-06.
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We Have Code Quality At Home: Open Source Java Code Quality Tools
SpotBugs is an open source static anlysis tool. "SpotBugs uses static analysis to inspect Java bytecode for occurrences of bug patterns." This means that SpotBugs runs against the compiled source source code, rather than raw Java files. Because it analyses bytecode, it can catch some types of bugs that source code analysis would not catch.
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Handling EI_EXPOSE_REP & EI_EXPOSE_REP2 👨🏻💻
SpotBugs is a great tool for static code analysis. Recently I got two similar warnings in one of the codebases I work on and I had to fix it.
- Primeiros passos no desenvolvimento Java em 2023: um guia particular
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Static Code Analyzer for JAVA development: any recommendations ??
SpotBugs is pretty good.
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Ask HN: What is a modern Java environment?
PMD, Spotbugs, Nullaway: Java linting/static analysis (https://pmd.github.io, https://spotbugs.github.io, https://github.com/uber/NullAway)
- What are some useful static analyzers for Java?
- Go CheckLocks Analyzer
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Is there a tool to track CVEs for the software that we use?
While at it you could also point them to static code analyzers such as error_prone, spotbugs and pmd (use all 3 at once - they complement each other in detecting different issues).
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SpotBugs supports SARIF that supports integration with other SAST tools
First, it's better to use SpotBugs 4.4.1 and above, that includes a fix to make SARIF report compatible with Github code scanning API requirements.
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Needing to run GUI application from java docker image
RUN wget https://github.com/spotbugs/spotbugs/releases/download/4.4.1/spotbugs-4.4.1.tgz
SonarQube
Posts with mentions or reviews of SonarQube.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2025-04-27.
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Most Effective Approaches for Debugging Applications
Static code analysis tools scan code for potential issues before execution, catching bugs like null pointer dereferences or race conditions early. Daniel Vasilevski, Director and Owner of Bright Force Electrical, shares, “Utilizing static code analysis tools gives us a clear look at what’s going wrong before anything ever runs.” During a scheduling system rebuild, SonarQube flagged a concurrency flaw, preventing booking errors. A 2024 Synopsys report found that static analysis reduces production defects by 22%. Tools like ESLint for JavaScript or Checkstyle for Java complement testing, ensuring cleaner codebases.
- Aider: Integração Avançada de LLMs no Desenvolvimento de Software
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Top 12 AI Test Automation Tools for Smarter Software Testing in 2025
SonarQube - Multi-language code analysis for maintainability and quality.
- Como Melhorar seu Código Java: 7 Boas Práticas e Padrões de Desenvolvimento
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Navigating the Software Developer Life: Soft Skills, AI Tools, and Team Dynamics
Code Review and Quality Assurance: Tools like DeepCode and SonarQube leverage AI to review your code, identify potential issues, and suggest improvements.
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Cloud Security and Resilience: DevSecOps Tools and Practices
2. SonarQube: https://github.com/SonarSource/sonarqube SonarQube enhances code quality and security. It performs automatic reviews to detect bugs, vulnerabilities, and code smells in your code.
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Experience Continuous Integration with Jenkins | Ansible | Artifactory | SonarQube | PHP
SonarQube (Scroll down to the Sonarqube section to see instructions on how to set up and configure SonarQube manually)
- Enterprise level open source react apps?
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Usefully links for DotNet Backend Developers
SonarQube https://www.sonarqube.org/
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How do you integrate a static security analysis tool into the CI/CD pipeline
There are commercial tools that can be integrated into a CI pipeline and/or a developer's IDE. I've used SonarQube before, but there are others.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing Spotbugs and SonarQube you can also consider the following projects:
Error Prone - Catch common Java mistakes as compile-time errors
FindBugs - The new home of the FindBugs project
trivy - Find vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, secrets, SBOM in containers, Kubernetes, code repositories, clouds and more
PMD - An extensible multilanguage static code analyzer.
Checkstyle - Checkstyle is a development tool to help programmers write Java code that adheres to a coding standard. By default it supports the Google Java Style Guide and Sun Code Conventions, but is highly configurable. It can be invoked with an ANT task and a command line program.