Best Self Hosted Alternatives to SonarCloud

SonarQube is a platform for continuous inspection that analyzes source code to surface maintainability, reliability, and security issues. It is typically used as part of the development and CI/CD process to enforce standards through Quality Gates and actionable findings.

Key Features

• Static code analysis for bugs, vulnerabilities, and code smells across many languages
• Quality Gates and quality profiles to enforce organization-wide standards
• Pull request and branch analysis to highlight newly introduced issues
• Security-focused analysis including security hotspots and vulnerability detection
• Integration into CI/CD workflows to automate code review checks

Use Cases

• Enforce code quality standards on every merge using Quality Gates in CI pipelines
• Centralize code health and technical debt tracking across teams and repositories
• Detect common security issues early during development and code review

SonarQube helps teams continuously improve code health by making quality and security feedback visible and actionable throughout the software delivery lifecycle.

Secrover is a free, open-source tool that automates generation of clear, professional HTML security audit reports for code repositories and domains. It combines dependency scanning, static code checks, and domain/SSL checks into a single shareable report.

Key Features

• Dependency vulnerability scanning using OSV-based scanners to report known issues across supported languages
• Static code checks via integrated search tools to surface potentially risky code patterns
• Domain and hosting audits: SSL/TLS, redirects, security headers, open ports, and basic hosting location info
• Produces standalone human-readable HTML reports suitable for stakeholders and public sharing
• Automation support: run one-off scans via Docker or schedule recurring scans using an internal cron (Supercronic)
• Remote export options for reports using rclone-compatible destinations (S3, SFTP, WebDAV, SMB, Google Drive)
• Support for private GitHub repositories via HTTPS Personal Access Token

Use Cases

• Generating repeatable security audit reports for open-source projects or internal repositories
• Producing client-facing or compliance-ready HTML reports after dependency and code scans
• Integrating scheduled security scans into CI workflows and exporting results to cloud storage or intranet sites

Limitations and Considerations

• Private repository cloning currently works only over HTTPS with a GitHub Personal Access Token; SSH is not supported
• Dependency scanning and language coverage depend on the capabilities of the integrated external scanners (e.g., OSV scanner)
• Scans of very large repositories or many targets may be resource- and time-intensive when run in single-container setups

Secrover is a practical choice when you need transparent, shareable security audit reports without a proprietary SaaS dependency. It is designed for simple Docker-based deployment, automation via cron or CI, and flexible export destinations for report distribution.