SonarQube acts as a continuous quality guard for your code - it inspects the codebase and highlights issues such as bugs, duplication, complex code and security vulnerabilities, then presents a clear report directly in CI pipelines or your IDE. It helps you catch problems early, ideally before they reach production.

The platform is flexible: you can run it on-premises or in the cloud, using Docker or Kubernetes, and configure quality gates so that pull requests are blocked if they violate style or security rules. There are also plugins and IDE integrations that make analysis even more streamlined.

For teams that want to take extra steps there is an Enterprise edition with advanced SAST, CVE management, AI suggestions for fixes and monorepo support - ideal when you want full visibility and control over your software quality and delivery.