# deer-flow vs SonarQube

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | deer-flow | SonarQube |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 86/100 ✓ | 71/100 |
| Rank in category | #5 of 209 in AI Agents | #2 of 10 in Code Review |
| GitHub stars | 84 615 ✓ | 11 122 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +1 667 ✓ | +100 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 2 | 12 ✓ |
| Latest release | v2.1.0 · 24 Sept 2026 | 26.10.0.133078 · 12 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Advanced | Advanced ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | MIT | LGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Python | Java |

## Which one should you pick?

deer-flow scores 86/100 against 71/100 for SonarQube, so it is the safer default.

SonarQube ships more often: 12 stable releases in the past year, against 2 for deer-flow.

deer-flow is growing faster right now (+1 667 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [deer-flow](https://selfhost.directory/project/deer-flow) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/deer-flow.md)
- [SonarQube](https://selfhost.directory/project/sonarqube) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/sonarqube.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/deer-flow-vs-sonarqube