# prefect vs SonarQube

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

| | prefect | SonarQube |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 80/100 ✓ | 71/100 |
| Rank in category | #5 of 32 in Workflow Automation | #2 of 10 in Code Review |
| GitHub stars | 24 095 ✓ | 11 122 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +183 ✓ | +102 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 17 ✓ | 12 |
| Latest release | 2.20.27 · 23 Oct 2026 ✓ | 26.10.0.133078 · 12 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | LGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Python | Java |

## Which one should you pick?

prefect scores 80/100 against 71/100 for SonarQube, so it is the safer default.

prefect ships more often: 17 stable releases in the past year, against 12 for SonarQube.

If you want the quickest setup, prefect is easier to run; SonarQube needs more configuration.

## Details

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

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