SonarQubevsZabbix
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| SonarQube | Zabbix | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 71/100 | 75/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 10 in Code Review | #13 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 11 125 | 6 522 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +103 | +110 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 12 | 0 |
| Latest release | 26.10.0.133078 · 12 Oct 2026 | — |
| Setup | Advanced | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | LGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Java | Go Template |
Which one should you pick?
Zabbix scores 75/100 against 71/100 for SonarQube, so it is the safer default.
SonarQube ships more often: 12 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Zabbix.
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