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SonarQube vs Hyrax

SonarQube gates your PRs.
Hyrax fixes the issues.

SonarQube is a SAST platform that blocks PRs on policy violations. Its Remediation Agent can open fix PRs, validated against Sonar's own engine. Hyrax finds issues and ships fixes verified against your test suite — so your gates never fail.

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13verification steps
6audit categories
0blocked PRs
hyrax/fix-session-timeout
Merge-ready

[Hyrax] Fix: refresh session token before expiry

hyrax-bot wants to merge · +24 −6

13 / 13 checks passed
Baseline test written
Type check
Unit + integration tests
Post-fix audit clean
CI pipeline confirmed
Closed HYRAX-214 · verified end-to-end, no SonarQube handoff
Runs on AWS Bedrock
Code never trained on
13-step verification
Opens PRs, closes tickets
You approve every merge

The difference

Same surface area. Hyrax does the work.

SonarQube
  • Static-analysis rules across ~30 languages, plus AI CodeFix
  • Remediation Agent opens fix PRs, validated against Sonar's engine
  • First scan lands thousands of issues (2-4 week tuning)
  • LOC-based pricing scales steeply at the enterprise tier
Hyrax
  • Finds issues and executes fixes autonomously
  • 13-step verification including CI pipeline
  • Prioritized remediation, not flat lists
  • Transparent pricing with included credits

Feature comparison

Everything SonarQube does — plus the execution it doesn't.

Capability
SonarQube
Hyrax
DetectionStatic analysis
Security scanning
Code smell detection
FixAI fix suggestions
Autonomous fix PRs
Sonar: validates vs its own engine
Validates fix against your test suite
ContinuousReduces debt without sprints
PRsShips verified PRs, blocks merge on must-fix
PricingCompute credits included
Yes
Partial
No

The edge SonarQube misses

A fix isn't done until it's verified.

SonarQube stops at a suggestion or a scoped patch. Every Hyrax fix runs a 13-step verification before it can merge — baseline tests are established first, the fix is applied, and the full pipeline confirms nothing else broke. Nothing ships on trust.

13steps per fix
0unverified merges
01Isolated worktree
02Baseline tests
03Fix agent (convention-matched)
04Diff size guard (20 files / 2,000 lines)
05Test regression
06Build
07Auto-format
08Lint
09Cross-project test
10Scanner loop (scans its own fix)
11Review loop (second agent)
12Post-fix audit
13PR opened

Pricing

Transparent pricing. Compute included.

SonarQube
From ~$32/mo

Cloud Teams priced per lines of code. Enterprise scales to ~$20K+/year at high LOC.

Hyrax
Free1 private repo, mini-audit monthly. No card.
$0
ProUp to 3 repos, full audit pipeline, $30 of usage included.
$30/mo
TeamUnlimited repos, the learn loop, $200 of usage included.
$200/mo
  • Usage included each cycle
  • Whole-codebase audit, not just PRs
  • Autonomous verified fixes

FAQ

Questions about switching from SonarQube.

You can use both. SonarQube gates PRs. Hyrax fixes issues before they hit your gates, so you stop blocking developers.

Yes. Hyrax includes static analysis, then goes further by fixing issues autonomously with verification.

SonarQube's first scan on a mature codebase can surface tens of thousands of issues requiring weeks of tuning. Hyrax prioritizes and fixes incrementally.

Stop reviewing. Start shipping.

Connect a repository and get the first full audit in under 10 minutes.

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No credit card to start
First audit in under 10 minutes
Code is never trained on
You approve every merge