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SonarScanner CLI vs SonarQube CLI: catalog facts
SonarScanner CLI	SonarQube CLI
Free The scanner is free and open source; the SonarQube server or cloud it reports to has its…	Free The CLI installs at no cost; issue management works against an existing SonarQube project.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Works with any project when no build-specific scanner applies Designed for CI/CD pipelines	Secret scanning and issue review from the terminal Designed to be called by scripts and AI agents, with Claude Code integration
Requires a SonarQube Server or SonarQube Cloud instance Results are viewed in SonarQube, not in the scanner	Most useful alongside an existing SonarQube setup Licence of the published source is not stated in the research
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: LGPL-3.0-or-later	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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