# SonarLint Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra

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Last updated March 5th, 2026

# Reviews of SonarLint

Ease of use

4.3

Customer Service

4.5

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Verified Reviewer  
Project Manager  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Easy SAST in your IDE"

December 18, 2022

4.0

Pros

SonarLint allows users to customize the rules that are used to analyze their code, making it possible to tailor the tool to the needs of specific project. It integrates with popular IDEs such as Eclipse and Visual Studio, making it easy to use within a developer's existing workflow. The reports include the location of the issue and a description of the problem. SonarLint includes code snippets and examples to help developers understand and fix the issues that have been identified which I find very useful.

Cons

Setting up SonarLint can be time-consuming, as it requires installing the tool and configuring it for each specific project. As it happens with all SAST tools, SonarLint only performs static code analysis, meaning it cannot identify issues that may arise during runtime.

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SVK

Shubham Vasantrao K.  
Manager  
Capital Markets  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "One of the best plugin out there"

February 9, 2023

5.0

One of the best tools out there in the market.

Pros

1) I did use the plugin version of SonarLint. We integrated it with Eclipse, Pycharm and Visual Code2) The tool is extremely configurable as in we can set the rules-based settings for our organization and/or team3) The best part of the plugin is that we can find the suggestions/bug detection at the development time so that there is no need to redevelop and deploy the code4) Another best thing about the product is that it helps mitigate vulnerabilities in the code, keeping the user and the code base up to date. Allows users to learn the best development practices and improves the readability of the code

Cons

1) I liked almost everything when I was using it is Eclipse and Pycharm.2) However, I found it a bit slow in response and cumbersome to use in VS code. It might be my personal opinion but I did find it slow.

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Response from SonarSource

February 13, 2023

Thank you - we value your feedback. We are constantly striving to improve the experience of our users, and we invite you to join our active Community where we share all the latest developments, as well as work on improvements. https://community.sonarsource.com/

tN

teran N.  
software engineer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Plugin used to check issues before deploying"

April 1, 2023

5.0

After submitting my first merge request to the supervisor in my first company, I was asked whether I have check the code smells. I said no and then I was asked to add sonar-lint plugin to my IDE, then check the code issues and finally send him the merge request once I fix all those issues. Since that moment I use this everyday to check issues in the code that I daily write.

Pros

This identifies code smells, security issues, bugs and gives suggestions to fix them as well. By using this, developers can release a bug free quality code to the repository and also without knowing that will become a daily practice which is very good for a developer and the company as well.

Cons

I found some warnings and I though those are not actually issues to be fixed. So I think not all the warnings that the plugin show are important to be fixed.

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Response from SonarSource

April 5, 2023

Thank you for your feedback, we consider it a gift. Our goal is to empower every developer to create clean code, and your comments will help us continue to improve.

sF

sadri F.  
Architecte organique  
Government Administration  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "SonarLint easy to use"

March 9, 2023

5.0

Je suis satisfait de cet outil.

Pros

Integration avec Visual studio permet d'analyser le code avant de le pousser dans le depot.

Cons

La version actuelle me plait et effectue son travail convenablement sans avoir besoin de trop de ressources.

Reason for choosing SonarLint

Son integration avec Visual studio

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Response from SonarSource

March 10, 2023

Thank you Sadri for your kind review. We consider feedback to be a gift. It encourages us on our journey to bring Clean Code to everyone.

RA

Rakesh A.  
Software Engineer  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Great tool for writing good quality code"

January 9, 2023

4.0

Pros

It helps to improve our coding standard especially for less experienced people. It helps to avoid more issues from higher environment after code deployment

Cons

It will take some time for new users to gel with this tool but it can not be considered as a disadvantage

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AR

Athira R.  
Senior java developer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Great tool for improving coding skills"

January 16, 2023

5.0

Pros

this software will highlight suggestions to improve coding standard, if we practice it as part of daily coding, it will definitely advance our coding skills

Cons

sometimes it's time consuming if we analyses entire codebase

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AA

Andrea A.  
Software Developer  
E-Learning  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "The best linter that everybody need to test "

October 27, 2022

5.0

Pros

It is well integrated with both JetBrains / VSC IDE. It works well with bitbucket and GitHub. Also, it offers a lot of customization and vulnerability hints. A must-have

Cons

Did not find any cons as far as I used it.

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