SonarQube

What do you like best?

The ability to run my scans against a default set of code rules (in the free version) or to run it against an organisation wide set of rules (paid versions).

Sonarqube also provides a plugin for IntelliJ which makes it very easy for me to run the static code analysis straight out of my IDE as soon as I make the changes.

The integration with Jenkins also is one of the biggest benefits. Makes the whole process smooth and the ability to add the concept of tollgate makes it a great feature for enterprise applications.

What do you dislike?

Setup can be a bit challenging, considering the latest version requires Java 11 and we had a challenging time setting up the system due to various issues faced with other components not being compatible with Java 11.

What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized?

Code Quality Metrics, Static code analysis and bad coding practice detection.