GitLab Code Analysis Integration

achieve superior code quality in GitLab

Sonar tightly integrates with GitLab enabling your team to consistently and efficiently deliver code of the highest quality and static code analysis tools that's free of issues.

Sonar features for GitLab Code Analysis

extended quality static code analysis in GitLab

Elevate your GitLab experience with Sonar and ensure only Clean Code is added to the code base. With just a few clicks immerse yourself in a setup where code review and quality control become a breeze.

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Sonar automatically decorates code quality metrics directly on your merge request & feature branches. Resolve issues before you merge, making code reviews more effective and streamlined. 

go/no-go Quality Gate

Ensure your GitLab pipelines halt when the quality of code doesn't meet your defined standards, making static code analysis a crucial step in your development process. Clean Code becomes the norm!

issue review

Review and prioritize issue remediation during code reviews directly from GitLab.

monorepo support

Configure multiple Quality Gates and receive project-labeled messages in your GitLab mono repository.

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built-in features make code quality, review and analysis a snap!

easy onboarding and authentication

Sonar supports authentication delegation - if you're logged into your GitLab account, you're all set to start improving the quality of your code!

auto issue assignment

Native Git data support so issues are automatically assigned and tracked, streamlining the code review process.

continuous inspection

Configure your CI chain to automatically analyze merge requests and branches and publish the Quality Gate results in the build summary, making static code analysis a seamless part of your CI/CD pipeline.

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GitLab Code Security

code security vulnerability review in GitLab

Sonar CI/CD workflow integration helps you review and prioritize security vulnerabilities directly from your repository during your code reviews, making your codebase more secure and robust.

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end-to-end GitLab CI/CD benefits

With its tight coupling to GitLab, Sonar static code analyzes your projects and provides code health metrics at the right time and in the right place

promote only clean builds

Non-disruptive code quality analysis overlays your workflow so your team only produces clean builds. Your project’s Quality Gate status is clearly decorated right in GitLab Pipelines along with code coverage and duplication metrics. Live updating keeps everyone aligned on code quality objectives.


Integrate with GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, CircleCI or any other CI tool.

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less setup; more code analysis

With fresh code to review and analyze, the onboarding wizard simplifies your startup, guiding you in adding all your projects and setting up quality auto-detection of branches and Pull Requests.

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Sonar’s GitLab CI/CD integration supports dozens of popular languages, development frameworks and IaC platforms

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