Technical Debt Radar catches what SonarQube misses — event-loop blockers, volume-aware ORM patterns, and architecture drift in Node.js backends.
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| Capability | SonarQube | Radar |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture policy (YAML) | — | ✓ |
| Runtime risk detection (handler scope) | — | ✓ |
| Volume-aware ORM analysis (7 ORMs) | — | ✓ |
| NestJS-aware enforcement | — | ✓ |
| PR merge blocking | Paid | ✓ |
| AI-powered fix suggestions | — | ✓ |
| Multi-language support | 30+ languages | Node.js / TypeScript |
| Self-hosted option | ✓ | Coming Q2 2026 |
| Pricing | From $32/mo by LOC | From $0 (free tier) |
You can use both — Radar catches different issue classes than SonarQube. Read the full comparison →
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