Bandit vs CodeSonar

Bandit is free software for finding common security issues in Python source code. It builds an abstract syntax tree from scanned files and runs plugins against that tree, then produces a report. A JSON baseline can exclude findings that a team considers non-issues. The project is distributed through PyPI and recommends installation with pip. It runs on Linux and macOS and can be used in self-hosted environments. Optional installation extras add TOML support, the bandit-baseline command-line tool, and SARIF output formatting. Documentation describes pre-commit configuration and integrations with Visual Studio Code, Sublime Text, Vim, Neovim, Emacs, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Ruff, and Flake8. A published container image supports amd64, arm64, armv7, and armv8 architectures. The project says images are signed with Sigstore Cosign and provides source-verification instructions. Bandit is licensed under Apache License 2.0, with support links to GitHub issues and Discord.

CodeSonar is AdaCore’s static application security testing solution for finding security and quality defects in source code and compiled binaries. It supports C/C++, Java, C#, Kotlin, Python, Go, Rust, JavaScript and TypeScript. Abstract interpretation and symbolic execution examine feasible execution paths across procedures and modules. Binary analysis covers mixed-language environments and cases where source is unavailable. Security coverage includes OWASP Top 10, SANS/CWE 25, SEI CERT C/C++ and DISA STIG; coding standards include MISRA-C, MISRA-C++, AUTOSAR C++, JSF++ and CERT. Integrations include Visual Studio, GitLab, Jira, Jenkins and VS Code, alongside project-management, CI/CD and IDE workflows. Pull-request scans, custom security rules and report exports to PDF, HTML or XML are supported. AdaCore offers on-premises, air-gapped and private-cloud deployment. The tool runs on supported 64-bit Windows and Linux distributions with glibc 2.39 or higher. Pricing is on request, with a trial available.