Best gcov Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from test coverage tools ranked against gcov on the same published basis.
- 1gcov vs Coveralls
- 2gcov vs OpenClover
- 3gcov vs ReportGenerator
- 4gcov vs SimpleCov
- 5gcov vs Coverage.py
- 6gcov vs LLVM llvm-cov
- 7gcov vs Microsoft Code Coverage
- 8gcov vs Coverlet
- 9gcov vs gofmt
- 10gcov vs Codecov
- 11gcov vs gcovr
- 12gcov vs JaCoCo
- 13gcov vs Tarpaulin
- 14gcov vs cargo-llvm-cov
- 15gcov vs EclEmma
- 17gcov vs PHP_CodeCoverage
- 18gcov vs Testwell CTC++
- 19gcov vs BullseyeCoverage
- 20gcov vs dotCover
- 21gcov vs LCOV
gcov alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coveralls | 7.1 | Free plan | $10/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 2 | OpenClover | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | ReportGenerator | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | SimpleCov | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 5 | Coverage.py | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 6 | LLVM llvm-cov | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | Microsoft Code Coverage | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | Coverlet | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | gofmt | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | Codecov | 6.8 | Free plan | $5/mo | API, Browser, self-hosted, Web |
| 11 | gcovr | 6.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 12 | JaCoCo | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | API |
| 13 | Tarpaulin | 6.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 14 | cargo-llvm-cov | 5.9 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 15 | EclEmma | 5.9 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 17 | PHP_CodeCoverage | 5.9 | No | — | self-hosted |
| 18 | Testwell CTC++ | 5.8 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 19 | BullseyeCoverage | 5.7 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 20 | dotCover | 5.7 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 21 | LCOV | 5.7 | No | — | Linux |
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Questions about gcov alternatives
What is the best alternative to gcov?
Coveralls, number 1 in test coverage tools with a score of 7.1 out of 10. The others here: OpenClover, ReportGenerator, SimpleCov and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to gcov?
Coveralls is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 11 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.