Best Joern Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from static analysis tools ranked against Joern on the same published basis.
- 1Joern vs MATLAB Grader
- 2Joern vs Qodana
- 3Joern vs Snyk Open Source
- 4Joern vs Infer
- 5Joern vs PMD
- 6Joern vs Semgrep Code
- 7Joern vs Clang Static Analyzer
- 8Joern vs Cppcheck
- 9Joern vs CodeScene
- 10Joern vs Flawfinder
- 11Joern vs Gitar
- 12Joern vs Codacy
- 13Joern vs CodeChecker
- 14Joern vs Squish
- 15Joern vs Veracode DAST
- 16Joern vs Black Duck Coverity
- 17Joern vs PVS-Studio
- 18Joern vs Understand
- 19Joern vs Checkmarx API Security
- 20Joern vs Kythe
Joern alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MATLAB Grader | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Qodana | 7.3 | Free plan | $5/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Snyk Open Source | 7.3 | Free plan | $25/mo | API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 4 | Infer | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web |
| 5 | PMD | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 6 | Semgrep Code | 7.2 | Free plan | $30/mo | API, Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 7 | Clang Static Analyzer | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | Cppcheck | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 9 | CodeScene | 7.0 | Free plan | €18/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 10 | Flawfinder | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 11 | Gitar | 7.0 | Free plan | $20/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 12 | Codacy | 6.9 | Free plan | $1.50/mo | Browser, Web |
| 13 | CodeChecker | 6.7 | No | — | API, Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 14 | Squish | 6.7 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 15 | Veracode DAST | 6.7 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 16 | Black Duck Coverity | 6.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 17 | PVS-Studio | 6.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 18 | Understand | 6.5 | No | $8343.33/mo | API, Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 19 | Checkmarx API Security | 6.1 | No | — | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 20 | Kythe | 6.1 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted |
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Questions about Joern alternatives
What is the best alternative to Joern?
MATLAB Grader, number 1 in static analysis tools with a score of 7.4 out of 10. The others here: Qodana, Snyk Open Source, Infer and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Joern?
MATLAB Grader is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 12 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.