NCover
The facts below are what the maker publishes about NCover, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From NCover's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| NCover Collector License | $448, paid once | Listed as a bundle add-on with Code Central |
| NCover Desktop License | $658, paid once | Includes 1 yr support & upgrades · multiple licenses placed on a single keycode |
| NCover Code Central License | $2,298, paid once | Includes 1 yr support & upgrades |
The facts
Each one read from NCover's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Code metrics
- Desktop offers metrics including Cyclomatic Complexity and Change Risk Anti-Patterns.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Coverage thresholds
- Code Central lets managers set thresholds to monitor whether teams are testing effectively.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Desktop analysis
- NCover Desktop helps developers find gaps in tests and code early in the development cycle.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Download activation
- NCover downloads require a current license keycode to activate.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The privacy policy says NCover will not sell, trade, or disclose identifiable information except in specified legal or urgent-harm circumstances.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Product
- NCover provides .NET code coverage tools for developers, QA teams, and managers.checked 8 Oct 2026
- QA collection
- Collector connects to Code Central to collect coverage for QA teams and provide feedback to managers and team leads.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- NCover provides a support request link, help documentation, and a contact email on its contact page.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Test frameworks
- The Visual Studio Extension is preconfigured to collect coverage for MSTest and NUnit tests.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Visual Studio integration
- The Desktop Visual Studio Extension provides branch coverage visualization, source highlighting, and coverage statistics within the Visual Studio IDE.checked 8 Oct 2026
The company
- Team reporting
- Code Central consolidates coverage data from NCover products so teams can view project overviews and team trends.checked 8 Oct 2026
Money
- Trial terms
- The EULA allows a 21-day evaluation period, after which the user must purchase a license or discontinue use and uninstall the software.checked 8 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Windows requirements
- The Desktop requirements page lists supported Visual Studio versions from 2008 through 2015 and requires .NET Framework 3.5 SP1.checked 8 Oct 2026
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