SourcererCC

C
C tier on Code Clone Detection ToolsScore 6.1 · #18 of 23
Android app
Not listed
Free plan
No
Runs on
Linux, self-hosted
github.com
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Summary

SourcererCC is ranked #18 of 23 in code clone detection tools on Everything Xiaomi. It runs on Linux, Self-hosted.

Compared on code clone detection tools

Clone detection method
tokengithub.com
Scan scope
repositorygithub.com
Self-hosted option
Yesgithub.com

Facts

Purpose
SourcererCC is a token-based code clone detector for very large code bases and Internet-scale project repositories.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Granularity
It can detect clones between files, methods, statements, or blocks.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Language support
The README says it can detect clones in any language, with tokenizer language settings and file extensions configured by the user.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Similarity threshold
The documented default threshold flags clones at 80% similarity, and the threshold can be changed.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
File size bounds
The documented file-level clone detection configuration ignores files below 65 tokens or above 500000 tokens by default.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Parallel processing
The controller splits the detection task across multiple nodes, whose results must be aggregated.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Input preparation
Source code must first be tokenized, and the documented tokenizer accepts configured file extensions and project paths.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
VM artifact
The project describes a virtual machine artifact with pre-programmed steps from raw source code to a database with clone mappings and says it is an easy way to get started.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Web tool
The README describes DéjàVu as a supporting web tool for quick and simple clone analysis.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Notable platform limit
The README says the tokenizer's multiprocessing features do not work on Macs with Python versions later than 3.6 and recommends avoiding Mac for this workflow.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Support
The README invites users to contact the project for questions or technical help, including performance tuning for their hardware.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
License
The repository identifies its license as GPL-3.0.github.com · 4 Oct 2026

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