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DeepSource is an AI code review platform for teams writing code with AI.
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Best Static Analysis Tools in 2026
Static analysis tools help you inspect source code for potential issues without running it. Compare language support and IDE support with security analysis and custom rules to see which checks fit your development work. CI/CD support can matter when you want analysis connected to automated builds, while deployment, free plans, and paid-from pricing help you assess setup and cost. The entries include MATLAB Grader,…
27.9
Qodana is a static code analysis tool that checks projects from the IDE through CI for code smells, duplication, complexity, vulnerabilities, and license issues.
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37.5
GitHub CodeQL is a language and toolchain for analyzing code as data.
Free planWebExtensionLinux
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Cppcheck
Cppcheck is a static analysis tool for C and C++ code.
Free planOpen sourceLinuxmacOSSelf-hostedWindows7.4Free plan - 5
Gitar
Gitar is a code change verification agent for teams that want pull requests reviewed and CI failures investigated.
Free planWebAPISelf-hosted7.2From $20 a month - 6
gosec
gosec is a free security checker that scans Go source code for potential problems.
Free planOpen sourceAPILinuxmacOSSelf-hosted7.2Free plan - 7
Understand
Understand is a static analysis and code-comprehension tool that builds a cross-referenced model of source code without executing it.
APIExtensionLinuxmacOS7.2From $100 a month - 8
Codacy
Codacy is a cloud-based platform for engineering teams working on code quality, security, and AI coding standards.
Free planWebExtension7.0From $18 a year - 9
CodeScene
CodeScene is software for examining code health and how engineering teams work, helping teams decide which technical debt to address.
Free planWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted7.0From €18 a month - 10
PMD
PMD is a free, extensible static code analyzer that checks source code for programming flaws such as unused variables, empty catch blocks, and unnecessary object creation.
Free planLinuxmacOSSelf-hostedWindows6.8Free plan - 11
CAST Imaging
WebAPILinuxSelf-hosted6.7From $2 a year - 12
Infer
Infer is a free static analyzer that reports potential bugs in source code before it ships.
Free planWebLinuxmacOSSelf-hosted6.7Free plan - 13
Flawfinder
Flawfinder is a free tool for finding possible security weaknesses in C and C++ source code.
Free planLinuxmacOSSelf-hostedWindows6.3Free plan - 14
Scrutinizer CI
WebAPIExtension6.3From €49 a month - 15
Clang Static Analyzer
Clang Static Analyzer finds selected bugs in C, C++, and Objective-C programs by using symbolic execution to examine execution paths across function calls.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.2Free plan - 16
Joern
Joern analyzes source code, bytecode, and binary code to support vulnerability discovery and static program analysis research.
APILinuxmacOSSelf-hosted6.2 - 17
NDepend
NDepend analyzes .NET code for quality and security, serving developers, architects, and executives.
APIExtensionLinuxmacOS6.2 - 18
PVS-Studio
PVS-Studio analyzes source code to detect bugs and possible vulnerabilities.
LinuxmacOSWindows6.1 - 19
SpotBugs
SpotBugs is a free, open-source static analysis tool for finding likely errors in Java code.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.1Free plan - 20
Brakeman
Brakeman is a static analysis scanner for Ruby on Rails application code.
Free planLinuxSelf-hosted6.0Free plan - 21
Coverity Scan
Coverity Scan is a free cloud static-analysis service for registered open source projects.
Free planWebAPI6.0Free plan - 22
JArchitect
JArchitect helps Java architects and developers examine code structure, define design rules, review code, and compare versions.
APILinuxmacOSSelf-hosted6.0 - 23
Unused CSS Finder
Unused CSS Finder is a free web tool that identifies CSS selectors that do not match elements in supplied HTML, then produces cleaned CSS.
Free planWeb6.0Free plan - 24
Black Duck Coverity
Black Duck Coverity is a paid static analysis tool for finding security vulnerabilities and code quality defects in source code before software ships.
WebLinuxmacOSSelf-hosted5.9 - 25
CodeChecker
CodeChecker is open-source static analysis infrastructure built on the LLVM and Clang Static Analyzer toolchain.
WebAPIExtensionLinux5.9