PMD
6.8#2 in code clone detection toolsFree planFree planLinuxmacOSSelf-hostedWindows
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SourcererCC
5.5#11 in code duplication detection toolsLinuxSelf-hosted
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| Fact | PMD | SourcererCC |
|---|---|---|
| Languages | PMD focuses mainly on Java and Apex and supports 16 other languages, including JavaScript, Kotlin, Swift, and XML. | The tokenizer can be configured with language comment syntax and a list of file extensions to analyze. |
| License | The project identifies its license as BSD-style. | The GitHub repository identifies its license as GPL-3.0. |
| Purpose | PMD is an extensible cross-language static code analyzer that finds common programming flaws. | SourcererCC is a token-based code clone detector for very large code bases and Internet-scale project repositories. |
| Support | The project directs users to Stack Overflow for questions, GitHub issues for suspected bugs or requests, and Gitter for quick questions. | The tutorial invites users to contact the team for technical help, including hardware performance tuning. |
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Pick PMD if…
PMD suits developers and teams who want static checks across supported languages, custom rules, and duplicate-code detection. It can fit command-line, build-tool, and CI workflows, provided the required Java version is available.
Pick SourcererCC if…
It suits Linux or self-hosted teams analyzing code similarity at repository, file, method, statement, or block level. It is useful when configurable tokenization and distributed processing are needed.