Checkstyle Alternatives

Checkstyle is described as 'Development tool to help programmers write Java code that adheres to a coding standard. It automates the process of checking Java code to spare humans of this boring (but important) task. This makes it ideal for projects that want to enforce a coding standard' and is an app. There are six alternatives to Checkstyle for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and Java Mobile apps. The best Checkstyle alternative is Codacy. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Codacy or Pmd. Other great apps like Checkstyle are Simian, SolidSDD - Duplicate Code Detector and SideCI.

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  1. Codacy icon

    Codacy

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    Automatically reviews code style, security, duplication, complexity, and coverage on every change while tracking code quality throughout your sprints.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    • Codacy is the most popular Web-based, SaaS & Self-Hosted alternative to Checkstyle.

    • Codacy is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Checkstyle.

    • Codacy is Free Personal and Open SourceCheckstyle is Free and Open Source
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    Pmd

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    PMD scans Java source code and looks for potential problems like:

    Possible bugs - empty try/catch/finally/switch statements Dead code - unused local variables, parameters and private methods Suboptimal code - wasteful String/StringBuffer usage Overcomplicated expressions - unnec.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    No overlap in functionality.

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    • Pmd is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Checkstyle.

    • Pmd is Free and Open SourceCheckstyle is also Free and Open Source
  4. FindBugs icon

    FindBugs

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    FindBugs is a program which uses static analysis to look for bugs in Java code. It is free software, distributed under the terms of the Lesser GNU Public License. The name FindBugs and the FindBugs logo are trademarked by The University of Maryland.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Java Mobile
    • BSD
     
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    No overlap in functionality.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • FindBugs is Free and Open SourceCheckstyle is also Free and Open Source
  5. Simian icon

    Simian

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    Identifies duplication in Java, C#, C, CPP, COBOL, JSP, HTML source code and even plain text files.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     

    • Simian is the most popular commercial alternative to Checkstyle.

    • Simian is Paid and ProprietaryCheckstyle is Free and Open Source
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    SideCI

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    SideCI is an automated code reviewing tool with GitHub. Speed up your code review and development cycle to improve productivity without requiring engineers to spend valuable time.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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