Checkstyle Alternatives

Apps similar to Checkstyle include Codacy, which is open source and free for personal use. Other options are Pmd, FindBugs, Simian and SolidSDD - Duplicate Code Detector. In total there are six Automated Testing Tools like Checkstyle for Windows, Linux, Mac, the web and self-hosting.

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  1. Codacy icon
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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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  2. Pmd icon
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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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  3. FindBugs icon
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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

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Java Mobile
    • BSD
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  4. Simian icon
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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
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  5. SideCI icon
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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
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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