Cppcheck Alternatives

Cppcheck is described as 'Static analysis tool for C/C++ code. Unlike C/C++ compilers and many other analysis tools it does not detect syntax errors in the code. Cppcheck primarily detects the types of bugs that the compilers normally do not detect' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Cppcheck for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, Web-based and Visual Studio Code apps. The best Cppcheck alternative is SonarQube, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Cppcheck are Shellcheck, Coverity Scan, PVS-Studio and Flawfinder.

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  1. SonarQube icon

    SonarQube

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    SonarQube is an open source quality management platform, dedicated to continuously analyze and measure source code quality, from the portfolio to the method. Static code analysis is available in the "Community Edition" (free / open source) for:

    28 SonarQube alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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    • SonarQube is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Cppcheck.

    • SonarQube is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Cppcheck.

    • SonarQube is Freemium and Open SourceCppcheck is Free and Open Source
  2. Shellcheck icon

    Shellcheck

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    A simple tool for finding bugs in shell scripts.

    17 Shellcheck alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Visual Studio Code
    • Vim
    • Sublime Text
    • GNU Emacs
    • Atom
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    Shellcheck is for shell scripts, not for C++ files.

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    • Shellcheck is Free and Open SourceCppcheck is also Free and Open Source

  4. Coverity Scan

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    Coverity Scan Static Analysis allows to find and fix defects in your Java, C/C++ or C# open source project for free.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
     
  5. PVS-Studio icon

    PVS-Studio

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    PVS-Studio is a static analyzer that detects errors in source code of C, C++ and C# applications. The PVS-Studio tool is intended for developers of contemporary applications and it integrates into the Visual Studio 2005/2008/2010/2012/2013 environment.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • MinGW
    • Microsoft Visual Studio
    • clang
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    • PVS-Studio is the most popular commercial alternative to Cppcheck.

    • PVS-Studio is Paid and ProprietaryCppcheck is Free and Open Source
  6. Flawfinder icon

    Flawfinder

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    Flawfinder examines C/C++ source code and reports possible security weaknesses ("flaws'') sorted by risk level. It's very useful for quickly finding and removing at least some potential security problems before a program is widely released to the public.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     

  7. Splint

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    Splint is a tool for statically checking C programs for security vulnerabilities and coding mistakes. With minimal effort, Splint can be used as a better lint. If additional effort is invested adding annotations to programs, Splint can perform stronger checking than can be done...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. PC-lint Plus icon

    PC-lint Plus

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    PC-lint Plus is the premier static analysis tool for C and C++.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     

  10. EDoC++

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    EDoC++ is a C++ source analysis tool designed to identify problems associated with the use of exceptions in C++ code. Additionally EDoC++ can be used to generate detailed documentation

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     

  11. Clang Static Analyzer

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    The Clang Static Analyzer is a source code analysis tool that finds bugs in C, C++, and Objective-C programs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Xcode
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    Yetus

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    Apache Yetus is a collection of libraries and tools that enable contribution and release processes for software projects.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
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    Semgrep

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    Semgrep is a fast, open-source, static analysis tool that excels at expressing code standards — without complicated queries — and surfacing bugs early at editor, commit, and CI time. Precise rules look like the code you’re searching; no more traversing abstract syntax trees or...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Opengrep

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    We’re excited to introduce Opengrep, an open-source static code analysis engine built to ensure code security testing remains truly open and accessible to everyone. 🚀

    26 Opengrep alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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