FindBugs Alternatives

FindBugs is described as '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' and is an app in the development category. There are three alternatives to FindBugs for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Web-based and Self-Hosted apps. The best FindBugs alternative is Codacy. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Codacy or Pmd.

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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.

    49 Codacy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Platforms

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

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

    • Codacy is Free Personal and Open SourceFindBugs is Free and Open Source
  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
     
    • Pmd is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to FindBugs.

    • Pmd is Free and Open SourceFindBugs is also Free and Open Source
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    Checkstyle is a 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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