Infer Alternatives

Infer is described as 'Facebook Infer is a static analysis tool - if you give Infer some Objective-C, Java, or C code, it produces a list of potential bugs' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Infer for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and BSD apps. The best Infer alternative is Shellcheck, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Infer are Cppcheck, Coverity Scan, PVS-Studio and Flawfinder.

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  1. Shellcheck icon

    Shellcheck

     5 likes

    A simple tool for finding bugs in shell scripts.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Visual Studio Code
    • Vim
    • Sublime Text
    • GNU Emacs
    • Atom
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  2. Cppcheck icon

    Cppcheck

     23 likes

    Cppcheck is an 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.

    18 Cppcheck alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
    • Eclipse
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  4. C

    Coverity Scan

     4 likes

    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
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

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

    PVS-Studio

     17 likes

    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

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • MinGW
    • Microsoft Visual Studio
    • clang
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  6. Flawfinder icon

    Flawfinder

     3 likes

    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

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. S

    Splint

     2 likes

    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. VisualCodeGrepper icon

    VisualCodeGrepper

     Like

    VCG is an automated code security review tool that handles C/C++, Java, C#, VB and PL/SQL. It has a few features that should hopefully make it useful to anyone conducting code security reviews, particularly where time is at a premium:

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. E

    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. C

    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
    Clang Static Analyzer screenshot 1
     
  12. Parasoft C/C++test icon

    Parasoft C/C++test

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    Parasoft’s C/C++test is the fully-integrated software testing solution for embedded safety-critical industries. Its automated software testing capabilities are also made for today’s high-velocity Agile DevOps environments.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  13. Yetus icon

    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

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
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