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
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    A simple tool for finding bugs in shell scripts.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Visual Studio Code
    • Vim
    • Sublime Text
    • GNU Emacs
    • Atom
     
    • Shellcheck is the most popular Web-based alternative to Infer.

    • Shellcheck is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Infer.

    • Shellcheck is Free and Open SourceInfer is also Free and Open Source
  2. Cppcheck icon
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
    • Eclipse
     
    • Cppcheck is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to Infer.

    • Cppcheck is Free and Open SourceInfer is also Free and Open Source
    • Cppcheck is LightweightInfer is not according to our users
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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.

    17 Coverity Scan alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
     
    • Coverity Scan is the most popular Mac alternative to Infer.

    • Coverity Scan is Freemium and ProprietaryInfer is Free and Open Source
  4. PVS-Studio icon
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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
     
    • PVS-Studio is the most popular commercial alternative to Infer.

    • PVS-Studio is Paid and ProprietaryInfer is Free and Open Source
  5. Flawfinder icon
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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
     
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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
     
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    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

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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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
     
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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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    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

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11. Yetus icon
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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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