PC-lint Plus Alternatives

PC-lint Plus is described as 'The premier static analysis tool for C and C++' and is an app in the development category. There are five alternatives to PC-lint Plus for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Web-based, Xcode and PortableApps.com apps. The best PC-lint Plus alternative is Shellcheck, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like PC-lint Plus are Cppcheck, Clang Static Analyzer, VisualCodeGrepper and Parasoft C/C++test.

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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 PC-lint Plus.

    • Shellcheck is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to PC-lint Plus.

    • Shellcheck is Free and Open SourcePC-lint Plus is Paid and Proprietary
  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.

    17 Cppcheck alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
    • Eclipse
     
    • Cppcheck is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to PC-lint Plus.

    • Cppcheck is Free and Open SourcePC-lint Plus is Paid and Proprietary
    • Cppcheck is LightweightPC-lint Plus is not according to our users
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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 is the most popular Mac alternative to PC-lint Plus.

    • Clang Static Analyzer is Free and Open SourcePC-lint Plus is Paid and Proprietary
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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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    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
     
    • Parasoft C/C++test is the most popular commercial alternative to PC-lint Plus.

    • Parasoft C/C++test is Paid and ProprietaryPC-lint Plus is also Paid and Proprietary
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