PVS-Studio Alternatives

PVS-Studio is described as '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' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to PVS-Studio for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, Web-based and BSD apps. The best PVS-Studio alternative is Shellcheck, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like PVS-Studio are Cppcheck, Coverity Scan, Axivion Suite and Clang Static Analyzer.

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  1. Shellcheck icon
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    A simple tool for finding bugs in shell scripts.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

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

    • Shellcheck is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to PVS-Studio.

    • Shellcheck is Free and Open SourcePVS-Studio 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.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
    • Eclipse
     
    • Cppcheck is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to PVS-Studio.

    • Cppcheck is Free and Open SourcePVS-Studio is Paid and Proprietary
    • Cppcheck is LightweightPVS-Studio 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 PVS-Studio.

    • Coverity Scan is Freemium and ProprietaryPVS-Studio is Paid and Proprietary
  4. Axivion Suite includes static code analysis, architecture analysis and tools to identify technical debt to keep sw projects maintainable.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • Axivion Suite is the most popular commercial alternative to PVS-Studio.

    • Axivion Suite is Paid and ProprietaryPVS-Studio is also Paid and Proprietary
  5. 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
     
  6. 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
     
  7. 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.

    19 Parasoft C/C++test alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. Infer icon
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  9. Liverpool Data Research Associates (LDRA) is a provider of software analysis, test and requirements traceability tools for the Public and Private sectors and a pioneer in static and dynamic software analysis.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. 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

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
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