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Best gosec Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from static analysis tools ranked against gosec on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    MATLAB Grader Free plan LinuxMacWebWin Free6.7
    gosec vs MATLAB Grader
  2. 2
    Infer Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.6
    gosec vs Infer
  3. 3
    PMD Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.6
    gosec vs PMD
  4. 4
    Qodana Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $5/mo6.6
    gosec vs Qodana
  5. 5
    Semgrep Code Free plan apiextensionLinuxMacself-hosted $30/mo6.6
    gosec vs Semgrep Code
  6. 6
    Snyk Open Source Free plan apiLinuxMacWebWin $25/mo6.6
    gosec vs Snyk Open Source
  7. 7
    Clang Static Analyzer Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    gosec vs Clang Static Analyzer
  8. 8
    CodeScene Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb €18/mo6.5
    gosec vs CodeScene
  9. 9
    Cppcheck Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.5
    gosec vs Cppcheck
  10. 10
    Flawfinder Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.5
    gosec vs Flawfinder
  11. 11
    Codacy Free plan extensionWeb $1.50/mo6.4
    gosec vs Codacy
  12. 12
    Gitar Free plan apiself-hostedWeb $20/mo6.4
    gosec vs Gitar
  13. 13
    Black Duck Coverity LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin 5.6
    gosec vs Black Duck Coverity
  14. 14
    CodeChecker apiextensionLinuxMacself-hosted 5.6
    gosec vs CodeChecker
  15. 15
    Understand Free trial apiextensionLinuxMacself-hosted $8343.33/mo5.6
    gosec vs Understand
  16. 16
    Veracode DAST Free trial apiLinuxMacWebWin 5.6
    gosec vs Veracode DAST
  17. 17
    PVS-Studio Free trial LinuxMacWin 5.5
    gosec vs PVS-Studio
  18. 18
    LDRA Tool Suite WinMacLinux 5.4
    gosec vs LDRA Tool Suite
  19. 19
    OpenText Fortify SAST LinuxMacWebWin 5.4
    gosec vs OpenText Fortify SAST
  20. 20
    Perforce QAC (formerly Helix QAC) LinuxWebWin 5.4
    gosec vs Perforce QAC (formerly Helix QAC)

gosec alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1MATLAB Grader6.7Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
2Infer6.6Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Web
3PMD6.6Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
4Qodana6.6Free plan$5/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5Semgrep Code6.6Free plan$30/moAPI, Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6Snyk Open Source6.6Free plan$25/moAPI, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
7Clang Static Analyzer6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
8CodeScene6.5Free plan€18/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
9Cppcheck6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
10Flawfinder6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
11Codacy6.4Free plan$1.50/moBrowser, Web
12Gitar6.4Free plan$20/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
13Black Duck Coverity5.6No—Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
14CodeChecker5.6No—API, Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
15Understand5.6No$8343.33/moAPI, Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
16Veracode DAST5.6No—API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
17PVS-Studio5.5No—Linux, Mac, Windows
18LDRA Tool Suite5.4No—Windows, Mac, Linux
19OpenText Fortify SAST5.4No—Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
20Perforce QAC (formerly Helix QAC)5.4No—Linux, Web, Windows
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Questions about gosec alternatives

What is the best alternative to gosec?

MATLAB Grader, number 1 in static analysis tools with a score of 6.7 out of 10. The others here: Infer, PMD, Qodana and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to gosec?

MATLAB Grader is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 12 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation. Paid placements never change a rank.