Best NDepend Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from static analysis tools ranked against NDepend on the same published basis.
- 1NDepend vs MATLAB Grader
- 2NDepend vs Infer
- 3NDepend vs PMD
- 4NDepend vs Qodana
- 5NDepend vs Semgrep Code
- 6NDepend vs Snyk Open Source
- 7NDepend vs Clang Static Analyzer
- 8NDepend vs CodeScene
- 9NDepend vs Cppcheck
- 10NDepend vs Flawfinder
- 11NDepend vs Codacy
- 12NDepend vs Gitar
- 13NDepend vs Black Duck Coverity
- 14NDepend vs CodeChecker
- 15NDepend vs Understand
- 16NDepend vs Veracode DAST
- 17NDepend vs PVS-Studio
- 18NDepend vs LDRA Tool Suite
- 19NDepend vs OpenText Fortify SAST
- 20NDepend vs Perforce QAC (formerly Helix QAC)
NDepend alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MATLAB Grader | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Infer | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web |
| 3 | PMD | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 4 | Qodana | 6.6 | Free plan | $5/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 5 | Semgrep Code | 6.6 | Free plan | $30/mo | API, Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 6 | Snyk Open Source | 6.6 | Free plan | $25/mo | API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 7 | Clang Static Analyzer | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | CodeScene | 6.5 | Free plan | €18/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 9 | Cppcheck | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 10 | Flawfinder | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 11 | Codacy | 6.4 | Free plan | $1.50/mo | Browser, Web |
| 12 | Gitar | 6.4 | Free plan | $20/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 13 | Black Duck Coverity | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 14 | CodeChecker | 5.6 | No | — | API, Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 15 | Understand | 5.6 | No | $8343.33/mo | API, Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 16 | Veracode DAST | 5.6 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 17 | PVS-Studio | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 18 | LDRA Tool Suite | 5.4 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 19 | OpenText Fortify SAST | 5.4 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 20 | Perforce QAC (formerly Helix QAC) | 5.4 | No | — | Linux, Web, Windows |
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Questions about NDepend alternatives
What is the best alternative to NDepend?
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 NDepend?
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.