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Cognitive Code Analysis vs NDepend

Both stand on code complexity analyzers. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

NDepend brings static analysis, architecture views, quality gates, reporting, and CI integrations to .NET codebases. Its on-premises analysis supports code control, while edition and licensing limits should be checked against the intended development or build environment.

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The facts

	Cognitive Code Analysis	NDepend
Free plan	Yes	A free trial
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	Not published	API, Extension, Linux, Mac, Windows
Lowest paid plan	Not published	Free or on request
Plans published	None	4
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	github.com	ndepend.com
On code complexity analyzers	#17 of 18	#13 of 18

Cognitive Code Analysis: what it does well

NDepend: what it does well

Hundreds of default rules plus custom CQLinq queries
Interactive dependency graphs and architecture matrices
Quality gates can fail build pipelines
Integrates with listed IDE and CI tools
Analysis runs on premises

What to know first

No free plan; trial lasts 14 days
Developer edition runs only on Windows
Plan prices are not published
Each activated machine or agent uses a license seat

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