Best C and C++ Static Analysis Tools in 2026
19 c and c++ static analysis tools ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
19ranked
12free plans on this page
$5/molowest paid tier
3 Oct 2026last checked
#1 PVS-Studio Top pick · 8.7 Free plan · Free
#2 Clang Static Analyzer Runner-up · 8.5 Free plan · Free
#3 Infer Also great · 8.5 Free plan · Free- Free planFree trial LinuxmacOSWindows
- Free plan
- No
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free plan LinuxmacOSWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Security analysis
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free plan LinuxmacOSself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Security analysis
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free plan extensionLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$30/mofirst paid tier About GitHub CodeQLVisit site - Free plan apiextensionLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Security analysis
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free plan LinuxmacOSWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Memory defect detection
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trialFree About CBMCVisit site - Free planFree trial apiLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Security analysis
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$5/mofirst paid tier About QodanaVisit site - Free plan apiextensionLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$30/mofirst paid tier About Semgrep CodeVisit site - Free plan WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free planFree trial apiextensionLinuxmacOSself-hostedWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 100 /user/mo
- Security analysis
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$8343.33/mofirst paid tier About UnderstandVisit site - Free plan WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free trial LinuxmacOSWindows
- Free plan
- No
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - LinuxmacOS
- Memory defect detection
- Yes
- Security analysis
- Yes
- Coding-rule checks
- Yes
- Concurrency analysis
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - LinuxWindows
- Free plan
- No
- Memory defect detection
- Yes
- Security analysis
- Yes
- Coding-rule checks
- Yes
- Concurrency analysis
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free plan WebWindowsLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - WindowsmacOSLinuxRecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial
- WindowsmacOSLinux
- Security analysis
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - WindowsLinux
- Free plan
- No
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - LinuxmacOSRecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial
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Questions about this list
Which c and c++ static analysis tool is ranked first on Specifiction?
PVS-Studio is ranked #1 of 19 with a score of 8.7. Clang Static Analyzer is second and Infer third.
How many of these have a free plan?
12 of the 19 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Qodana has the lowest first paid tier we found: $5/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing. Paid placements never change a rank.
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