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Best Code Metrics Tools in 2026

Code metrics tools help you inspect software code and compare options before choosing a product. Compare the pricing model, free-plan or trial terms, published price, and supported platform.

  1. 01 DeepSource

    DeepSource suits software teams that want automated pull-request checks, security scanning, and code coverage controls.

    From $2/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    9.2 Visit Specs
  2. 02 CodeScene

    CodeScene is suited to engineering teams evaluating technical debt, code health, team knowledge distribution, and delivery patterns.

    From €18/mo Free plan Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted
    8.6 Visit Specs
  3. 03 CodeMR
    From £8.25/mo Free trial Windows · macOS · Linux · Self-hosted
    8.4 Visit Specs
  4. 04 Understand

    Understand suits developers and teams that need to navigate or analyze source code across supported languages, including in automated or air-gapped workflows.

    From $100/mo Free trial Windows · macOS · Linux · API
    8.4 Visit Specs
  5. 05 Kiuwan Code Security

    Kiuwan Code Security suits development teams seeking to find and address source-code vulnerabilities during development and before deployment.

    From $4.08/mo Free trial Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.2 Visit Specs
  6. 06 Checkstyle

    It suits programmers and teams writing Java to a defined coding standard.

    Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.1 Visit Specs
  7. 07 JArchitect
    Free trial Windows · macOS · Linux · API
    7.9 Visit Specs
  8. 08 Teamscale

    Teamscale suits quality-conscious, software-intensive medium-sized and large companies, including organizations in insurance, finance, automotive, avionics, industrial automation, and healthcare.

    From €39/mo Free trial Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    7.9 Visit Specs
  9. 09 NDepend
    Free trial Windows · macOS · Linux · API
    7.7 Visit Specs
  10. 10 Qlty Cloud

    It suits software teams that want code and coverage feedback in pull requests, especially teams using GitHub.

    From $20/mo Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    7.6 Visit Specs
  11. 11 CodeFactor
    Web
    7.5 Visit Specs
  12. 12 PVS-Studio

    It suits developers and teams who want source-code analysis across the listed languages and operating systems.

    Free trial Windows · macOS · Linux
    7.4 Visit Specs
  13. 13 Lizard
    Windows · macOS · Linux
    5.7 Visit Specs
  14. 14 Embold
    5.6 Visit Specs
  15. 15 RadonRadon Project
    5.1 Visit Specs
How this list is ordered. Specifiction scores each tool on how fully its maker documents it, whether its prices are published, where the research puts it, the platforms it runs on and whether it can be tried for free (how we rank). Makers can also buy a numbered place (how Specifiction is paid for).

Platform choices in this list include Linux, macOS, Windows, API, self-hosted, and web.

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