Best NCover Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 tools from test coverage tools ranked against NCover on the same published basis.
- 1NCover vs Coveralls
- 2NCover vs ReportGenerator
- 3NCover vs Codecov
- 4NCover vs OpenClover
- 5NCover vs SimpleCov
- 6NCover vs Coverage.py
- 7NCover vs gofmt
- 8NCover vs Microsoft Code Coverage
- 9NCover vs Coverlet
- 10NCover vs gcovr
- 11NCover vs JaCoCo
- 12NCover vs Tarpaulin
- 13NCover vs cargo-llvm-cov
- 14NCover vs EclEmma
- 15NCover vs gcov
- 16NCover vs LLVM llvm-cov
- 17NCover vs BullseyeCoverage
- 18NCover vs dotCover
- 19NCover vs Testwell CTC++
- 20NCover vs LCOV
NCover alternatives compared
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coveralls | 7.6 | Free plan | $10/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 2 | ReportGenerator | 7.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 3 | Codecov | 7.3 | Free plan | $5/mo | API, Browser, self-hosted, Web |
| 4 | OpenClover | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 5 | SimpleCov | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 6 | Coverage.py | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 7 | gofmt | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | Microsoft Code Coverage | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | Coverlet | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | gcovr | 6.9 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | JaCoCo | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | API |
| 12 | Tarpaulin | 6.2 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 13 | cargo-llvm-cov | 6.1 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 14 | EclEmma | 6.1 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 15 | gcov | 6.1 | No | — | Linux, Windows, Mac |
| 16 | LLVM llvm-cov | 6.1 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 17 | BullseyeCoverage | 6.0 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 18 | dotCover | 6.0 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 19 | Testwell CTC++ | 6.0 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 20 | LCOV | 5.8 | No | — | Linux |
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Questions about NCover alternatives
What is the best alternative to NCover?
Coveralls, number 1 in test coverage tools with a score of 7.6 out of 10. The others here: ReportGenerator, Codecov, OpenClover and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to NCover?
Coveralls is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 10 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives 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.






















