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Best PMD Alternatives in 2026

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20 tools from static analysis tools ranked against PMD on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Qodana Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $5/mo7.8
    PMD vs Qodana
  2. 2
    Cppcheck Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.6
    PMD vs Cppcheck
  3. 3
    MATLAB Grader Free plan LinuxMacWebWin Free7.6
    PMD vs MATLAB Grader
  4. 4
    Squish Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 7.6
    PMD vs Squish
  5. 5
    CodeScene Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb €18/mo7.5
    PMD vs CodeScene
  6. 6
    Snyk Open Source Free plan apiLinuxMacWebWin $25/mo7.5
    PMD vs Snyk Open Source
  7. 7
    Gitar Free plan apiself-hostedWeb $20/mo7.4
    PMD vs Gitar
  8. 8
    Infer Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.4
    PMD vs Infer
  9. 9
    Semgrep Code Free plan apiextensionLinuxMacself-hosted $30/mo7.4
    PMD vs Semgrep Code
  10. 10
    Veracode DAST Free trial apiLinuxMacWebWin 7.4
    PMD vs Veracode DAST
  11. 11
    Codacy Free plan extensionWeb $1.50/mo7.3
    PMD vs Codacy
  12. 13
    Understand Free trial apiextensionLinuxMacself-hosted $8343.33/mo7.2
    PMD vs Understand
  13. 14
    Clang Static Analyzer Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.1
    PMD vs Clang Static Analyzer
  14. 15
    PVS-Studio Free trial LinuxMacWin 7.1
    PMD vs PVS-Studio
  15. 16
    CodeChecker apiextensionLinuxMacself-hosted 7.0
    PMD vs CodeChecker
  16. 17
    Flawfinder Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.0
    PMD vs Flawfinder
  17. 18
    Black Duck Coverity LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin 6.9
    PMD vs Black Duck Coverity
  18. 19
    Polyspace LinuxMacWebWin 6.4
    PMD vs Polyspace
  19. 20
    Checkmarx API Security apiself-hostedWeb 6.3
    PMD vs Checkmarx API Security
  20. 21
    LDRA Tool Suite WinMacLinux 6.3
    PMD vs LDRA Tool Suite

PMD alternatives compared

#ToolScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Qodana7.8Free plan$5/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2Cppcheck7.6Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
3MATLAB Grader7.6Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
4Squish7.6No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5CodeScene7.5Free plan€18/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
6Snyk Open Source7.5Free plan$25/moAPI, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
7Gitar7.4Free plan$20/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
8Infer7.4Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Web
9Semgrep Code7.4Free plan$30/moAPI, Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
10Veracode DAST7.4No—API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
11Codacy7.3Free plan$1.50/moBrowser, Web
13Understand7.2No$8343.33/moAPI, Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
14Clang Static Analyzer7.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
15PVS-Studio7.1No—Linux, Mac, Windows
16CodeChecker7.0No—API, Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
17Flawfinder7.0Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
18Black Duck Coverity6.9No—Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
19Polyspace6.4No—Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
20Checkmarx API Security6.3No—API, self-hosted, Web
21LDRA Tool Suite6.3No—Windows, Mac, Linux
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Questions about PMD alternatives

What is the best alternative to PMD?

Qodana, number 1 in static analysis tools with a score of 7.8 out of 10. The others here: Cppcheck, MATLAB Grader, Squish and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to PMD?

Qodana is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 11 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.